Beginning February first, Belizeans will have to get a new security card. But it won’t just be for working people, everyone, even children will need one because the card will be used to carry out the new National Health Insurance Scheme. The Social Security Board officially launched the new card Thursday night, saying it represents […]
Over the next five months a total of four thousand Louisiana National Guard personnel and military reservists from fourteen states and Puerto Rico will be rotating in and out of Belize as part of the New Horizons 2000 mission. These “citizen soldiers,” college students or working professionals who devote themselves to the US military on […]
A young man from San Pedro is looking for his little sister and her friend who ran away, saying they are on their way to Canada. According to Abel Santos, on Monday morning his fifteen-year-old sister, Leora Marleny Santos and her friend, fourteen-year-old Carla Elizabeth Sealey left the Santos’ home on Angel Coral Street in […]
The Family Services Division has a new home. This arm of the Ministry of Human Development and Women is now located on the second floor of the Commercial Center. At ceremonies this afternoon Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos Garcia commented that since legislation was passed making it mandatory to report child abuse, such reports […]
The descendants of a man buried in a portion of the Yabra Cemetery which is part of the Yabra Redevelopment Project have reacted to statements made last week by Acting Archaeological Commissioner Allan Moore. In an interview with News Five on January seventh Moore was asked what he would say to people who don’t want […]
Earlier in the newscast we saw how sometimes the dead are moved to make way for facilities for the living. But on the other end of the southside, on Faber’s Road, we met some people who don’t think it’s necessary to move the tombstones, or even the graves. They don’t have any problem living with […]
It may be like closing the barn door after the horse has already escaped, but the Belize City Council has issued a press release reminding the public that motorcyclists and their passengers by law must wear helmets. Furthermore these helmets must be of a prescribed strength and design and if they do not have a […]
If you tried unsuccessfully to make an international call or fax on Wednesday afternoon don’t feel bad: you weren’t alone. From around midday the Belize Telecommunications Limited’s international direct dial service went down and didn’t come back until twelve hours later. Today I spoke to Karen Bevans, the company’s marketing and sales manager, who apologized […]
The Ministry of Housing might be slowly working its way up to the promise of ten thousand homes but that’s not stopping construction on other housing projects in and around Belize City. On Saturday January eighth, it’ll be open day at the Development Finance Corporation’s “Los Lagos” housing project on the Northern Highway. The house […]
If you thought the “ruction” at the Yabra cemetery was all over with, think again. This morning, a Belize City resident, Sydney Fuller told us he had erected a cross in the cemetery to mark a family member’s grave, that he claims is otherwise slated for destruction by an ongoing community project. But this afternoon, […]
The St. Mary’s School Feeding Program and the restoration of St. John’s Anglican Cathedral are two worthy causes which will be aided by some special music this week. The concerts will feature contemporary and classical Christian music by artists Rhonda Reid and Father James Hagan of New York City. Both have been involved in the […]
Around midnight on December thirty-first, expectant mothers throughout the world pushed a little harder and watched the clock carefully, hoping to cash in on the proceeds of having the first baby of the millennium. There were more contenders, and hype, in foreign hospitals, but that didn’t stop the K.H.M.H. from making sure Belize’s baby 2000 […]
If events in Asia and Europe are any indication, fears of a massive worldwide Y2K catastrophe were unfounded. And as Belize and the Americas prepare to uncork the vintage champagne or cashew wine it appears that we too will greet the stroke of midnight with little in the way of unnatural disaster. In Belize City […]
This afternoon traffic at the Pallotti junction slowed down not because there was a traffic jam but because the National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC and the Police Youth Cadet Corp were handing out flyers and bumper stickers warning motorists of the dangers of driving under the influence. Marlon McNab, Belize District Coord., NDACC "The […]
Last week at this time the traffic in downtown Belize City looked like Los Angeles at rush hour… while shoppers on foot crowded into each and every shop in search of a Christmas bargain. Today, however, downtown looked more like a ghosttown. Those brave souls who did venture out to Albert Street were a mixed […]
Hi and we’re back on Albert Street. Q: “I’m here with Elgene. Elgene, when did you start your Christmas shopping?” Elgene Brown, Shopper “I just started my Christmas shopping about an hour ago and I’m kinda late right now but I’m trying to get everything ready for this Christmas.” Q: “What kinds of things are […]
It seems young people who are prone to violence or giving trouble are always in the news, but what about the youths who are quietly working to make Belize better? The Inter-American Development Bank is looking for these people and will send two of them to a youth summit in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in […]
It’s the same problem every year: the mail takes a backseat to passengers on the airlines coming to Belize. This week the Belize Postal Service have been bombarded with phone calls and people stopping in to see if their parcels have arrived in time for Christmas. However, because the airlines have been extremely busy, nothing […]
Welcome back. We’ll take you back to downtown Belize City where our team has lined up a special guest. A guest with a long white beard, a twinkle in his eye and a belly like a bowl full of jelly. Here he is folks, the man of the night: St. Nick, Kris Kringle or as […]
Most of us have been out stocking up on supplies and gift items for an enjoyable Christmas. But what if your family was so poor that you could not afford to buy anything for Christmas dinner, let alone give your children toys. The situation is sad, but very real in many parts of the country. […]
The patients at the Rockview Psychiatric Hospital had a special visitor on Tuesday when the Prime Minister Said Musa stopped in to wish them a Merry Christmas. The Prime Minister promised the patients and staff a new mental health facility which he said the government hopes to start in the New Year. To give the […]
Even if you managed to get that package to the UK or United States in the post this week, it probably won’t get there in time for Christmas. You might get it there in time for New Year’s though, if you follow certain guidelines to help speed delivery. Janelle Chanona got some tips from the […]
As Belizeans get ready to celebrate the turning of the Century, the House of Culture has mounted an exhibition which gives a broad sampling of key events in Belizean history and politics over the past one hundred years. News Five spoke with Director Lita Krohn. Lita Krohn, Director, House of Culture “We have come a […]
Cities all over the world have to deal with the increasing problem of homelessness and it is no different in Belize City. We have our share of people who for one reason or another dig into the dirt boxes, beg or simply wander from one end of town to another. The general public either views […]
Christmas cheer continues to spread throughout Belize City. On Sunday members of the Lions Club distributed one hundred food hampers to families in the Port Loyola area. The gifts, valued at around thirty-five dollars each, were made possible through contributions from the wider community and a number of local businesses including Belize Sugar Industry, Belize […]
