In case you haven’t noticed, this is Police Week… and while the press/police relationship is not always a love affair this morning the positive vibrations extended to journalists and the public as well. The occasion was a P.R. visit to some of the city’s more notorious neighborhoods. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman went along for the […]
This Sunday marks the beginning of Youth Week, which will be held under the theme, “Breaking the silence: creating change through healthy lifestyles.” Acting Director of the Youth Department, Sherlyn O’Brien, explains why the emphasis on health. Sherlyn O’Brien, Acting Director, Youth Department “We know we have young people facing a lot of dilemmas such […]
It’s not yet Garifuna Settlement Day but by at least one measure, the Christmas season has already begun. Hyacinth Latchman made the discovery this morning on Albert Street. You see and hear them every year around this time and in the wake of our deliverance from the ravages of Hurricane Mitch, the Salvation Army Kettle […]
The National Women’s Commission held a consultation this morning and will be inducting new members tonight. The meeting, hosted by Minister of Human Development, Women and Youth Dolores Balderamos Garcia, focused on strategies for the involvement of women in all sectors of national life. It was attended by nineteen men and women from the National […]
The newly formed National Drug Abuse Control Council held its first meeting today in Belize City. Chairman Jules Vasquez tells News Five that the sixteen member body’s first step will be creating a framework for a comprehensive plan to combat both drug trafficking and substance abuse. Jules Vasquez, Chairman, N.D.A.C.C. “The first thing we dealing […]
It is not the first time that representatives from government or N.G.O.s have sat down to formulate plans to tackle the problem of domestic violence. Although to date there are no statistics available on the abuse of women, the Department of Women’s Affairs believes that the crime is on the rise, despite the fact that […]
Plans for this year’s National Garifuna Settlement Day are well underway. The celebration which commences on Sunday, November eighth, will consist of daily activities that include the traditional events, like the Garifuna pageants and the re – enactment. But Matthew Martinez, the President of the Belize Branch of the National Garifuna Council, says while there […]
It was not so long ago when the attitude of the People’s United Party toward the press was summed up by one infamous phrase: “When it’s time to talk, we’ll talk,” said by Prime Minister George Price in 1993. Today the P.U.P. government is not only talking but acting as well. Having gotten out of […]
In the last year twenty-five journalists have been murdered in the Americas, some of them very close to home: four in Mexico, two in Guatemala. The Inter-American Press Association says reporters are fighting a daily battle against drug leaders in Colombia and Mexico and often pay the ultimate price to advance press freedom. By comparison […]
While forecasters at the Belize Weather Bureau continue to track the movements of the powerful hurricane, in Belize City and rural areas, shelters are beginning to open for people who are fleeing low lying areas. According to Belize City Mayor Marshall Nuñez, the Shelter and Evacuation Sub-Committee has gotten the green light from Cabinet to […]
This morning the Belize Defense Force held a news conference to outline the B.D.F.’s role in preparing for and dealing with Hurricane Mitch. Major Shelton DeFour, the force operations and training officer went over the operations currently underway and the plans in place for protecting the citizens in parts of the country who may be […]
To assist the public with their plans for their businesses and families the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) issued several bulletins today. Among these was the announcement that several cayes including Caye Caulker and San Pedro are being evacuated and people in low lying coastal areas, low lying planes and near rivers are being asked […]
The tragic accident, which killed three people and left four others burned when a butane tank exploded during a delivery in the Orange Walk District, has left everyone a little nervous about ordering gas for their stoves. To prevent such a disaster from ever happening again representatives from the Butane Storage and Distribution Industry met […]
Yesterday we brought you the story of a housing construction scheme that gives Centre for Employment Training students hands on experience in building. Today those students experienced the satisfaction of a job well done as they assembled their house at its permanent location. News Five’s Patrick Jones and George Tillett waded through the mud to […]
You don’t have to take out a huge bank loan and wait months and months for workers to build your dream home. Not if you are willing to downsize your dreams a bit and put your trust in a group of willing Centre for Employment training students. Patrick Jones reports on an innovative program that […]
They are a part of the population that is often pushed aside in favor of a younger more energetic generation. But as Patrick Jones reports, one organization, HelpAge Belize is championing the cause of senior citizens as vital to the development of the country. Sister Elsa, Board of Trustees, HelpAge “This week has been set […]
After months of hard work and many hours of editing and re-writing, the latest edition of the “Children In Action” newspaper rolled off the printing press this week. According to Editor Herschel Armstrong, the stories in this latest edition of the newspaper were carefully selected to reflect the achievements of Belizean children. Herschel Armstrong, Editor, […]
An exercise in good neighborliness has brought smiles to the victims of a recent fire. The Raymond Arnold family lost almost everything in the Thursday morning blaze which gutted their home in the lower flat of a house situated at the corner of Antelope Street and Central American Boulevard. Elvis Samuels, who lives next door, […]
In another attempt at being good neighbors the St. Vincent de Paul Society has opened a fund raising campaign for Caribbean victims of Hurricane Georges. Contributions can be sent to the Hurricane Georges Relief Fund care of any branch of the Belize Bank.
We felt their pain last month when we saw pictures of their two storey house which was reduced to a “bruk up” bungalow. Today one southside family is feeling a bit more optimistic. Patrick Jones reports. For over three weeks now, Maureen Smith and her son have been living in hope of one day lifting […]
It is not the best known volunteer organization in Belize, having lived for many years in the shadow of its larger American cousin, the Peace Corps. But Britain’s Voluntary Service Oversees, better known as V.S.O., has been quietly doing good deeds here for four decades. Today they paused to do a bit of celebrating. Since […]
September is the month in which Belizeans are asked to examine their attitude toward history… and for many that means deciding how close an ancestry to claim to those dashing figures known as the Baymen. But, as this next story demonstrates, not all the Baymen remained on this side of the Atlantic. Many — minus […]
Late this evening, Terusuke Terada, the Japanese Ambassador to Belize, signed two separate contracts totaling twenty two thousand U.S. dollars with the Community Home Economics Centre of the St. Mary’s Women’s Group and the St. John’s College Music Education Introduction project. The agreements, are among eleven given to N.G.O.s and institutions under Japan’s Grant Assistance […]
The weather may be beautiful but there are some homeowners in Belize City who need rubber boots to walk down the street. This morning I joined them. It’s hard to imagine anywhere in Belize City being underwater after weeks of intense heat. But that’s exactly what has been occurring on the streets of Belama Phase […]
From time to time we here at Channel Five are asked to intervene in a situation when official bodies, such as the police or Social Services, either cannot or will not get involved. Such was the case last month when several residents of Bermudian Landing in the Belize District asked me to look into a […]
