A regional response to the threat of Ebola in the Caribbean earlier this week, prompted several island nations, including the government of St. Lucia and Jamaica to restrict the influx of visitors from hot zones in West Africa. On Wednesday, prime ministers Kenny Anthony and Portia Simpson-Miller embargoed the arrival of passengers from Sierra Leone, […]
Many Belizeans are heading across the border this extended holiday weekend, but the number of visitors to the jewel is on an upward trend. The Belize Tourism Board called a press conference this afternoon to report that going into the high season, arrivals in overnight and cruise visitors were up in the third quarter of […]
At nine o’clock tonight, we’ll be carrying the game between Belize jaguars and Honduras that took place at the RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. where Belize is attempting to qualify for the Gold Cup. We don’t want to give you all the details at this point, but we can say that there were two auto […]
Now we turn to Belize’s national team which has been working out at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan. The nation’s A Selection is preparing to head to the U.S. next week to participate in the Central American Cup. Our News Five team was in Belmopan today and found some new faces, some familiar faces […]
F.F.B. President Ruperto Vicente says that FIFA has already approved the plan which will focus on youths and their coaches. It’s a long term project, but the road to the World Cup has to start somewhere. Currently Belize’s Under-twenty selection is playing in the UNCAF championships in El Salvador and has lost the first two […]
The long arms of the law caught up with a minor and another resident of San Pedro. It all started with a shooting and ended with an arrest for drug trafficking. Police today charged thirty-year old San Pedrito resident Juan Menjivar with drug trafficking, discharging a firearm in public, uncustomed goods and possession of money […]
Preeminent Belizean musicians, the Garifuna Collective is back from an extensive tour of Europe. During their travels, the group performed from a vast catalogue of World Music which spans several years and includes the music of legendary artists Andy Palacio and Sofia Blanco. Before sold out crowds in Holland and Serbia, the Collective once again […]
There is other good news in the industry. The Belize Tourism Board is reporting that arrivals for overnight, cruise and airport visitors went up between January to March 2014, when compared to the same period last year. In respect of airport tourist arrivals, there was a ten percent increase for visitors arriving at the P.G.I.A., […]
A collaborative effort between the Government of Belize and South Korea has resulted in the unveiling of a National Transportation Master Plan. Through a Knowledge Sharing Program established by both countries, Belize is benefiting from the technical expertise of South Korea in developing a robust and sustainable strategy for transportation. The master plan was unveiled […]
A United Nations report recently released has placed Belize as the third most dangerous country in the world and that dubious distinction might be having some effect. So far this year, there have been twenty-eight murders as a crime wave sweeps across the country. To many, Belize is the perfect tourism destination, but the grim […]
The Norwegian Cruise Ship project on Harvest Caye has been getting a battering from private tourism stakeholders in the south. The project came under fire from as soon as it came to light but now that it has received the green light from the NEAC, the cruise ship line is pressing full steam ahead. In […]
A field trip ended tragically this afternoon; two students from Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Mexico in the Corozal District have drowned in the Macal River. The body of Edgar Pook was the first to be retrieved at around four-forty-five, while the body of the female student was recovered approximately an hour later. The drowning victims were […]
President Elect of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, arrived in the country on Friday and reportedly left on Saturday afternoon after meeting with Salvadorans living in Belize. It wasn’t exactly a state visit, since Sanchez will not take office until current president Mauricio Funes’ term ends on June first. Hundreds of Salvadorans were bussed to […]
And there is another official visit to report, though not as high profile. The United States Embassy is announcing the visit of a senior government official. He is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Caribbean and Central America in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Francisco Palmieri will be in Belize for two days and […]
The Chicago Tribune is reporting today that a Belizean was murdered in Chicago on Wednesday. Michael Tingling was protecting his fifteen year old daughter, Masharah, when he was punched on the chest. He died shortly afterwards. The report is that Joseph Firek, a man on parole for residential burglary has been charged with murder and […]
Payanam, in the Dravidian language of Tamil, means journey. It is also the name of a photo exhibit that will be launched at the Image Factory on Friday. The collection of images depicting the people, places and cultural diversity of India was compiled by photographer Rajah Biswanath who, over the course of a twenty-two day […]
Today, police officers, traffic wardens and transport officers gathered at the Belmopan Training School to learn the dos and don’ts of traffic enforcement. It’s all part of a larger Road Safety Project funded by the Caribbean Development Bank and launched in 2013. There are different facets to the project, from effective interaction with motorists and […]
As we told you, the Road Safety Project deals with everything from traffic enforcement to road conditions, specifically the road on what is called the western corridor. That’s the Western Highway to us regular commuters, and it is a particularly deadly stretch of road, claiming many lives and maiming many. If you’ve travelled that road […]
The B.T.B.’s annual tourism presentation was hosted in Corozal Town this morning. Along with a respectable growth in tourism numbers, the industry was celebrating other achievements. There are more tour guides and hotel rooms than in past years and the Ministry of Tourism announced that it has just secured an eleven million Belize dollar loan […]
For many years, News Five has been covering the birthday celebrations held for April the Tapir. But after thirty years of being in existence and a main attraction at the Belize Zoo, April passed away on Thursday night. Duane Moody, Reporting World and national tapir day is celebrated every year in late April and […]
The Belize Tourism Board has released a new video entitled ‘Discover How To Be,’ which you will see later in this newscast. The catchy three minute sales pitch of everything Belizean is a mix of breathtaking footage, vibrant images and pulsating rhythm courtesy of Garifuna singing sensation Aurelio Martinez. According to B.T.B.’s Director of Marketing […]
But there is good news in volleyball and basketball. In Guatemala City today, the Under-twenty female national volleyball team beat El Salvador in three sets to one…that places Belize six points ahead and keeps the team in the running and within reach of a medal. In today’s came Kevanna Sebastian led team Belize with twenty-points […]
Today was the beginning of classes for primary schools across the country. But here in Belize City, a number of students and commuters from various areas were without transportation because several commuter buses were impounded at the Traffic Department on Youth for the Future Drive. The drivers of the buses were up in arms claiming […]
The Belize Volley Ball Association has sent the Female Junior National team to Santa Rosa de Copan Honduras, to participate in the Central American Championship. In its first game on Monday against Honduras the Belize team won all three sets. Top scorer was Sherika Burton with fourteen points and followed closely by Jahshema Saunders with […]
Volleyball is not the only team sport that Belizean women are taking to international tournaments. The National Under Twenty Female Football team departed the country earlier today for Honduras to play in a CONCACAF series. Duane Moody headed to the airport and spoke to members of the team about their expected performance. The national […]
