A special little passenger arrived today at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport. The toddler, Princela Canche a victim of a gas explosion in September, was brought home by her aunt and uncle who helped her during her medical treatment abroad. They will also help her cope with the loss of her mother, Luz Maria […]
Reliable sources from the police’s Criminal Investigations Branch revealed that on Sunday an unidentified female body was found in the waters around the Vista Del Mar area. Sources say that the woman appears to be of Creole descent and is between seventeen to twenty two years in age. Identifiable marks on the body are many […]
A woman from Sittee River was killed and three others injured when a Jeep Cherokee crashed on the Stann Creek Valley Road this weekend. Police say they were called to the scene between miles two and three around four a.m. Saturday and found the vehicle on the side of the road extensively damaged. Twenty-two year […]
A course on forensic investigative techniques is underway at the Police Training School in Belmopan. The two-week training is being sponsored by the United States Justice Department through its International Criminal Investigative Assistance Program. It will cover crime scene processing, investigative foundation, forensic techniques and the investigator and criminal evidence. Facilitators are from the F.B.I. […]
Like so many other things scheduled for the week of October twenty-third, the tour by Attorney General Richard Bradley to inspect the Hattieville Prison was also put on hold until today. News Five was on hand for the inspection. Attorney General Richard Bradley’s tour did not only include an inspection of the facilities at Hattieville […]
The Belize City Council is setting aside this Wednesday as its official Hurricane Appeal Day. The council is asking that donations of canned food, clothing, footwear and medicines be dropped off at the following locations: Belize City Council’s main office on North Front Street, Pound Yard office on Cemetery Road, Traffic Department on Dean Street […]
The Prime Minister, Hon. Said Musa was the keynote speaker at the thirty first annual general meeting of the Citrus Growers Association, held on Saturday, November seventh. Prime Minister Musa pledged that citrus growers and workers “will be able to access credit through the re-established Small Farmers and Business Bank”. Said Musa, Prime Minister “Citrus […]
The managers of denominational schools met with their new Minister, Permanent Secretary and Chief Education Officer today during a workshop in Belize City. Among the primary concerns of those present were the need for some continuity with the policies and plans of the past administration but with a fresh approach, and the necessity of teacher […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley so pull up for this fresh version of Sports Monday. The annual secondary schools basketball tournament is upon us people, and Friday night found the opening of the Belize City season at the City Centre so let’s peep in on the main event. Meet the defending champion Wesley College in […]
We don’t know the names of those left homeless in Honduras and they will never know ours, but the people of Belize are packing up donations as if they were sending supplies to their own relatives. The gathering of food and clothing is a countrywide effort, but somehow the items all seem to pass through […]
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 […]
The Friends of Pediatrics is celebrating the successful treatment of one of their patients, but unfortunately also mourning the loss of another. Azael Vargas returned to Belize on October twenty-third after spending several months in the U.S. to have a brain tumor removed. But the family’s ordeal began after he became so ill he couldn’t […]
In other medical news, Belize Medical Associates announces that it is expanding its Thomas Street facility. They will be turning the clinic into a small hospital with room for eighteen beds, two operating theaters, fourteen consulting rooms for doctors and on-site x-ray and ultrasound diagnostic testing and an expanded lab. Current medical services will continue […]
The Salvation Army has released its schedule of activities for November and December. Next Friday they will launch their annual Red Kettle Appeal, but this year there will be a new twist. In addition to kettles in front of business houses and volunteers ringing bells, miniature kettles will be placed in banks and offices throughout […]
It’s the topic of the week: Belize’s miraculous escape. Tonight G. Michael Reid has his own spin on how Belizeans handled the one hundred and eighty mile an hour crisis, the frantic movements and decisions we all made and how the country will finally stand still and reflect this Sunday. “It is often suggested that […]
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 […]
After the signing, the Prime Minister explained why he decided to endorse the declaration and also clarified some soon to be implemented policies which will affect the Belizean mass media. Said Musa, Prime Minister “I think it is simply a realization that this is what the people expect of us as a responsible government. I […]
Speaking of the press, a new newspaper hit the streets today. The Guardian is the new party organ of the Opposition U.D.P. Edited by Senator Audrey Matura, whose journalistic career includes stints at Channel Five, Channel Seven, the B.C.B. and B.I.S., the paper follows in the footsteps of the U.D.P.’s earlier efforts, namely the Beacon […]
Improving communication within the Belize Police Force was the focus of a handing over ceremony this afternoon at the Raccoon Street Police Station. News Five was there. In accepting the gift of sixteen thousand dollars worth of communication equipment from the U.S. government, Police Commissioner Ornel Brooks, says the donation symbolizes not only the close […]
In times of disaster people around the world rely on the International Red Cross and Red Crescent societies. And now, just days after the Belize Red Cross staff and volunteers were themselves fleeing the possible demolition of their facility, they are packing boxes to send to hurricane victims in Honduras and Nicaragua. News Five spoke […]
Even though Crooked Tree is underwater, the residents there are not thinking of themselves but those in need elsewhere. Crooked Tree has been sending donations of clothing and food to Nazarene Church and High School in Belize City to aid their relief drive. Franklin Flowers of Nazarene High School told News Five that so far […]
As members of the tourist industry in San Pedro, Caye Caulker and even Placencia clean up from damage to their piers and get ready for the start of the tourist season, one restaurateur in Belize City is counting his blessings that his outdoor establishment is still here and in excellent shape. David Gegg and his […]
The arrival of a Smithsonian Institute traveling exhibition to Belize has been delayed by not one, but two hurricanes. First, it was Hurricane Georges’ forced closure of the airport in Miami that kept the Smithsonian from bringing its Barrier Reef exhibit on schedule last month. Then just as things were returning to normal, Hurricane Mitch […]
Since all Belizean employees returned to work on Monday, November second, the Labour Department has been swamped with numerous phone calls from both workers and employers inquiring whether an employee should be paid for the four days they were out of office due to the threat of Hurricane Mitch. In response, the Labour Department has […]
On the Eve of the Hurricane Mitch threat, the Indian community of Belize was celebrating its new year. Patrick Jones was invited to be a part of the observance and to find out more about the important contributions of Hindus to Belizean society. They may be thousands of miles away from the motherland, but there […]
