If you’re a cable TV subscriber you may not be happy about recent rate increases. Well, the Belize Broadcasting Authority is not pleased either and has issued a statement saying that cable subscribers should not be paying anymore than thirty dollars a month plus vat. According to the authority, this rate was established at a […]
If you’re the kind of person who likes adventure, you may want to consider entering the second annual Ruta Maya Canoe Race over the ninth of March weekend. All you need is a canoe, some sleeping bags, the registration fee and a three-person team willing to get a little wet. Richard Harrison of Big H […]
Last month News Five received a number of calls and emails about a story on a family’s battle with hemophilia, a genetic disorder that affects the blood’s ability to clot. Last week, Francisca Bardalez and her two sons, who are both deficient in a critical factor in their blood, came to our attention again after […]
A factory to build four hundred homes a year, the establishment of seven houses of culture, scholarships and other areas of technical assistance were discussed today during meetings between the Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa and President Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba. Belize’s delegation, which includes the Ministers of Economic Development, Culture, Education and […]
It was a close run, but in the end Anthony “Boots” Martinez emerged as the United Democratic Party’s candidate for Mayor in the March third City Council elections. Martinez narrowly defeated Myrna Manzanares — seventy-six to seventy-four — at the party’s convention on Sunday. Manzanares and Denise Barrow are the only women on the eleven-member […]
Party Leader Dean Barrow told News Five the U.D.P. has deliberately selected new people to emphasize the party’s restructuring. We asked him why people should vote for a U.D.P. City Council in view of past problems between a U.D.P. government and a P.U.P. council. Dean Barrow, Leader of Opposition, U.D.P. “Even within the limits of […]
A tourist is dead after a traffic accident on the Northern Highway Sunday afternoon. Police reports say that fifty-five year old Canadian Betran Knazan was driving a rented Suzuki Samuri towards Orange Walk. Between miles thirty-four and thirty-five he reportedly lost control of the vehicle and over-turned. Knazan was thrown from the Suzuki and suffered […]
The Belize Audubon Society celebrated its thirtieth anniversary at the Guanacaste Park this weekend. To mark the anniversary, the Society held a forty-eight mile walk-a-thon with participants picking up debris along the way. Official ceremonies were then held at the park. Among the speakers was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources John Briceño. […]
The Belize Audubon Society’s thirtieth anniversary walk-a-thon and celebration at the Guanacaste National Park may have run smoothly, but the day was marred by an incident involving Senator Barry Bowen. According to Belmopan police, Bowen who delivered the main address at the function, had flown his plane down from Gallon Jug and landed the aircraft […]
A fifty-three year old accountant and realtor lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after a fall during a business trip to the Criminal Investigation Branch at the Queen Street Police Station. According to Virginia Forman, on Friday she was entering one of the C.I.B. offices in the back building when she suddenly went through […]
Good evening; I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this portion of Sports Monday. Sagitun of Mango Creek stepped into the Ricalde Stadium yesterday looking to rebound off its first playoff loss in three home games. Hitting the road made things worse but La Victoria of Corozal had its own championship dreams and […]
Opposition Leader Dean Barrow still in courtroom garb raced to his home in Buttonwood Bay this afternoon to try and stop Customs officers from taking a 1998 Range Rover from his garage. The vehicle has been the subject of a week long tug of war between Barrow and the Ministry of Economic Development which claims […]
A bicyclist received minor injuries after he was knocked down Thursday night in Belize City. According to police around six forty five, twenty-one year old Benito Swazo was riding his bike on Racecourse Street, when a brown car, travelling in the opposite direction, knocked the young man down. The driver did not stop to assist […]
Three government ministers have decided that it is time to join forces to get some programs rolling in Belize’s schools. Personnel from the Ministries of Human Development, Education and Health launched an effort to get the kids in shape, in more ways than one. Hyacinth Latchman reports. The SHAPE program is a joint effort between […]
Twenty-four year old Marcia Mahler is Belize City’s new City Manager. Mahler, who received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Marketing and a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Public Personnel Management from Valdosta State University, told News Five that she will work closely with the council to improve its efficiency. Marcia Mahler, City […]
The Angelus Press Limited lived up to a fourteen year old commitment to the first born of 1985 today. An educational endowment policy had been held for the child by Regent Life Limited. Today young Marian Jones and her family visited the stationary house to collect a check for ten thousand dollars. Amparo Noble is […]
Since last year, Dr. Robert Lacin a Neurosurgeon of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has been successfully treating Belizean children with brain tumors. According to Dr. Egbert Grinage, a Pediatrician at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the voluntary services that Lacin and his team provide are essential. He says some of the operations performed […]
Tonight G. Michael Reid looks at Black History Month and reminds us why we need to look at the past in order to move forward. “February is observed as Black History Month and it would be purely impossible to peruse black history without being affronted by the ignominy of slavery. Notwithstanding the fact that the […]
The People’s United Party formally introduced its candidates for the March third City Council last night at a victory rally at the Pound Yard under the theme, “Big Up Belize City,” the candidates, introduced by area representative and standard bearers from each division of the city, presented their vision for the city and the role […]
An accounts clerk from the Belmopan Police Department has been arrested after allegedly stealing over two thousand dollars from the Government. According to police reports, Bernadine Reid, who had access to blank voucher forms and the police stamp, wrote out two payment vouchers in the amount of one thousand two hundred dollars and nine hundred […]
The Belize Audubon Society is marking its thirtieth anniversary with a walk-a-thon and celebrations at Guanacaste National Park. School groups and other organizations such as the scouts and members of N.G.O.s are invited to participate in the forty-eight mile walk-a-thon which has been divided into three shorter segments. These begin simultaneously at six a.m. The […]
The Belize City Council is organizing its final business workshop for their elected term. Participants this Saturday will learn about applying for a job and the skills, talents and capabilities needed in the workplace. Councilor Merilyn Young told us more about the workshop. Merilyn Young, Councilor “A lot of our Belizean youths when they go […]
Boxing has long been popular with the fans, but the sport hasn’t always gotten the technical support the boxers, coaches and judges may need. But a course is currently underway which is attempting to condense a lot of training into two short weeks, in the hopes of improving the sport so many enjoy. Hyacinth Latchman […]
Prime Minister Said Musa heads a delegation of government officials which will make a two-day visit to Cuba next week. The delegation will meet with President Fidel Castro and Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina. According to the Government Press Office, Belize hopes to sign agreements for cooperation in education, culture and public service, tourism, education and […]
There were four main issues discussed during government’s weekly Cabinet meeting in Belmopan yesterday. In the Ministries of Education, Works, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Cabinet agreed that Lynam College in the Stann Creek District should be restructured to make it more responsive to the southern region of Belize by highlighting agriculture in its curriculum. In […]
