Residents of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye were plagued by a series of malfunctions and mishaps this weekend that left some portions of the community without power for over 19 hours. B.E.L. says excessive dust and bad weather are responsible for the power loss to the center of town and southern areas of the island. The […]
Young people are always hearing that they should stay away from drugs but to make sure the message is truly being heard the National Drug Abuse Control Council has launched the first national anti-drug ad competition. NDACC says they are involving Miss Belize Viola Jeffery, who has an interest on educating our youngsters about drugs, […]
They may be small in stature but the recently formed Belize National Football team is being described as the country’s first team that has been fully trained to compete effectively in tournaments. Today the team left for Costa Rica. News Five was there for the send-off. Hilberto Muschamp, Team Captain “This is a very young […]
This Friday night will see the opening of the long awaited semi-pro basketball season. Five teams will be competing for the B.B.A. title and tonight News Five’s James Adderley profiles one of them: the Dangriga Isanigu. The new Semi-Pro Basketball league kicks off its inaugural season on March 19th at the City Centre. On Saturday […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re certainly welcome to this fresh serving of Sports Monday. The volleyball competition at the City Center has picked up much intensity people so we sneaked our cameras in Saturday night for the featured match-up between Continental Flyers and Advance Advertising. We pick up the action with the score […]
A police operation yesterday has netted two men police believe are responsible for robberies at a number of Chinese establishments. Eighteen year old Aristole Monsanto was reportedly involved in at least one robbery and police say Romel Middleton has confessed to robbing five Chinese establishments. A.I.P. Simeon Alvarez, Head of C.I.B. “The Monsantos were placed […]
In other police news, a police constable says a car attempted to run him down Wednesday evening on Mosul Street. Fortunato Noble told police he was riding his bicycle towards Cemetery Road when a black Mercedes Benz came up from behind and swerved at him. Noble says he was corned by a parked vehicle and […]
Thirty-five year old Raymond Allen will be spending time in Hattievlle Prison for allegedly sexually molesting his twelve year old niece. Police say on Thursday Evadney Allen of St. Ann’s Village in the Belize District accompanied her twelve year old granddaughter to the police station where the minor reported that her uncle Raymond Allen had […]
The Ministry of National Security is tightening up on criminals deported from the United States and other countries. The Ministry announced today that it will be enforcing a 1998 law which places certain restrictions on their movements and that the Police Department will be monitoring these individuals. Under the Law Reform Act deportees may be […]
The City Council has elected Merilyn Young as Deputy Mayor. She will serve for one year. Portfolios were also assigned to each councilor at the meeting on Thursday night. Mayor David Fonseca will be in charge of budget and finance while Deputy Young will oversee sister city relationships, small business initiatives and council affairs. Councilor […]
The Bar Association of Belize has rejected a proposed resolution which would have condemned as improper the way in which the plaintiff James Jan Mohammed obtained an order by Justice George Meerabux which declared the appointment of Chief Justice Manuel Sosa to be unconstitutional. The resolution was rejected by a majority of the members present […]
Word late this evening from Orange Walk is that workers for the Belize Sugar Industries are organizing a strike to protest the one day suspension of a Belize Workers Union official. A press release from B.W.U. says Vice-Chairman Thomas Chan was attempting to mediate a dispute arising from a grievance case brought against a worker […]
He says his office is “everything from the Swing Bridge to the Caribbean Sea” and today the man dubbed the “Poet Laureate of Pink’s Alley” launched his book of dub poems. Leroy “the Grandmaster” Young gave a live poetry reading at the mouth of Pink’s Alley. In between dodging cars turning in from North Front […]
The Belize Tourist Board has launched a massive nationwide anti-litter campaign that will remain in effect until September twenty-first. Throughout March the Ministry of Tourism in conjunction with non-governmental organizations and schools will be holding a number of activities promoting the need to clean up Belize. On March thirteenth, the Northern Highway between Belize City […]
The National Spelling Bee Belize District elimination round was held this morning at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. Eighteen students from primary schools in the Belize District battled it out in the competition sponsored by Coca-Cola once again. But as News Five found out, the organizers of this always- well-run event still managed to make […]
While Belize City’s best spellers were competing at the Parish Hall, another competition was underway at the Belize Zoo which included students from all over the country. News Five was invited to view the efforts of the country’s budding ecologists. There are fifteen schools participating in the eighth Science Fair at the Belize Zoo. The […]
Tonight our commentator on the Last Word looks at Women’s Week and the progress women have made over the years. However, G. Michael Reid is of the opinion that any strides women have made in the workplace have come at the expense of their families. His suggestion: have children or a career, but not both. […]
Prime Minister Said Musa met today with U.S. President Bill Clinton in Antigua, Guatemala at a regional leaders summit. The U.S. president concluded a four-day tour of the region to examine the damage from Hurricane Mitch and discuss an aid package of over six million U.S. dollars for the affected countries. Today’s summit focused on […]
Two Guatemalans who were cultivating land in the Chiquibul National Park were escorted back to their country and a complaint has been lodged with the Guatemalan Ambassador to Belize. According to the Ministry of National Security the men and their corn and bean plantations were discovered by members of the B.D.F. and police on a […]
Cisco Construction has been awarded a contract for the improvement of forty miles of the Southern Highway. The contract was signed yesterday by Minister of Works Henry Canton and John Woods of Cisco Construction. Work on sections four and five of the highway, which extend from the junction to Mango Creek and mile six on […]
As cases of sexual assault against minors continue to be reported, just yesterday sixty-two year old Evadney Allen of St. Ann’s Village in the Belize District accompanied her twelve year old grand-daughter to the police station where the minor revealed that her uncle Raymond Allen sexually molested her. Since then Allen has been arrested. Police […]
This afternoon seventeen students from the St. Martin De Porres School received certificates for completing a peer mediation course to assist students deal with arguments, drug problems or other difficulties. Coordinator of School Projects for the National Drug Abuse Control Council, Keith Emmanuel, told us more about the course. Keith Emmanuel, School Coordinator, N.D.A.C.C. “From […]
Beginning March twenty-ninth, motorcyclists will have to wear helmets with protective eye gear. Although the new law actually came into force on March first, a two-week grace period is being given to let cyclists equip themselves with the head gear. According to councilor Danny Madrid, there have been far too many accidents and deaths that […]
“Women Breaking Through Traditional Barriers” is the theme for this year’s Women’s Week. An educational forum took place at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall this afternoon. Speakers included attorney Magali Marin, Deacon Ilona Smiling and journalist Anthia Mariano who discussed women and the law and how women perform in non-traditional jobs. According to Brenda Garbutt, […]
An exhibit featuring women artists opens tonight at the Institute of Cooperation and Culture Mexico-Belize. The show is being organized by BOWAND and includes works by Carolyn Carr, Coni, Lori Goodman, Lita Krohn, Rachel Heusner, Vilma Romero, the Garcia sisters as well as a dozen other talented women. Here’s a sneak peek of the exhibition. […]
