The House Meeting in Belmopan was short and sweet today, but not without some highly charged debate. The hot topic for the day was the Gaming Control Bill. According to Prime Minister Said Musa gambling is widespread and uncontrolled. He says this bill is designed to both regulate and collect some revenue from this growing […]
But while the Prime Minister maintains that the Gaming Control Bill is to regulate what is already occurring, Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow contends that the bill paves the way for large scale casino gambling and that it is not as innocent as it seems. Dean Barrow, Leader of the Opposition, U.D.P. “What this […]
Minister of Tourism Mark Espat refused to let Dean Barrow’s comments go unchallenged, however, and cited the establishment of several casinos under the U.D.P. administration. Mark Espat, Minister of Tourism “Let me also remind the Leader of the Opposition that it was during a U.D.P. town board tenure in San Pedro and during a U.D.P. […]
In police news, twenty-two year old Rodwell “Granny” Tasher lies in a critical condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after allegedly being shot by a B.D.F. corporal on police patrol Thursday night. Police tell News Five that Tasher was stopped at the corner of Monroe and Boots Crescent and when the officers began searching […]
The event so many school children look forward to every year begins next week. The Festival of Arts starts on Monday, May third with twenty-five primary and secondary schools taking part. The students will be competing in categories of arts and crafts, drama, music, dance and puppetry. This year’s theme is, “Promoting environmental upliftment through […]
The Association of Professional Engineers and Architects of Belize held a seminar this evening at the Radisson Fort George Hotel. The main objective of the meeting is for architects and engineers to discuss ways in which they can improve the image of Civil Engineering. Cadet Henderson told us more. Cadet Henderson, Ministry of Works “The […]
A new boat built in Belize has been launched today: the Eco Jet 18. According to owner of Eco Craft Limited, Stephen Thompson the boat is one of a kind and every Belizean should be proud of what is made in Belize. Stephen Thompson, Eco Craft Limited “It’s an eighteen-foot, single logged, mahogany built round-about […]
Tonight G. Michael Reid gives us a little bit of sports, and a little bit of recreation as he looks at Belize’s team to Cuba and the May Day holiday. “Many were ecstatic to receive news that our national basketball team which will be heading to Cuba next week, will be once again be stewarded […]
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Additional details have finally been released by police about the two men arrested on Monday after they transported explosives on a Novelo’s Bus. According to police the two men from El Salvador, 19 year old Jose Antonio Peña Chacon and 34 year old Serafin Jorge Alejandro Sanchez entered Belize illegally by wading across the Mopan […]
Reports reaching News Five are that a man in his twenties is in police custody after he molested a little girl at her school in Maskall. The child reported that around 9 a.m. yesterday she saw a man peeping at her while she was in the lavatory. He then came inside and began to stroke […]
The second disaster preparedness workshop for this week began today at the WASA conference room. Joan Burke from HECOPAB told us more. Joan Burke, Director, HECOPAB “The main objective is to prepare participants, to give them information so that they can acquire these skills to develop a disaster management plan. The agenda for today basically […]
The five month old baby manatee, dubbed Hercules, found stranded in the waters off Vista Del Mar Tuesday morning is still alive at the abandoned shrimp hatchery at mile five on the Western Highway. But according to the Coastal Zone Management Institute while the orphan is in a good condition and in a secure area, […]
News Five often receives calls from viewers about large snakes or crocodiles found near homes. But today, we got a call about a more unusual animal: an anteater. Some children on Sarstoon Street found the animal in a tree. Efforts were made to contact the Belize Zoo and Humane Society since neighbors feared it might […]
Their logo depicts a man being sheltered from the rain by an umbrella. A simple symbol to illustrate the need to save for a rainy day. The Holy Redeemer Credit Union is celebrating over a hundred million in assets, but the woman who helps many make it through life’s little storms told members last night […]
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A well-known football player died yesterday during what should have been a cool swim on a hot afternoon. Reports are that twenty-eight year old Eldrid “Puntos” Gentle, who played for Acros and drove a taxi, went for a swim near the Municipal Airstrip in an area commonly known as the “Hanger” around 1:30. A witness […]
A Queen’s Square Primary School student who skipped school yesterday and made her way to Ladyville is in the care of the Social Services Department. A school truant officer noted the twelve year old’s absence around 11:30 and she was found this morning at her aunt’s home in the Boston area of Ladyville. Family members […]
A former employee of Lauren Duty Free Shop at the Philip Goldson International Airport has been charged with false accounting and theft. Police allege that over a period of almost a year Charles Solis Jr. stole over four thousand dollars by altering customer credit card receipts. He reportedly added an extra one in front of […]
A man lies in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was shot last night on West Street. Reports are that shortly after nine p.m. twenty-four year old Jason Cain was standing in front of his house when he was confronted by a man known to police only by the name, “Desho”. The two had […]
More classrooms and expanded programs for other schools were among the topics discussed at this week’s Cabinet meeting in Belmopan on Tuesday. The Ministry of Education reported that ten classrooms will be built for Belize Continuation School. Plans are also being made to refurbish classrooms at the Youth Enhancement Academy in Ladyville to transform it […]
The University College of Belize and the Ministry of Education will be holding a symposium on the possible ways in which the Y2K computer virus could affect Belize in the year 2000. The symposium will feature discussions with over two hundred representatives from the Government and private sector. Charles McSweeney “The idea here is to […]
It’s a lofty goal: provide everyone in the community access to a computer and bring the town into the computer age. On Tuesday Orange Walk was one step closer to achieving this dream with the inauguration of an Information Technology Center. The center, which was the idea of the P.U.P. Central Executive Committee in Orange […]
Last year coach David Greenwood helped Belize’s CARICOM team win the gold. Today the Belize National Basketball Association announced that they will once again rely on Greenwood to coach our national team to victory. This time in Cuba for the COPA tournament on May third. Greenwood arrives on Friday along with Milton Palacio, Alex Carcamo […]
Those of us who enjoy cool evenings walking, watching our children play, or simply sitting on a bench talking with friends at the B.T.L. Park on the Barracks know how valuable a little piece of land by the sea can be. Well, in a few months there will be another spot to take in the […]
