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Channel 5 seeking cameraman/editor

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Explosives on a bus

On Monday two men boarded a Novelo’s Bus bound for Belize City. They would have reached their destination without incident and gone about their business, if it hadn’t been for two police officers who felt something was wrong. It’s not clear at this point what tipped off the observant officers but they took the men […]

TACA to resume Miami flights

Sometimes a losing proposition can be turned into a winning one, if you’re willing to look at the problem from a different angle. Business was so bad on Grupo TACA’s Belize-Miami flight that the company decided to cancel it, but negotiations between the company and the Belize government have resulted not only in a resumption […]

Gov’t looks at disaster preparedness

We all remember the panic we felt when we heard Mitch was bearing down on Belize. But would we be better prepared if it happened again? This week a seminar is underway which is intended to help Belize not only react when disaster strikes, but plan for it way in advance. We are only one […]

Fishermen fined $8,000 for illegal lobster

The Fisheries Department has made an arrest for illegal lobster fishing. On Monday evening the fisheries patrol encountered Rodrigo Allen and his boat near Caye Caulker. Three hundred and fifty lobster tails were found in an ice chest aboard the boat. Today Allen was taken to court and fined over 8 thousand dollars. The Fisheries […]

Basketball star arrives for Cuba tournament

The tournament is next week and Belize still doesn’t have a head coach for the team it is planning to send to the COPA basketball tournament in Cuba, but the Belizean basketball players being pulled in from abroad are starting to arrive. This morning Dwight Myvett joined the crowd of hopefuls. Myvett, who has been […]

Students learn the art of the barber

We’re always hearing that Belize needs more vocational education programs, but if you thought this could only be achieved at a facility like the Center for Employment Training, think again. The residents of the Princess Royal Youth Hostel will be embarking on some training and when they are through, you may very well find some […]

Baby manatee under observation

On Tuesday morning the Coastal Zone Management Project received a phone call about a manatee calf that was found stranded in Vista Del Mar. The baby, estimated to be only four or five months old, was rescued and then relocated to the abandoned shrimp hatchery at mile five on the Western Highway. There the mammal […]

Nova project under fire on Ambergris Caye

The reef off Ambergris Caye has taken its licks in recent years. Coral bleaching caused by unusually high water temperature has left many of its corals without color, while the killer waves from Hurricane Mitch left some less hardy species washed up on the beach. But none of these blows by Mother Nature could be […]

Channel 5 seeking cameraman/editor

Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.

Police: attendant was in on gas station holdup

It was a robbery at a location that is no stranger to criminal violence, so when 18 year old gas station attendant Darian Timmons told police last Thursday night that he was held up while working at A & R Texaco on North Front Street and relieved of over seven hundred dollars of his employer’s […]

Man charged for indecent assault on baby

The rapid rise in sex offenses means either that Belize is experiencing a sudden epidemic of perversity or that the public outcry against child rape and murder has prompted an increased reporting of incidents that were until now either ignored or hushed up. The latest charges come from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, where a fifty […]

Taxi driver robbed by passengers

Six days after they warned taxi drivers to be careful about being taken for a ride by thieves, Belize City police are reporting another holdup on the road. According to C.I.B., thirty four year old Daniel Logan reported to them that while he was driving his red Toyota on Lakeview Street after nine on Sunday […]

P.M. on tour in Toledo

Prime Minister Said Musa visited the Toledo District this weekend to hold public consultations on that often forgotten district’s problems and prospects. The P.M. held a meeting in Big Falls Saturday afternoon to address topics such as roads, public utilities, education and land distribution. He addressed another gathering Saturday night at the Sports Complex in […]

20 Cuban doctors arrive to work in villages

It was a visit filled with pomp, circumstance and the promise of much to come. And today the first concrete results of Prime Minister Said Musa’s February visit to Cuba arrived at the Philip Goldson International Airport. They are twenty doctors who will work to improve health standards in rural Belize. News Five spoke to […]

Placencians protest causeway proposal

When you mention “environmental controversy” these days most people think of the ongoing debate over the proposed Chalillo Dam. Not to be outdone, however, the good citizens of Placencia are raising their voices against a proposal that would have their lovely Peninsula linked to the mainland by a causeway to Big Creek. That proposal is […]

Bradley’s boat arrives in B.V.I.

On April sixteenth we reported on the imminent departure of the “Princess II” a thirty-eight foot fiberglass boat built by Bradley’s Boatyard in Belize City. Today we are happy to report that the captain and crew landed safe and sound in the British Virgin Islands. The trip was not without its dangers, including eighteen foot […]

Library exhibits biographies

The Turton Library Center on North Front Street in Belize City is the oldest public library in Belize. Currently the library is holding an exhibition to honor seventeen Belizeans who have made significant contributions to the country. The display is the highlight of the library’s biography week which is being observed from April nineteenth to […]

Boxing and hoops dominate weekend sports

Good evening and here’s the sporting news. It was a big weekend of sports here in the city so we’ll jump right into the boxing card at big Bird’s Isle yesterday. Young Amir Garcia is getting tips from boxing coach Leopold Smart. He came out fired up against his brother but Devon Garcia would take […]

Channel 5 seeking cameraman/editor

Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.

P.M. heads to Punta Gorda

The Prime Minister and a number of government ministers will be in the Toledo District this weekend for public consultations. Prime Minister Said Musa will hold a district meeting in Big Falls Saturday afternoon to address topics such as roads and public utilities, education and land distribution. At 7 p.m. the Prime Minister will hold […]

Gas station robbed

A gas station was robbed Thursday night around 8:30. An attendant of A and R Gas Station on North Front Street, Dorian Simmons reports he was approached by two masked men on bicycles who were armed. They demanded money and Simmons handed over seven hundred dollars and the culprits fled. Police say they have two […]

18 Dangrigans arrested

While lawmakers look towards regulating gaming in Belize and perhaps even casino gambling in some parts of the country, it’s not legal yet. But eighteen people who already have gambling fever were arrested in Dangriga Thursday afternoon. Although they had not actually started to play any game or won or lost any money, police busted […]

Journalists complete training

Since training abroad is so costly and only a few people at a time usually get to go, the British High Commission brought the trainer to Belize. Over the past two weeks practicing journalists were given a crash course in everything from basic storywriting to covering press conferences more effectively. Instructor Mike Unger has conducted […]

Youth choir performs “Elephant’s Child”

“The Elephant’s Child,” an African folktale retold by Rudyard Kipling and set to music will be performed by the National Youth Choir this weekend. Saturday’s performance in Belmopan will include the Belmopan Children’s Choir and the Sunday show in Belize City will feature the Punta Gorda Children’s Choir as special guests. Additional works from Bach […]