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We all like a little rain, but if you are hitting frustration point at still not being able to get your laundry dry after a very wet weekend, you’re not alone. News Five stopped by the Belize Weather Bureau to find out what is causing the unexpected rain and how long it will continue. Michael […]
While those who deal with computers are looking anxiously towards the year 2000 as the date the Y2K bug kicks in, many TV viewers are growing concerned over rumors that the upcoming copyright law will take away “Another World” or “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. A seminar is underway over the next two days to address […]
Regional leaders, including Belize’s Prime Minister Said Musa, have condemned the World Trade Organizations recent ruling on the banana trade as the “single most dangerous threat to the economies of the Caribbean’s banana exporting countries.” The leaders also called on the U.S. government to put an end to its trade embargo against Cuba. The statements […]
Winston Dennison, wanted by police for the murder of Darren Sutherland earlier this month, was escorted to police by his lawyer Dean Barrow over the weekend. He was being sought in connection with the murder of Darren Sutherland on April ninth on Jane Usher Boulevard. Sutherland was shot in the face near his home around […]
Two years ago Patrick Reyes of Teakettle Village reportedly took out his shotgun and killed his next door neighbors Wayne and Evelyn Garbutt over a small strip of land which divided their homes. Reyes and Garbutt were cousins. Last Friday after almost seven hours of deliberation, a twelve-member jury found Reyes guilty of the double […]
To help her prepare for the Miss Universe Pageant this May in Trinidad and Tobago, Miss Belize Viola Jeffrey leaves for Colombia tomorrow. She will complete her final training and consult with a designer. Naturally she is excited about her trip and about representing Belize in Trinidad. Viola Jeffrey, Miss Belize “I am preparing to […]
This week a group of people you normally see on the nation’s playing fields will be gathering at the Fiesta Inn for Futuro II, the Federation International de Football Association, FIFA, Educational Programme. The reason? To learn more about this sport and how to improve the way it is played in Belize. Constantinos Soupliotis, FIFA […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re welcome to this slice of Sports Monday. The Kremandala Raiders vowed to rebound big after the loss to B.T.L. and got that chance at the City Centre when they were hosted by the winless Southern Bombers Friday night. If there is a way you want to start then […]
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Officials of the Caribbean Development Bank today concluded a ten-day visit to Belize. The eleven-person team was led by acting C.D.B. Vice President Neville Grainger. Grainger and Minister of Economic Development Ralph Fonseca signed an aide memoire outlining broad areas of cooperation between the Bank and Belize. This will be followed within three months by […]
On Sunday afternoon a TACA 737 will make what is perhaps that airline’s last flight between Belize and Miami. Although TACA officials have stated that the suspension of service is only temporary and that flights will resume in June, many observers are skeptical about the air carrier, which over the last sixty years has transported […]
While Johnny Searle is caught in the difficult position of defending both TACA’s interests and his own, the Government of Belize is not so encumbered. Minister of Economic Development Ralph Fonseca, himself a member of the negotiating team that met with TACA officials, was clearly unhappy, both with the airline’s decision and the less than […]
Despite radio reports today that fifty-three year old Warren Gomez died after receiving a gunshot wound to his head on Thursday afternoon, Police tell News Five that as far as they know the well known Orange Walk businessman is alive but remains in a critical condition in a Chetumal hospital. Police also say that at […]
The man, who led C.I.B. officials to the remains of sixty-two year old Fredrick Hopkins, the U.S. veteran who was reported missing since April first, was today handcuffed and escorted over to Magistrate’s Court where he was officially charged with the murder of the elderly man. Edwardo Martinez, who is known as “Jeffrey Son” is […]
You may recall that about three years ago Bradley’s Boatyard began exporting the Pelican 25 which helped the company to gain significant publicity abroad. Now Bradley’s has produced, The Princess II. The Princess II will be leaving our shores en route for the Virgin Islands this Saturday. It was presented this morning. Stephen Bradley “In […]
Earlier this year Mexican Embassies throughout Central America asked primary school students to submit paintings for the Mexican government’s annual prize award exhibition. Now the best entries are on a tour of the region and it’s Belize’s turn. The winners are hanging on the walls of the Belize/Mexico Institute of Culture. Paz Cervantes, Director, Belize/Mexico […]
She was born in 1892 and was 8 years old at the turn of the century. She has seen it all from the development of electricity to the automobile to TV and even e-mail. But it is not her experience of technological developments in Belize that amazes people who know Agnes Quilter, it is her […]
Since it was announced a week ago, the curfew for youths sixteen and under has been greeted by some as a welcome attack on crime and a decisive step in protecting the children. But for others it is an infringement of innocent people’s rights. Tonight G. Michael Reid looks at the issues surrounding this drastic […]
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Earlier this week the police asked for the public’s help in locating Fredrick Hopkins a retired U.S. Army veteran. Today they made the sad discovery of his remains about seven and a half miles from where his car was found vandalized last Wednesday. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman was on the scene this morning. The decomposed […]
Anyone who has viewed the wreckage would agree that it’s amazing that former Minister of Government, Eduardo “Dito” Juan and Martha Molino are alive after their pick-up collided into a dump truck yesterday. A third passenger, Leopold Palacio was not so fortunate and died on the spot. According to reports, around mile 22 on the […]
Reports reaching News Five late this evening say that well known Orange Walk resident Warren Gomez was shot and seriously injured around three forty five this evening. According to reports, Gomez received a single shot to the forehead that has left him unconscious. Gomez has been transported to Chetumal. When we contacted Orange Walk police […]
Escaped convict Marcel Gabourel wanted by police for the murder of taxi driver Peter Novelo and other offenses he reportedly committed while on a crime spree with fellow escapees is back in custody. Gabourel was brought back to Belize from Honduras on Wednesday. It is believed Gabourel jumped the border early last year after he […]
After sixty-five years as Belize’s major international air carrier TACA Airlines today announced that it will be abandoning its flagship daily run between Belize and Miami. The announcement, which had been rumored in aviation circles for several months, was made official this morning in a press release from Grupo TACA’s Communications Center in Guatemala City. […]
