A B.D.F. soldier, who caused a fatal crash Friday night, made a bad situation worse by stealing a witness’s car and fleeing the scene. Orange Walk police tell News Five that around 7 p.m. between miles 52 and 53 on the Northern Highway a B.D.F. soldier from Guinea Grass, Hilberto Batun was traveling towards Belize […]
Another driver, who also fled the scene of an accident, is still being sought by police. Reports are that 24 year old Charles Hyde was riding a bicycle on the Northern Highway between miles 9 and 10 on Saturday night when he was hit by an unidentified car that did not stop to render assistance. […]
Police still have no suspects in a brazen robbery at Belize Cable Vision’s downtown office on Friday afternoon. Arwin Arana reported that around 1:30 p.m. three men entered the office on Albert Street and one of them put a small handgun to his head and forced him to lie on the floor. They then ransacked […]
If things had gone differently, right now we would still be rebuilding Belize instead of making preparations for the next round of storms to blow through. The 1999 Hurricane Season begins tomorrow and luckily for us, we not only have our homes this year, but some valuable insight into what we would do differently to […]
Tonight the Belize Audubon Society is holding its annual general meeting at the Radisson Fort George. But while the election of the new executive, the annual report and remarks by Minister of Economic Development will proceed as scheduled, members will no doubt be a little somber with the passing this weekend of one of their […]
Minister of Economic Development Ralph Fonseca is assisting with negotiations to resolve the so-called “US/EU Banana Wars”. Last Thursday, Fonseca joined Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur and CARICOM Chairman Keith Mitchell of Grenada in Washington DC for meetings with Secretary of State Madeline Albright and US Envoy to Latin America and the Caribbean Governor Buddy […]
Today, the Belize Social Security Board announced the winners of their essay and poster contests. The essays were judged on structure, style, content and presentation. The first prize of one thousand dollars was won by Emil Cherrington of St. John’s Junior College. Collecting five hundred dollars in cash was the second place winner, Brenda Serano […]
“Families and Communities Uniting to Build a Drug Free Belize” is the theme of the National Drug Abuse Control Council’s National Drug Awareness Week. The observance, which began on Sunday, featured a primary school parade this morning. According to NDACC’s Belize City Coordinator, Marlon McNab, their target group this year is children. Marlon McNab, Belize […]
Leading the drug awareness yellow ribbon parade was our very own Miss Belize, Viola Jeffery. Jeffery returned on Saturday after participating in the Miss Universe Pageant in Trinidad last Wednesday. Although she did not win the cash, the title or the crown, Jeffery came back with a wealth of experience and memories. Viola Jeffery, Miss […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for another fresh serving of Sports Monday. For some time now football fans have been waiting for a glimpse of the National Football Team in action in an international match but you wouldn’t have known it from the trickle of fans that showed up for […]
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Used Car dealers who sell by the BelChina Bridge say they will be requesting a meeting with the Prime Minister, who is also Minister of Finance, over what they consider to be unfair valuation of the vehicles they bring into Belize. They are hot under the collar because this week the Customs Department began enforcing […]
Today Prime Minister Said Musa toured the Orange Walk Hospital and district schools. He was accompanied by Orange Walk North Area Representative Servulo Baeza. At Douglas Roman Catholic School they inaugurated a basketball court which was provided by the Douglas community and the Belize Sugar Industry employee holdings. Other schools on the tour included San […]
The Belizean Beach at mile four and a half on the Western Highway is being cleaned and prepared for Sunday’s big bash which will officially reopen the site. Although there is much more work left to be done, organizers of the event say that the site will be ready by Sunday. Rhenae Nuñez is the […]
The National Civil Society Steering Committee, the National Garifuna Council and the Dangriga Civil Society are hosting the third annual Civil Society Assembly. The two-day event at the Round House in Dangriga will focus on bringing about the proposals of the People’s Manifesto which was developed in December of 1997. The sessions, which end tomorrow, […]
The Belize Audubon Society is inviting all members to its annual general meeting this Monday. Minister of Budget Planning, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Ralph Fonseca will deliver the keynote address and B.A.S. will launch its publication, “Belize Audubon Society, the first 30 years”. After the election of the directors and officers, the meeting will […]
The National Stadium hosts a lot of sporting events throughout the year, but none are quite as special as the fun day that was held there today. Arreini Palacio reports. Disabilities Week wouldn’t be complete without the annual fun day and all its excitement. The sporting event, held at the National Stadium, is sponsored by […]
The Festival of Arts showcases Belizean children’s artistic talents, but it is largely up to individual schools to foster their scientific interest. At the end of the school year St. Joseph’s School always puts on a good show and this year was no different. Aspiring rocket scientists, electricians and geologists dazzled the eyes of fellow […]
Tonight G. Michael Reid gives credit where credit is due: to the little ones, their parents and teachers and the staff of the Belize Arts Council who have all given our community something precious over this past month. “Every year about this time, and for approximately one month, the Children’s Festival of Arts takes center […]
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It was supposed to have been a pleasurable fishing trip from Turneffe Lodge but on Wednesday shortly after the group left the lodge with their guide, seventy three year old American William Arnold Jenkins, is reported to have suddenly collapsed. The elderly man was rushed back to the lodge and then transported to the Karl […]
In other police news, the Criminal Investigations Branch has reported that on Wednesday, Hector Castellanos, a former employee of the Western Union branch at Belinsco turned himself in to police. Castellanos was wanted for the alleged embezzlement of over nineteen thousand dollars in April. Shortly after the incident is reported to have taken place, Castellanos […]
Lack of Financing, the Value Added Tax and high utility rates are among the obstacles of doing business in Belize. This is according to a 1997 survey conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank. Today the results of the survey and economic data from the region were discussed at a workshop entitled, “Private Sector Development and […]
News Five is sad to announce that Hilda Mary Hoy, the mother of B.T.L. chairman Lisa Shoman has died. After a prolonged illness, Hoy suffered a massive stroke this morning. Hilda Mary Hoy is survived by two other daughters, Karima Vasquez and Jihad Shoman, a member of our Channel Five extended family. Funeral services are […]
Well, if you were watching closely you got to see Miss Belize Viola Jeffery in her national costume last night at the start of the Miss Universe Pageant in Trinidad. Although she didn’t win, or even place in the finals, and her appearance on stage was brief, you can still admire Miss Jeffery in her […]
