Funding has been received from the European Union for two major projects: one for the Barrier Reef complex and the other for a component of the government’s Financial Management Development Project. One million three hundred dollars will go towards the conservation and sustainable use of Belize’s coastal marine resources by developing a framework for the […]
The University College of Belize will be offering the University of the West Indies Executive MBA program this September at the Belize City campus. The collaborative program is targeted at middle and upper level management professionals from the public and private sector as well as business owners. Anyone interested in applying is asked to attend […]
The Belize Police Department is this week hosting a “Strategic Anti-Narcotics” meeting on drug trafficking in the region. According to Commissioner of Police Ornel Brooks delegates from Mexico and Central America, the United States and Canada have one goal in mind. Ornel Brooks, Commissioner of Police “To develop a counter narcotics strategy with the aim […]
Despite the rainy days we have been having recently, it is officially summertime for the children and primary schools are closing doors for the long vacation. The National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse today offered a few reminders for parents who may find it hard to find adequate supervision for their children. NOPCA […]
It might not be punta rock but it surely is Belizean. Two artists, “Supa P” and “Gambino” have released their first cassette together. The release features a mixture of reggae and rap in eight songs. Supa P “When I was much younger I got caught up in the negative vibes. I used to gang bang […]
You won’t find them on the menu of most restaurants, but Belizean meat pies are not only a quick snack, but can make up a whole meal. But whether you buy them everyday, make them your Saturday lunch or pack them up to send to relatives abroad, chances are you prefer one type of meat […]
In December Belizeans were shocked to hear that a young and vocal activist for Maya rights had died suddenly at his home in the Toledo District. Although it appeared as if Julian Cho had fallen from the roof of his home by accident, his family, in particular his wife Maggie, believed he had been the […]
A man wanted for allegedly stabbing his stepfather has been found and charged. According to police, Alvin Coleman, who had allegedly attacked Ivan Swazo on Reggae Street shortly after they had an argument on Friday night, was located this morning. Swazo was charged with attempted murder, use of dangerous means of harm and dangerous means […]
Two inmates of the Hattieville Department of Corrections have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking. A search was conducted on the persons of Cecil Gill and Mark Diaz by prison officials after they were allowed a trip to Belize City on June seventeenth. The officials say they found approximately four ounces of cocaine on […]
In court news, a man was sentenced to three years in prison for fondling a five year old girl. Twenty-four year old Jorge Diaz was charged with indecent assault following an incident on May twenty third. According to evidence stated in a court report, Diaz, who eats lunch at the minor’s house and was a […]
A prisoner who escaped from the Raccoon Street Police Station at the end of last month was sentenced to a further five years in Hattieville on Friday. 24 year old Dennis Quilter, who had been convicted of theft and was being held at the police station before appearing in court on another matter, escaped on […]
Following the controversy surrounding the shooting death of a Guatemalan by a B.D.F. soldier at Arenal earlier this month, Cabinet will appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate. The commission, which will consist of three members, will be appointed shortly. The Guatemalan government has requested a full report on the incident in which an evangelical […]
Today, B.T.L. launched its newest feature: Caller ID. The service allows you to find out who is calling you before you pick up the phone so you can screen your calls. It also records all incoming calls so even if you are out, you will know who called and when, so you can call them […]
Eight months ago the pier at the Fisheries Department collapsed due to the effects of Hurricane Mitch. Today the pier has been replaced and the structure was officially opened at ceremonies held this evening. Built at a cost of approximately fifty five thousand dollars, it is a joint effort between the Belize government and the […]
Orange Walk Town has a new district education headquarters. Luis Pook of CTV-3 in Orange Walk shows you the new building and speaks with Minister of Education Cordel Hyde about some of the district’s and the nation’s most pressing educational needs. Luis Pook, CTV-3 “I am standing in front of the spanking new building which […]
The comeback season of semi-pro basketball came to an unbelievably exciting climax on Friday night as thousands of fans in the City Centre and at home watching on television witnessed one of the most dramatic sporting events in Belizean history. First it was the scrappy B.T.L. Nets coming back in the second half from a […]
There are indications tonight that a settlement is in the works over the controversy surrounding the appointment and disappointment of former Chief Justice Manuel Sosa. Reliable sources tell News Five that Sosa will shortly be nominated as a Judge on the Belize Court of Appeal. At the same time his appeal to that very court, […]
Four separate chopping incidents over the weekend have left two dead and two in critical condition. Around 8 on Friday night, officers of the Belize City C.I.B. Unit went to the scene on Reggae Street, in the Port Loyola area, where they saw 35-year old Ivan Swazo suffering from stab wounds to his back. It […]
A Belize City man reportedly committed suicide early this morning. Police were called to a house on Freedom Street where they saw the body of twenty-one year old Glenford Roland, hanging from a beam in the middle of the living room. His girlfriend reported to police that around ten p.m. she informed Roland she would […]
A forty-six year old resident of Isabella Bank has been arrested and charged with incest and two counts of aggravated assault. According to police, an eighteen year old student reported to her mother yesterday that her biological father who had been sexually molesting her for the past two years, raped her on Friday. When her […]
The magic numbers played in Saturday’s Lotto draw have given another lucky winner a pot of gold. Ellen Ramirez of Belize City took home over twenty-three thousand dollars after buying a quick pick ticket on Saturday evening. According to Ramirez she was more than surprised when she found she had the winning ticket. Ellen Ramirez, […]
Over the weekend, the Belize Tourism Industry Association held its annual general meeting at the newly constructed Conference Center at the Belize Yacht Club in San Pedro. During the meeting, a new executive board was elected. Replacing previous president Susan Fuller is Ida Sauceda, of Pelican Beach Resort. Her executive officers include Trevor Roe from […]
If you have access to the Internet, you probably use it to find information from other countries. But now, you can find out about your own country and how it is governed. Today News Five attended the launch of G.O.B.’s website. The Belize Government website will give visitors to the site immediate access to information […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this version of Sports Monday. While some basketballers were looking for a fight Friday night, the real fighters were involved in a real international prime time fight card at big Bird’s Isle Sunday morning billed as Belize versus Mexico. The opening ceremony is complete with the National […]
Today an Orange Walk man was charged with the murder of a child, Karen Cruz on Sunday night. But it wasn’t the man who had been buying her sweets, giving her money or even writing her love letters. It wasn’t the family friend who had been interrogated by police for days, but a member of […]
