The Belize Tourism Industry Association will be the first to use San Pedro’s newest building. B.T.I.A. is holding its annual general meeting this Saturday at the Belize Yacht Club’s recently completed conference center. The A.G.M. includes the election of new officers, meetings and a fundraising dinner and opening of the conference center tonight. According to […]
Contrary to the official statement by the government that the shooting death of a Guatemalan citizen in Arenal, at the border between Belize and Guatemala was self defense, today the Amandala newspaper reports that eyewitnesses claim Mateo Ramirez was shot while fleeing from a B.D.F. solider. Reporter Melvin Flores says witnesses told him that on […]
It’s something you may have heard about in the U.S. media: drugs that incapacitate women and make them vulnerable to rape. But the Ministry of National Security is now advising young women in Belize that they need to be careful. There have been incidents in neighboring countries where sexual offenders use drugs such as Rohypnol […]
It was one of those terrible, unexplained incidents which travelers fear and host countries dread. Yesterday morning on Orange Street, a Swedish woman was hit in the head by a man wielding a board just moments after she and two other students got off a bus from Cancun. Tourism police apprehended Leroy Dunn of East […]
The employees of Venus Photos and Records got a surprise this morning when they discovered that their store had been burglarized some time last night. According to the Manager, Leopoldo Silva around three thirty this morning the padlock on the Albert Street show window was cut and the window broken. He said that the burglars […]
All too often, we bring you stories about abusive or absentee fathers but with Father’s Day this weekend we thought it would be appropriate to give some credit to all the good fathers out there. Since we can’t talk to all of you, we chose four men to represent you. These dads not only enjoy […]
Those who are lucky enough to have their dads with them will celebrate this Father’s Day with enthusiasm. But those whose fathers have passed on will have bittersweet memories this Sunday. Tonight on the Last Word G. Michael Reid gets personal as he fondly remembers his own father, he also reminds those of you out […]
It will be four days since the body of ten year old Karen Mathilda Cruz was found lying in a clump of bushes about two blocks away from her home on Stadium Street. The standard two student of San Francisco Primary School in Orange Walk was viciously raped and then murdered. Although the police have […]
An early morning attack at the corner of Faber’s Road and Central American Boulevard has left one man hospitalized in serious condition. According to police, they visited Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where they saw Guadelupe Oliver, suffering from cuts to his head, elbows and ribs. Oliver claims that he is familiar with his attacker but […]
In October a B.D.F. Defender crash landed near Indian Church Village in the Orange Walk District. Eight months later the Ministry of National Security has released the findings of the investigation into the cause of the disaster. The inquiry revealed that there was multiple engine failure due to a lack of fuel. Although there are […]
The United Democratic Party Representative for the Mesopotamia Division of Belize City is alleging that despite his repeated communications to the Prime Minister Said Musa, a number of former U.D.P. members of the House of Representatives have yet to receive their pensions and gratuities. News Five asked Finnegan how many former members have yet to […]
Every once in a while a wooden house drops in Belize City. And it happened again today. Although officials are still investigating why a home on Pickstock Street collapsed on one side, everyone is relieved that the family inside at the time was not hurt. Janelle Chanona was at the scene. Like families all over […]
Although the Children’s Festival of Arts may be over, twinkling little music stars are still performing, not for gold this time but to help their teacher. Fransin Murillo, who privately teaches music, will be holding a concert to raise money to attend a level one course at the Canada Kingston Conservatory. News Five caught up […]
Basketball fans will get another chance to see Belize’s best semi-pro teams in action this Friday night. As expected both the B.T.L. Nets and the Raiders are confident that they will win. Arreini Palacio spoke to both sides of the court today to find out how each team intends to defeat the other. Three pointers, […]
If basketball on Friday night is not enough for you sports fans, there is also boxing on Sunday. This time Belize will defend the flag against Mexican challengers. For more on the excitement at Bird’s Isle, here’s James Adderley. The sport of boxing has been steadily gaining momentum in Belize and Sunday brings up another […]
Primary school students filled the Ladyville Community Centre to witness the launching of the Ladyville Technical High School this morning. The ceremony was conducted by the Ministry of Education and the new high school’s board of directors who discussed how the institution will be managed and what programs will be offered to its first set […]
With the rape and murder of yet another child this week, this time in Orange Walk, everyone is on edge and on the lookout for possible cases of abuse. But today, Belize City police discovered that one young lady was making a false claim against her stepfather and she herself was charged with committing a […]
Orange Walk police have still not made any arrest in the rape and murder of ten year old Karen Mathilda Cruz. The young girl’s body was found Monday afternoon, just two blocks away from where she lived on Stadium Street. The police have two suspects in custody but are focusing on their prime suspect, forty […]
In Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting it was announced that the government’s Amnesty Program, which was scheduled to end tomorrow, will be extended until the 30th. Over 13 thousand applications have been received at amnesty centers so far. Although no date was given for its establishment, the Ministry of Public Utilities will be presenting a bill for […]
Grupo TACA resumes its service to Miami this weekend. But the flight is back with some major improvements. It originates in Flores and Guatemala City providing improved access to the Maya ruins of Tikal but more importantly for us, since it now leaves Belize in the morning and returns in the afternoon, Grupo TACA says […]
Things are going pretty well these days for music sensation Chico Ramos. He’s got a new CD, has settled an old dispute with Banda Blanca of Honduras and is looking forward to a US tour in July. Ramos stopped by News Five today to give us a sample of his 6th production in nine years […]
If you cook dinner every day for a large family, you know how time consuming, and expensive, it can be. But what if your family had over one hundred hungry little members who relied on you to fill their stomachs? That’s what Father Leroy Flowers and the staff and volunteers at St. Mary’s School deal […]
You waited so patiently and now it’s time, lobster season is open. But while those who can afford it enjoy this delicacy without thinking much about it, catching lobster is big business. And this week the fishermen’s cooperatives are bustling with activity as the catch comes rolling in. News Five visited both the Northern and […]
On Sunday afternoon, ten year old Karen Cruz went to a party with one of her friends; by eight p.m. she was dead. Who killed this child who lived on Stadium Street in Orange Walk? Was it a stranger who saw her coming home, or did she leave her house to meet someone she knew? […]
Wilfred Lauriano was convicted of the murder of Diego Tzul at the Farmer’s Market in 1993 and sentenced to death, but several years later, in a move right out of the most popular detective novels, attorney Kirk Anderson made a dramatic appeal to the Privy Council saying new evidence had come to light indicating that […]
