The Human Rights Commission says the government’s Amnesty Program is not reaching the people who need it most, mainly because they are intimidated by the heavy police presence at Amnesty Centers and often unable to afford the 200 dollar registration fee. The H.R.C.B. says in addition to the police at the centers, the recent Operation […]
Police are investigating a strange case which has left a primary school student dead in the village of Guinea Grass. According to Orange Walk police, Jose Moralez reported that at nine fifteen Monday night his family was watching television in their house when he and his wife decided to go to bed leaving their fourteen […]
With the start of the hurricane season, it’s time to take stock of your situation and make plans in case Belize is confronted by a storm this year. The National Emergency Management Organization says they have also been doing this and “fine-tuning” the Revised National Hurricane Plan. But while the government, police and B.D.F. have […]
As part of Drug Awareness Week, the Young Artists Association invites your family out to the Memorial Park tonight for two hours of entertainment. The show gets underway at seven and according to its coordinator, William Neal, there will be something for everyone at the park. William Neal, Coordinator, Family Night “Tonight the Young Artists […]
Did you know that if you retired right now all you would get from Social Security is 35 dollars a week? If you think that is out of step with the times, you’re not alone. This week the Social Security Board is asking the public, even those not receiving any benefits right now, to recommend […]
While there’s a lull in the action tonight, tomorrow night the Bliss will be packed once again with proud parents, teachers and the little brothers and sisters of Belize’s youngest performing artists. From the 3rd to the 5th of June the very best of the Belize District Festival of Arts will be highlighted. And even […]
Once upon a time Bermudian Landing, Crooked Tree, Placencia, Caye Caulker and even San Pedro were sleepy little villages. Now they attract both local and foreign visitors who want to enjoy their charms. Well a move is underway to help another village smack in the middle of the tourist circuit to put out their welcome […]
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There was a time when the annual general meeting of the Belize Audubon Society was about as exciting to the general public as… birdwatching. But today, 30 years after the society’s founding, birdwatching has gone mainstream and environmentalism is almost as popular in Belize as the traditional pastimes of sex and politics. Toss into the […]
One of those natural resources is water, more specifically the power of falling water to generate electricity. News Five’s Stewart Krohn asked Fonseca if the Chalillo Dam Project, which has been criticized as environmentally dangerous and economically unfeasible, was still a “done deal”. Ralph Fonseca, Minister of Economic Development “Well it certainly is, as long […]
In crime news tonight, forty year old African Alcine Eudithia is in police custody after allegedly trying to use someone else’s Visa Gold card. According to police Eudithia visited the Barclays Bank Branch Office near the Belcan Bridge on Monday morning and requested a cash advance of two thousand five hundred dollars U.S. He gave […]
In their weekly Cabinet meeting, amendments were made to a bill to amend the Criminal Code. The bill is designed to protect women and children. Among the proposed changes are increasing the age for which children are considered capable of committing a crime from 7 to 9 in accordance with the Convention on the Rights […]
The Belize National Selection Examination results are out and St. Ignatius School has much to celebrate with one of their students getting the highest score in the nation. Fifty of their standard six class scored above the ninetieth percentile and all their students passed. Tareek Young came in first with a 99.9 and Melanie Perrera […]
Buttonwood Bay Nazarene Primary School is cheering this week as well but for a different reason. Their highest scorer on the B.N.S.E. almost did not get to take the test. Theodore Augustine moved to Belize City from Dangriga during the first term but wasn’t able to enroll in a primary school. He didn’t give up […]
This morning a concerned parent called News Five to say that despite a recent letter from Gwen Lizarraga High School that students will not be allowed to leave the school grounds without their parents, for any reason, including illness, students were sent out today to sell raffle tickets. However, there are always two sides to […]
With the start of the hurricane season today, many of us are reliving the anxious days last October when Mitch had us fearing the worst and praying for the best. While we followed the weather reports tracking this fickle storm, trying to decide which way to run, we didn’t know there was a cruise ship […]
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