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Up until around five o’clock this evening we here at News Five were preparing to usher in the year two thousand with a shorthanded newscast followed by a long night of reveling. Events intervened, however, and I’ve just returned from the scene of a tragic fire. The blaze, which started in a two storey wooden […]
If events in Asia and Europe are any indication, fears of a massive worldwide Y2K catastrophe were unfounded. And as Belize and the Americas prepare to uncork the vintage champagne or cashew wine it appears that we too will greet the stroke of midnight with little in the way of unnatural disaster. In Belize City […]
To start off the celebrations city residents were treated this afternoon to the sights and sounds of the marching band from Chetumal, Quintana Roo. The young Mexicans paraded on a long route through both sides of town, ending up at Memorial Park. They’ll take a short rest before performing tonight at that same venue.
While all is quiet tonight on the political front it appears that the first working day of the New Year will feature some fireworks of a partisan nature. Minister of Housing Dickie Bradley told News Five that construction will begin on Monday on land near the BelChina Bridge, land that was given to the United […]
In a correction to a story we ran on Thursday night’s newscast, it was inmate Nero Smith who stabbed fellow prisoner Albert Broaster in his back and not the other way around as we had reported. Broaster remains in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in a stable condition. According to reports, Broaster was stabbed as […]
Late this evening News Five was informed that Kevin Coye, the son of Minister of Health Jose Coye, was involved in a traffic accident on Princess Margaret Drive. Sources tell News Five Coye was travelling at a high rate of speed on his motorcycle when his brakes malfunctioned and he crashed into the back of […]
If you’re watching this broadcast at home, chances are you may be in the process of choosing your wardrobe for tonight’s millennium bash. And while I hope that you’ve settled on exactly the right outfit for the occasion, it still isn’t too late for some end of the year shopping… as I discovered this afternoon. […]
Come tomorrow morning, more than one head will be bent over the toilet after a booze filled night. You might have your own recipe for taking care of “goma” but here are a few experts in the highly specialized field whose advice might just save you some pain. Dr. Francis Smith “You want to drink […]
After two days in police custody, Mark Middleton and Glenford Gillett have been jointly charged for the murder of fellow Hattieville Prison inmate Gerald Tasher. Investigations have revealed that the attack was in retaliation for an assault that the deceased had earlier made on their friend Herman Lanza. Christy Castillo, Police Press Officer "Well investigations […]
While Dickie Bradley, Minister of Prisons had told News Five in an interview that those responsible for Tuesday night’s near riot at Hattieville would soon be punished, Jennifer Lovell, the Acting Superintendent of Prisons says so far the matter is still under investigation. Lovell told News Five that they have yet to identify who were […]
Two days after an eighty-two year old woman reported to police that she had been robbed and raped, a sixteen-year-old, Carlos Luna Caliz, has been arrested and charged for the crimes. The elderly woman from Corozal told police that on Tuesday, Caliz went to her home and told her that her son was being held […]
Thanks to a sting operation by the Fisheries Department, one Belize City restaurateur has become the catch of the day after he was netted for possessing undersized shellfish. According to Fisheries Officer Errol Diaz, on Wednesday a search in the kitchen of the Chong Sing Restaurant revealed one hundred fifteen undersized conch. The restaurant’s owner […]
This afternoon traffic at the Pallotti junction slowed down not because there was a traffic jam but because the National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC and the Police Youth Cadet Corp were handing out flyers and bumper stickers warning motorists of the dangers of driving under the influence. Marlon McNab, Belize District Coord., NDACC "The […]
There is less than a day and a half to go before we witness the end of the Twentieth Century and worldwide, people have been making preparations in anticipation of any major Y2K catastrophe. In Belize a Y2K Advisory Council has been established to ensure that all of Belize’s major sectors like utility companies, financial […]
With the peak of the millennium madness only hours away, entertainment hot spots throughout the city are pulling out all the stops and laying out the red carpet, each trying to throw the best bash of the century. Between champagne rivers and a sky lit by fireworks, New Year’s Eve promises to be a good […]
It’s getting to be that time of year when expectant mothers start watching the calendar… and the clock. While the Lions Club will as is customary, be showering the first baby of the year with a basket of gifts, for the new millennium the Ministry of Health has also gotten into the act. Jose Coye, […]
After all the millennium hoopla has died down the public’s concern will no doubt refocus on the nuts and bolts of health care. We asked the Minister and chairman what the new year has in store. Jose Coye, Minister of Health "We can look forward for the next year with the restructuring that we are […]
There is no shortage of horror stories which come out of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital… and we here at News Five have reported more than our share. Tonight, however, take a look at a young patient and his doctors who have managed to defy the conventional wisdom. On November twenty-fifth five-year-old Andyvan Andrews was […]
It has not been a good week for Hattieville Prison. On Tuesday morning a twenty-four year old inmate, Gerald Tasher, was stabbed to death by a fellow prisoner… and by nightfall the reaction of the incarcerated population to a subsequent weapons search bordered on a riot. Shortly after nine cameraman Brent Toombs and I reached […]
Police suspect foul play in connection with the discovery of a body found floating in the Belize River today. Around nine forty-five this morning, police received an anonymous tip reporting that the body of a man was floating in the Belize River near mile five and a half on the Northern Highway. When members of […]
It appears tonight that nobody, absolutely nobody is safe from the criminal depravity which currently afflicts the nation… as police report that an eighty-two year old woman has become the latest victim of rape. The elderly woman from Corozal told police that on Tuesday around four in the afternoon, she was inside her home when […]
In an update to a story aired yesterday, twenty-five year old Miguel Angel Ayala has been arrested and charged for rape and murder after a woman’s body was found floating in the Macal River on Monday. Alexi Aldana was found face down in the river near the temporary bridge that connects Santa Elena and San […]
In crimes of a less serious nature Opposition Senator Audrey Matura Tillett was today found guilty of assault in the court of Magistrate Harrison Hewlett. The charges arose out of an incident on April thirteenth when Matura was involved in a dispute with another woman at the Belize Electricity Limited compound on Magazine Road. She […]
One of the defining characteristics of our young nation is that it will always be considered a work in progress… with new frontiers, new challenges and new discoveries lurking around every bend of the river or fork in the trail. Tonight we invite you to join us on a hike down one of those forest […]
