The Boom and Chime Band may be on the cover of a book which helps people use current technology like cellular phones, faxes and pagers, but their fame has come through their ability to preserve and promote a Belizean tradition: Brukdown music. But Wilfred Peters and his accordion, his musicians with their turtle shell and […]
Today the worst fears of a missing girl’s family and friends were confirmed. The body of 14 year old Noemi Hernandez was found at the mouth of the Belize River apparently murdered. A BDF Soldier made the discovery around 11:00am but it was several hours before the child’s clothing was identified by the father. The […]
At news time tonight, the body of a man believed to have drowned earlier this afternoon in the sea off the Port Loyola area has still not been found. But he didn’t take a pleasure swim and have an accident; he was being chased by police. There are two sides to the story, with witnesses […]
Sources at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital have indicated that Dr. Lavel Reyes has been given an early retirement by the Ministry of the Public Service. This follows an investigation into the deaths of two infants at the hospital. As News Five first reported, Lavern Meighan and Tracy Bainton, both classified as high risk cases […]
Police in Cayo are investigating a claim by a young woman that she was drugged and raped in the early hours of February 19th. The 24 year old says she was at the “Legend 2000” nightclub in Santa Elena Town, when a male acquaintance bought her a drink and insisted she drink. She says she […]
Another inmate of the Hattieville Prison has escaped from custody. Police say on Wednesday afternoon, 22 year old Jordi Espat, was taken from the prison with a group going on a work program and sometime later it was discovered that Espat was missing. Police say Prison Authorities have not told them where Espat was working […]
He was the most valuable player on Belize’s miraculous Caricom championship basketball team. And today–against all odds–Milton Palacio is a rookie point guard in the most prestigious and formidable league in the world: the NBA. Tonight at seven-thirty, Channel Five will present a half hour special report on Palacio in which we talk to his […]
It’s no “Boxing after Dark” but hey, tonight is still Fight Night. It’s the seventh annual The Copa Maya Boxing Tournament and for the first time ever, it’s being hosted by Belize. Our boys are facing off competitors from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The regional boxers met up with the national selection earlier today, […]
A Z-Line bus filled with passengers crashed early this morning on the Hummingbird Highway. The bus departed from Dangriga shortly after 6:00 and was heading towards Belmopan but as the vehicle approached mile forty-seven and a half, it almost crashed into the rear of a dump truck that was parked on the highway. The bus […]
Its been nine days and police have still been unable to locate the mother of a newborn baby murdered and left on the bank of Havana Creek in Dangriga. The investigation has been hindered by the fact that no one in the area wants to talk. Now, while there have been reports that the mother […]
The proposed Chalillo Dam has had its fair share of support and criticism alike. Last week, B.E.L. opened the floor for questions from the general public. Today BACONGO, the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGOs, had its turn to discuss the project. The energy conference focused on different issues like alternative energy sources as well as […]
Cabinet Ministers have begun to work out the details of the budget for fiscal year 2000 to 2001. Discussions will continue at a special meeting on Thursday and the Prime Minister Said Musa will give the budget speech to the nation at a House of Representatives meeting on March 7th. The budget debate in the […]
A Police Constable who was interdicted from duty because of allegations that he attempted to extort money from a Mennonite family in Spanish Lookout was acquitted this week in the Supreme Court. The attorney for Leonard Williams, Dean Barrow successfully argued that his client had no case to answer for any of the charges, which […]
Three Belizeans and an American have been charged with drug trafficking, after a quantity of cocaine was found in their vehicle while they were attempting to cross the border into Mexico on Tuesday. 37 year old Peter Herrera, 27 year old Sydney Ellis and 25 year old Bernard Talbert, all laborers of #52 St. Thomas. […]
When someone is the victim of domestic abuse or sexual assault it is easy for the rest of us to say, “oh she should get counseling.” But this is not always easy to come by, or afford. Today the Ministry of Human Development opened a center where people can receive individual or group counseling for […]
Yesterday, News Five looked at the sensational and, as it turns out false, reporting of an incident on Euphrates Avenue. A stranger picked a child up in his arms and then let her go when she started screaming and a shopkeeper ordered him to drop the child. The Reporter newspaper reported the incident, incorrectly quoting […]
The Police and the Ministry of Human Development have not indicated any intention to pursue the matter legally. The police have decided however to fast track a media policy which will cover such issues. In a footnote to our coverage yesterday about the discrepancy between the eye-witness accounts on television and in the newspapers we […]
Last Thursday the Immigration Department visited the Pepsi Cola factory in Ladyville and escorted the general manager and sales manager, a father and son off the compound. According to Immigration, both Guatemalans had arrived in the country two weeks ago and had taken up employment at the plant although they had no work permit. The […]
Punta Gorda Police are investigating a series of fires on Sunday, which they believe may be linked. The first was just after one am when Herman Muschamp’s thatched roof shed on Cayetano Street caught fire. Two hours later Winston Lopez reported that someone threw a quart bottle filled with gasoline through a bedroom window in […]
The winning slogan for the 2000 census is “Every Woman, Every Man, Every Child, Counts.” The entry was submitted by BDF Captain Lloyd Jones on duty in the Orange Walk District. Jones won $250.00 from the Central Statistical Office as part of their public awareness campaign leading up to the census on May 12th. Specially […]
On Wednesday, the Women’s Issues Network of Belize will host a public lecture on Trade Liberalization and Globalization and how it will affect Women in Belize. Doctor Mariama Williams, Research Coordinator for Women’s Strategic Planning Seminar on Gender and Trade in Jamaica is in Belize for the occasion. She will be leading the discussion and […]
The Belize Tourism Board, in collaboration with the Caribbean Tourism Organization has announced the winners of the poster competition “Caribbean Tourism Through the Eyes of Tomorrow.” Canaan High School stole the show with two of it’s students, Jeremy Cuthkelvin and Nicole James winning first and third prize respectively while Cherene Valero of the Belmopan Comprehensive […]
Sometimes in reporting the news, the real story is not necessarily the one you see in the headlines. Rather it is in the story behind the story, that is, the way an event is reported may be more important than the event itself. Such appears to be the case with an incident that occurred last […]
Just two days after News Five ran a story on heightened security measures and efforts to improve overcrowding at the Hattieville Prison Correctional Facility, another inmate has been fatally stabbed at the compound. It is the third death since the beginning of the year. News Five understands that this time the incident did not take […]
Many Belize City residents have fond memories of weekend dances at the Riverside Hall on North Front Street. Others remember it as the headquarters of Bradley’s Bottling Works. While those days are long gone, there was a certain amount of regret when the old wooden building was destroyed by fire this morning. But a more […]
