While much of the news was grim today, there were lighter moments. Students of Queen’s Square Primary School had some interesting visitors today; a busload of painted people. No, they weren’t clowns, but American students who gave up their spring break to perform plays for Belizean children. RIM, Real Impact Mission, has been performing in […]
With fires so frequent in Belize City, the National Fire Service has launched a concentrated effort to educate the public, beginning with the children. The effort is designed to make everyone more “fire literate” and they are going to schools in Belize City teaching kids everything from how to call the fire department to “the […]
The public immediately considered her victim number five of a serial killer, but the police were not so quick to jump to conclusions until they had the results of the post mortem. Now those results are in. News Five spoke with Dr. Mario Estradabran today. What he described is the frightening echo of torture and […]
In what we are hoping is not related news, a 14-year-old girl was reported missing today in Belize City. Although the teen disappeared on Monday after school, the family did not make a police report until today. Karen Williams of Central American Boulevard is a Standard 6 student at St. John Vianney School. She is […]
This week’s Cabinet meeting included discussions on ways to encourage Belizeans to seek work in the banana and citrus industries, copyright legislation and protecting the Belize Barrier Reef. A subcommittee made up of Minister of Agriculture Daniel Silva, Minister of Labour Valdemar Castillo and Minister of Citrus and Banana Industries Henry Canton will develop a […]
The Belizean four may be home to stay, but their ordeal in Guatemala continues to send ripples through the international community. At the conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in St. Kitts and Nevis, leaders this week expressed concern, as they learned that Guatemala had reiterated it’s territorial claim to […]
Two of the inmates who escaped from the Hattieville Prison on Tuesday morning, have been apprehended by authorities. Salva Carballo and Jason Flowers were picked up last night at a house in Hattieville. Two others, considered dangerous, are still at large. They are 19 year old Terry Reyes, serving a 20-year sentence for murder and […]
Investigations continue into the murder of a banana farm worker whose body was discovered Tuesday in Bladden, Toledo. A post mortem has concluded that 61-year-old Julian Zeyala Lopez was strangled. His body was found in a newly dug grave covered with dry cohune leaves by co-workers, who launched a search after Zelaya Lopez disappeared on […]
Construction will finally begin on the long awaited new library for Dangriga. The National Library Service announced today that funding has come through from the Ministry of Education as well as the Social Security Board. Construction on the land, donated by Cornelius Cacho should begin in about two weeks. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held back in […]
They originally suspended the service almost a year ago, but government pressure and requests from the Belize Tourism Board made them reactivate it in June. But even with alterations in the schedule to make it more attractive, in the end, Grupo TACA’s direct flight to Miami just wasn’t carrying enough passengers. This Friday TACA will […]
The hurricane season may be months away but for once; Belize is trying to get a jump-start on things. Since Monday, various community leaders, representatives of the Belize Red Cross and concerned citizens have been trying to develop a detailed disaster preparedness program. While discussions will focus on things like infrastructure, roads, bridges, and buildings, […]
This evening the Belize Emergency Response Team, BERT received a gift of a twin engine aircraft, to provide air ambulance service from Belize to the United States and Central America. The plane was purchased from the Wagners Foundation in the United States, after the money was raised by the Burlington Illinois Rotary Club. It is […]
He tried to join them in their bid for freedom, but Juan Ramirez, who was serving a life sentence for murder, broke his foot on the way out. His four companions as they say, “made good their escape” from Hattieville early this morning. Prison officials somehow couldn’t give News Five a total count of just […]
Technical talks on the territorial dispute between Belize and Guatemala went ahead as scheduled today, but this time they were held at the Organization of American States in Washington D.C. They were originally scheduled for Miami late last month, but canceled after four Belizean soldiers were detained by the Guatemalan army. Today’s meeting was conducted […]
The body of a man who disappeared on Friday was discovered yesterday, in Bladden, Toledo. According to police, 61 year old Julian Zeyala Lopez, an employee of a banana plantation, Farm 17, left camp early that morning to work in the fields but never returned. Three days later, on Monday employees found a set of […]
Two men are in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following an accident in the Stann Creek District on Monday. Haisam Diab of Belize City told police he was heading back to Belize City from Dangriga in a Dodge Ram around 10 o’clock when he approached a narrow, blind bridge between miles 34 and 35. He […]
Three Belizean artists, Gilvano Swasey, Yasser Musa and Michael Gordon are exhibiting their work in Merida in the Yucatan. The show at the Olimpio Hall also includes photos of an art park in Benque Viejo Del Carmen and was opened this weekend by Prime Minister Said Musa. Artist Joan Duran, who spent a number of […]
If you want to go to Merida, Cancun or any other Mexican city past Chetumal you will still need a tourist visa, but last week the Mexican Government implemented a pass system they hope will make traveling to Chetumal a little easier. The Mexican Embassy says Belizeans can now obtain a pass, which allows them […]
Five more primary schools will be equipped with new libraries, as the Michael A. Ashcroft Foundation launched the second phase of its Library and Literary Programme for Belizean Children. The schools which are receiving financial support are Hattieville Government School, Ladyville Evangelical School, Bethel Primary, San Martin Roman Catholic School in Belmopan and the Lake […]
The owners of a Belize City bakery and fire officials are still trying to determine how a fire started last night in Port Loyola. News Five’s Janelle Chanona was at the scene. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning’s rain hasn’t managed to wash away the strong smell of smoke or the charred remains of a once […]
Two weeks after a student reported being hit in the head on “T” Street, a man has been charged. But today 51 year old Errol Bishop, also known as Adel Mohammed Abdullah was not only charged with aggravated assault, he was charged with Attempted Rape, Grievous Harm, and Forcible Abduction. Bishop, who was picked up […]
In other crime news, Police say at this time they do not know why 19 year old Clifford Clare was shot and killed on Saturday, but it is believed the death may have been the result of a misunderstanding earlier that night. Clare’s family declined to be interviewed by News Five, but according to the […]
In a weekend accident, a man from San Antonio, Orange Walk was killed when his vehicle overturned on the Progresso road on Sunday night. 40 year old Miguel Grajalez had left Progresso around 9:00pm and about four miles up the road his blue Toyota pickup ran off the road and flipped over. His body was […]
In another incident on Saturday night a man on a bicycle was hit first by one car and then run over by another. Linsford Rosado told police he was heading into Belize City from Belama Phase Two sometime before 10:30pm when Elias Perez, who was riding his bike in the same direction, suddenly cut in […]
A shopkeeper was charged today following statements to police by two children who claim he molested them. 65 year old Artemio Gomez was taken over to Magistrate Court today where he was charged with aggravated assault. Police say the charges follow a report last week of an incident at Gomez’s Belize City shop last December. […]
