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Rotary hosts international conference

Belize is playing host for Rotary Conference 2000. Representatives of all the rotary clubs in Belize, Guatemala and Honduras will be meeting for the next two days to discuss the organization’s plans for the coming year. The representative of the president of Rotary International, Alejandro Pannini, says eradicating polio by the year 2005 is big […]

Community development project launched in P.G.

It is designed to help farmers and residents of the Toledo District help themselves, and today the project was launched in Punta Gorda. News Five was invited down south for the occasion. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Farmers and people of the southern districts of Stann Creek and Toledo will be able to access loans for small […]

Returning soldiers get warm welcome

It was the climax to a drama, the likes of which Belize had not experienced in its 18 years of nationhood. The Phillip Goldson International Airport…late Friday night…a room full of anxious relatives…a tiny airplane bearing precious cargo. This was the scene of the emotional homecoming of the three Belizean soldiers and a Belizean police […]

P.M. satisfied with outcome in Guatemala

In his first official comment on the return of the Belizean officers, at today’s House meeting, Prime Minister Said Musa says he is happy to have the men home and hopes Belize Guatemala relations can get back on track. Prime Minster, Said Musa “It was a combination of utilizing to the fullest, the legal expertise […]

UDP ready to assist with Guatemalan dispute

The Leader of the Opposition commented today on the return of the Belizean patrol, saying he is glad that the men received legal representation and are home safe. He says he still believes the BDF need to review the way in which they deal with border encounters, but that cannot be done in isolation. He […]

Budget presented to the House

The theme was “Belize on Rebound” as Prime Minister Said Musa presented the national budget for fiscal year 2000-2001 today in the House of Representatives. While the debate will not take place until the 17th, Musa took the opportunity to give his administration a glowing report card. He pointed to robust economic growth in the […]

Barrow says budget needs details

The Leader of the Opposition says there is no good news in the budget for Belizeans and that the Prime Minister spoke about improving areas such as education and eliminating poverty, but did not say specifically how these things will be accomplished or how they will be paid for. Dean Barrow, Leader of the Opposition […]

Barry Bowen in weekend accident

He is one of Belize’s leading businessmen and today Barry Bowen and the three passengers in his vehicle are lucky to be alive. On Sunday, Bowen, who is a senator and Managing Director of Bowen and Bowen Limited was admitted to the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami after being flown from Belize to the United […]

Young woman killed in highway crash

In another accident this weekend a twenty-one year old woman was killed after the vehicle she was travelling in overturned on the Western Highway. Police report that shortly after six on Saturday morning a pickup truck carrying Lisa Perez and twenty-three year old Darrel Middleton suffered a blowout between miles seventeen and eighteen. The pick-up […]

Teen drowns in Belize River

A fishing trip over the long weekend ended in tragedy after a boat capsized and a teenaged girl drowned. The incident took place on the Belize River by Never Delay. Police investigations reveal that thirty-six year old Eufemio Cruz and sixteen year old Vanessa Perillo both from Roaring Creek were out fishing on Sunday when […]

Priest subject of vicious rumours

This weekend rumours that a priest had admitted to the child murders and bloody clothes and other incriminating evidence had been found in his possession spread like wildfire throughout the city. However, they proved to be untrue. Today News Five spoke with Police Press Officer Christy Castillo and Father Noel Leslie of St. Ignatius Parish. […]

Black Rock first in Ruta Maya race

Good evening, I’m James Adderly and you’re strapped in for this rough ride of Sports Monday. St. John’s College have remained the undefeated powerhouse in the Central division of High School Basketball through regular season and the playoffs and were certainly the favorite to grab game one of the three game championship series against E. […]

Free at last! Four Belizeans home from Guatemala

The following was a live report aired after the news as the four Belizean prisoners in Guatemala returned to Belizean soil. Ernesto Vasquez Good evening, I’m Ernesto Vasquez and this is Stewart Krohn. Earlier this evening if you were with us we were talking about our boys coming back from Guatemala after being freed. On […]

Schools celebrate Children’s Day

While the adults spent the day wondering if the Belizeans in Guatemala would be home this weekend as hoped, the children of the nation turned their thoughts to more innocent pursuits as they celebrated their day. There were some somber moments as they remembered those among them who have been murdered, but in general it […]

Police to crackdown on pranksters

Police are also warning that anyone, who is reporting abduction attempts that are false, will be charged from now on. The police say several incidents occurred today and while these people were let off with a warning, future pranksters will be dealt with by the law. Parents and children are warned to be wary of […]

American drowns while snorkeling

An American died on Thursday during a snorkeling trip off San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Police say 57 year old James Brown from South Carolina was with a group of nineteen snorkelers around 11:00am at an area known as Coral Garden when he cried out for help. The passengers and the boat captain got him out […]

Women’s Department sponsors Women’s Week

Women’s Week begins on Sunday and culminates on March 8th, International Women’s Day. The theme, “Women United to Create Positive Change” will be celebrated with a fundraiser for Haven House. Other events include a female football marathon, a talk show on safe sex, the “Sistah Powah” variety show, as well as a Women’s Fair and […]

Comedy presented at the Bliss

If you’re in the mood for a comedy, and a free one at that, The Stann Creek Ecumenical College Sixth Form Acting Company is giving an encore performance in Belize City of “Lend Me a Tenor” which ran for five nights in Dangriga. According to the Belize Arts Council, “Lend Me a Tenor” is a […]

Ruta Maya kicks off in San Ignacio

Europe may have the Tour de France, the United States might boast the Iron Man Challenge but here in Belize, we’ve got the La Ruta Maya River Challenge. “Ruta Maya” is basically four days of INTENSE paddling down 174 miles of the Macal and Belize Rivers but every year, more and more people decide to […]

PUP wins 7 town councils; UDP 1

National issues such as the Guatemala crisis may have eclipsed in the latter days of the campaign, but the electors in seven towns and the capital city were not to be deterred from doing their civic duty with a record turnout. And they voted overwhelmingly PUP, with 7 out of 8 municipalities going blue. Even […]

PM says voters want effective government

Today the Prime Minister met the press in Belmopan to talk about the town council sweep. He says national issues were a factor in the campaign and believes that the tensions with Guatemala did influence the turnout in the border areas like Benque and Toledo, but the voters seemed most concerned about municipal matters. He […]

UDP says opposition still strong

The United Democratic Party says despite their loss in the Town Council Elections, to them the statistics show that there is a strong opposition. Michael Finnegan, the UDP Area Representative for the Mesopotamia Division says the electorate was considering several issues when they went to the polls. Michael Finnegan, UDP Area Representative, Mesopotamia Division “As […]

Belmopan Mayor to tackle running of city

While the UDP certainly didn’t get the outcome they were hoping for, the man who was elected as the first mayor of Belmopan certainly did. This morning Anthony Chanona told News Five he interprets the large number of split votes, the counting of which went on until early in the morning, as a sign that […]

PM says prisoners may get bail

While the successful politicians and their supporters took a well-deserved rest after a long night of ballot counting, when they woke up today there was still a country to run. And the major problem confronting that country is the continued incarceration of three Belizean soldiers and a policeman by Guatemalan authorities. While the four were […]

High school student injured in abduction attempt

Details are sketchy at this time but according to reports, a young girl on her way to Excelsior High School this morning was almost abducted. The girl was reportedly walking on “T” Street in the Port Loyola area when a red pickup truck pulled up. It is not clear what happened next but the girl […]