After many years of renting office space on Barrack Road, Belize Electricity Limited has built itself a new home on the Northern Highway. This morning, accompanied by champagne toasts, Minister of Public Service Jose Coye cut the ribbon to officially open BEL’s new building. Even though the company is still putting on the finishing touches, […]
The theory that Africans explored the continents of North and South America long before Columbus is not a new one, but in a new publication journalist Lamont Muhammad brings the issue closer to home through a journey to a unique village up north. The booklet is called “Black Mexico: The Greatest Story Never Told.” Lamont […]
One week after we brought you the story of 9-year old Kurl Kingston, the young boy who is battling with a brain tumor and is in need of immediate surgery to stay alive, we have some good news. Fabiana Kingston says that on Wednesday they received word that a hospital has been found that will […]
On Wednesday when the results of the Primary School Exam were made public, more than a few people were surprised at what appeared to be some disappointingly low grades. According to officials from the Ministry of Education, of the 5,221 students who sat the exam, less than half managed to score even 50%. While the […]
It may have been the fastest real estate transaction in the history of Belize. Less than 24 hours after News Five broke the story of Government’s unconscionable sale of a pristine caye to a well connected private citizen, that deal has been reversed. A release this afternoon from the Ministry of Natural Resources indicates that […]
Another body has been recovered from sea after a tragic shipwreck last week off Wee Wee Caye. According to police reports, on Tuesday morning residents of Seine Bight found the body of 20-year old Nigerian Emmanuel Omeneh washed up on the beach. The body had drifted more than 20 miles from the site of the […]
A 19-year old has been arrested and charged with the murder of his fellow carwasher. 19-year old Errol Garnett of a Waight Street address has been charged with the murder of Leroy McKoy. According to eyewitness accounts, the men were involved in a verbal confrontation Thursday afternoon. Shortly after the argument McKoy was washing a […]
The Ministry of Education today released the results of this year’s newly renamed Primary School Examination, or PSE. Of the over 5,000 standard six students who took the test, less than half, 48.5%, scored above the acceptable level of a 50% grade. The students did best on the English and Science sections, with 61 and […]
It might be one of the few projects that managed to survive from one administration to the next. This week, the Belize Tourism Board is holding public consultations to discuss the idea of a tourism village at Fort Point in Belize City. This afternoon, Minister of Tourism, Mark Espat told News Five that the project […]
The Minister responsible for the National Fire Service many months ago made a commitment that Belize’s fire fighters would one day soon get the equipment they needed to do their job. Today that moment finally arrived. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For many years, the National Fire Service has been something of a public whipping boy. It […]
He is not a politician–not yet anyway–so Attorney General Godfrey Smith is not burdened with a constituency of voters that he has to please. Free to concentrate on his portfolio, Smith has immersed himself in the job and has received high marks from both friends and foes for his initial moves to reform our system […]
We at News Five first became acquainted with the Silk Cayes in May of 1999 when we reported a story on the whale sharks which congregate at nearby Gladden Spit. Last month we revisited the area when Fisheries Minister Dan Silva, surrounded by government officials, local fishermen, environmentalists and foreign diplomats, declared the three islands […]
In related news Fisheries Minister Daniel Silva may have some additional worries concerning marine reserves. According to a government release Silva recently met with members of the fishing villages of Chunux, Copperbank and Sarteneja in the Corozal District and heard their concerns regarding the establishment of protected areas in what have traditionally been their fishing […]
It’s getting to the point that good news from the Tourism Board is so common that it soon may not qualify as news. For the fifth straight month tourism arrivals through the Philip Goldson International Airport have increased by a significant amount. The latest figures for May indicate an increase of 22.7% over May of […]
Following the recent demise of Belinsco, one of Belize’s most well known insurance companies, the average citizen has taken a different look at the business of insuring life and property. Trying to restore confidence in the industry, the Organization of Insurance Companies of Belize, (ORINCO) held a press conference to better inform the public. One […]
Today, Belize Telecommunications Limited expanded its internet services by introducing Internet Roaming. The new service will allow customers to access their BTL account while traveling abroad. It was made possible after BTL signed an alliance with iPass, one of the largest internet roaming providers. Gaylene Dawson, Marketing Representative, BTL “Maybe in the past locally, businesses […]
It’s not “Jeopardy” but for the students of St. John’s Infant School, competition in their general knowledge contest is just as intense. The students in the hot seat answered questions on subjects like science, social studies and a little bit of espanol. This afternoon, News Five stopped by the school for the final practice round […]
There may have been a shortage of crime news in tonight’s broadcast, but there is plenty to report involving the police. And for once, the news is positive. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On June 30th, primary schools across the country will be closing for the summer holiday. While some children will be going away for their […]
Two bodies have been recovered in the aftermath of last week’s shipwreck off Wee Wee Caye. They have been identified as Belizean Ibrahim Adamu and Nigerian Henry Osbgbue. Today, an aerial search continued to look for the two other passengers still missing and presumed drowned in Thursday night’s tragic sinking of an unnamed vessel enroute […]
An argument on Thursday afternoon between two car washers has left one young man dead. According to a witness interviewed by News Five, Leroy McKoy and another young man were arguing near the Triple J dock on Southern Foreshore. The witness says he does not know what the argument was about but the two men […]
In the Corozal District police have charged 3 men in connection with a bizarre incident which occurred on Sunday morning. 54-year old Manuel Lin, 19-year old Eusebio Lin and a 16-year old minor, all of San Roman Village, have been charged with the crime of forcible abduction. A 25-year old woman of the village alleges […]
With the successful visit of Cuba’s foreign minister fresh in his memory, Prime Minister Said Musa hit the road on Saturday for an extended working visit to Europe. Musa’s first stop will be the United Kingdom where, as a guest of the British government, he will call on a number of cabinet ministers as well […]
Prime Minister Said Musa is not the only family member involved in diplomacy. On Friday his wife Joan, Head of the Women’s Commission and special envoy to the United Nations, addressed that body’s general assembly which was meeting to follow up on the Women’s Summit held in China five years ago. In her address Musa […]
The CARICOM basketball championships are less than three weeks away but by Belizean standards that’s plenty of time to get our national team organized and ready to defend its title. Today the Basketball Association held a press conference to introduce the team’s coaches and update the public on how preparations are going. News Five’s James […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and we certainly want to welcome you aboard for this ride on Sports Monday. Game 2 of the Regent Millennium Cup championship series took us to the Michael Ashcroft Stadium in Independence Saturday night, where Sagitun needed to win, to stave off elimination. After losing 2-zip to Grigamandala last weekend, […]
