He was the father of Belizean independence and the man who has shaped the character of this country more than any other. Today we have received word that George Price, Belize’s leading political figure for the last half of the twentieth century, has been honoured by the region’s heads of government. It was announced at […]
From a former Prime Minister to a current Deputy Prime Minister. On Thursday night’s “One on One with Dickie Bradley”, the man in the hotseat was Minister of Natural Resources, Johnny Briceno. While Briceno didn’t make too much mention of News Five’s ongoing investigation of land policy, past and present, he did allude to important […]
Following our news story last night concerning the Montero family and their extensive purchases of government land, you might be thinking that they were the only ones to benefit from the generosity of former Minister of Natural Resources Dito Juan. Not so. According to public records accessed by News Five, we can offer the names […]
Police are investigating two suicides, which occurred Thursday at opposite ends of the country. In Toledo, police found the lifeless body of thirty-four year old Steven Kevin Coleman hanging from a nylon rope wrapped around his neck and tied to a wooden beam on the verandah of his house in Forest Home Village. A post […]
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) has taken action to provide advanced education for Belizeans in natural resources and protected areas management. PACT has awarded a full scholarship at the University of Belize to Leonardo Chavarria of Punta Gorda to complete his Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in natural resources. Chavarria […]
After an early morning fire on Thursday destroyed most of the upper flat of a building in Belize City, today, the fire department has concluded its investigations. According to officials, because of the fire path, the fact that traces of fuel were found and the way the household items burned at this home on Reggae […]
It’s one of those stories we unfortunately have to tell several times a year. Another house in Belize City has collapsed, leaving a family homeless. This time, the victims are from the Port Loyola area and as you will see, they need your help. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Two days ago, this house on Unity Street […]
It’s not the same as being there, but thanks to the technology of satellite communications, tonight’s crucial basketball game between Belize and Barbados will be broadcast live tonight on Channel Five immediately following this newscast. Just moments ago we spoke to Paul Flowers, sports analyst for Love FM, who has been following the tournament in […]
Less than a month ago News Five broke the story of South Silk Caye. This pristine white sand island in a newly created marine reserve had been sold by Government to a well connected buyer for a tiny fraction of its market value…all in defiance of an official policy forbidding the sale of government owned […]
A baby left in the care of older children burned to death this morning in Dangriga. Initial reports are that six-month old Taraya Castillo was left in the care of her four and five-year old brothers, while their mother, Mary Ann Flores went to work. The boys have told fire officials that shortly after their […]
Meanwhile, in Belize City, fire fighters responded to a fire on Reggae Street just before four this morning. It is estimated that seventy five percent of the house and its contents have been ruined by fire and water. The owners of the house, identified as Hugh Thomas and Stephanie Craig, were not home at the […]
A man was shot this morning while taking a walk near his home. Carlton Lord, a fifty-nine year old labourer of number twenty-seven West Canal, is now being treated at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was shot in the left forearm and left leg by an unidentified man. According to police, at about […]
Bad money has been showing itself once again, and this time it’s in Orange Walk. On Wednesday Orange Walk police received two complaints from the business community alleging that counterfeit money was being used to buy their products. A thirty-five year old tacos vender reported that at about ten Wednesday morning, a man approached his […]
Although many of the crimes reported on this newscast are committed by young people, the vast majority of Belize’s youths are doing positive things, like the group I visited this afternoon. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting They are a group of committed young musicians, who have come a long way since their band, The Grace Pantasticks was […]
Almost every year since 1992 News Five has marched along with the BDF volunteer battalion as it sweated through its annual training camp. This year is no exception, although it will be the first time that the story will be without the presence of Volunteer Commander Francis Usher. Usher has been succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel […]
The dispute, which came to such a dramatic climax early Tuesday morning on the highway east of Benque Viejo, now appears a little closer to a peaceful resolution. A release from the Ministry of Transport claims that after a three hour meeting with taxi drivers Tuesday evening in Belmopan, officials have agreed to reduce the […]
Today the police released the results of their preliminary investigation into Tuesday’s murder of inmate Glenford Gillett…and the report is very different from the account given by Prison Governor Bernard Adolphus on this broadcast yesterday. When News Five visited the Hattieville Correctional Facility, Adolphus told us that the stabbing incident happened outside on the prison […]
Here at News Five we often receive calls and visits from citizens who believe they have been dealt with unfairly by government agencies or large public service corporations. In many cases there is little we can do, but sometimes a little publicity can go a long way. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Linford McKenzie is not a […]
Residents of San Pedro should rest easier tonight as they received a new fire truck courtesy of the government of Belize. The vehicle comes as the last of five, which were bought by the National Fire Service and built to meet local specifications. Among other items purchased were 100 fire hydrants, which will be placed […]
After a long trip and late arrival in Barbados the Belize National Basketball Team finally took its turn on the court. And while the going was rough Tuesday night, by Wednesday morning the squad had hit its stride. In their debut against the U.S. Virgin Islands, Belize, the defending CARICOM champs, looked tired and out […]
The 1999-2000 football season is now history and the Regent Millennium Cup is safely locked up in the southern village of Independence. But that doesn’t mean that football is now dormant. Today the Belize National Football Association launched a program to improve the professionalism of coaches and players, in an effort to develop the overall […]
It’s a sport that has a loyal following but has never made the break into the Belizean mass market. Officials of the Belize Amateur Bodybuilding Association hope to change that image, however, with an upcoming big event. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Central American Body Building and Fitness Competition may be three months away but already […]
It may have come on the heels of labour troubles at Venus Bus Line in Corozal but the ruction on the Western road this morning bears no resemblance to Monday’s events up north. Kent Pandy of SEN TV in San Ignacio was on the scene and his dramatic footage tells a story of taxi drivers […]
No one ever said that prison is a pleasant place to hang out, but recent events have shown that the confines of the Hattieville Correctional Facility represent perhaps the most dangerous place in Belize. This afternoon another inmate left the institution in a body bag. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting 27-year old Glenford Gillette was in the […]
Also out of Hattieville, a young man visited our studios today looking like he’d just picked a fight with Mike Tyson. Glenford Middleton alleges that while on remand for charges of theft and robbery at the prison, he was beaten up by five inmates. Middleton says he managed to get the attention of the guard, […]
