A fight at a disco in Caye Caulker has left one man dead and three others with stab wounds. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday, Adolfo Cruz and a minor attempted to enter the Sunset View disco, without paying the entrance fee. Royden Cain and Nathan McKenzie, security guards for the disco, refused to let […]
Today, police and citizens of Caye Caulker were out on the sea looking for a young man who is feared dead after he fell off a boat late Saturday night. According to reports from the island, the skiff with four passengers onboard left Belize City around 9:00 that night to go to the island. Sources […]
Two well-known football players did not spend the past weekend kicking ball, but were instead locked down at the Orange Walk Police Station. On Saturday, Norman “Tilliman” Nunez and Charlie Slusher were arrested following a fight, which erupted outside of a nightclub. Today, Linda Nunez, mother of Norman Nunez, told News Five that her son […]
Belize has a new ambassador to the Organisation of American States. On Thursday Lisa Shoman presented her credentials to Secretary General Cesar Gaviria at OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. Shoman thanked the OAS chief for acting as a “witness of honour” to the ongoing talks with Guatemala, which are being held under OAS supervision. Although […]
A financial arrangement between the Social Security Board and the Government of Belize will result in some improvements to the town of Dangriga. A release from the Press Office reports that SSB has purchased the property on which the old Dangriga Hospital was located for one point five million dollars and that money will be […]
It received a little scare from Hurricane Debby, but the latest edition of the regional cultural extravaganza known as CARIFESTA rebounded strongly for participants and spectators alike. Today I went out to the airport to meet Belize’s returning artists. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Members of the Belizean contingent to CARIFESTA VII in St. Kitts and Nevis […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is another serving of Sports Monday. The three-stage Tour de Santino took centre stage over the weekend with fifty-three riders, including six Americans and eleven Mexicans in the hunt to be number one. It’s Friday 5:30 a.m. on the Western Highway as the time trials gets off with […]
On last night’s One On One, the programme Cash for Guns was discussed at length with the show’s guests Lascelle Arnold and Darrel Carter. Both Arnold and Carter say the programme has been getting a number of support from the business community and concerned citizens. While the goal is to get as much illegal guns […]
In 1995, Belize established a sister relationship with the city of Havana, Cuba. Today that alliance has been further strengthened following a visit to Cuba by a delegation from the Belize City Council. The assembly headed by Mayor David Fonseca ratified the Sister Relationship Agreement that was signed between the two countries five years ago. […]
The Youth Development Department is now under new leadership. Shawn McKoy Gill, has been appointed Director by the Ministry of Tourism and Youth. Besides having a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University College of Belize, Gill, also served as president of the YWCA, Trainer with NCH Action for Children and as a representative […]
Today, the Fourth Tuxla Summit came to a close in Guatemala City. The meeting attended by Prime Minister Said Musa included the Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Nicaragua and the first Vice president of Panama. As a result of the discussions, a Joint Declaration was signed that reflects the progress made […]
On Monday, the Belizean contingent attending CARIFESTA VII, at St. Kitts and Nevis, is scheduled to return home. According to a government press release, our local artists have been involved in a number of performances. On Wednesday, at a UNESCO sponsored celebration, Andy Palacio and Punta Rebels took part in an outdoor event featuring drummers […]
It’s coming closer to Carnival time and one mas band intends to raise your body temperature and burn up the competition. C-JAMM recently formed a smaller group called Bodies on Fire, which is putting on a couple of mini performances to entice the public to join and support them. Today we spoke with one of […]
Despite the showery outbreaks, today the San Ignacio and Santa Elena town councils, started a clean-up campaign to rid the town of dirt and other debris that accumulated over time. Because the Cayo District is one of the most traveled destinations by Belizeans and tourists alike, the town councils felt it was important for the […]
This is not only a time for carnival and jump up, but many young ladies look forward to the September celebrations so they can compete in the many pageants that normally take place around this time of the year. This past weekend six ladies contested for the title of Miss Middle Age Cayo. Kent Pandy […]
Destined to be the largest cycling event after the Cross Country Cycling Classic, is a new riding competition created by Santino Castillo. Today we caught up with Santi to find out more. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Move over Tour-de-France, here comes Tour-de-Santino. With a 10.6 mile time trial, a seventy-mile road race, and an hour and […]
Around three o’clock this afternoon, News Five got a call informing us that William Young, a well known furniture maker on Cemetery Road, had just been stabbed. Our crew immediately rushed to the scene, and what we found was not pretty. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting When News Five arrived on the scene there was broken glass […]
The search for Stackle Monsanto is over. Monsanto, who was wanted for a robbery, was picked up by police last night at a house on Vasquez Avenue in Belize City. On Tuesday morning authorities were informed that a robbery was taking place in the area of the Queen’s Square Market. When police arrived on the […]
In keeping with its motto “Building the community through our support of Education, Sport and Culture,” the Belize Telecommunication Limited has been awarding primary school students with secondary school scholarships for the past ten years. This year was no exception and News Five was invited to the 2000 edition where twenty-five more students were awarded. […]
Prime Minister Said Musa has appointed five persons who will represent Belize on the Mixed Commission. The commission was established at a ministerial meeting held in July at the OAS headquarters in Washington D.C. between Belize and Guatemala. The Commission consists of five commissioners each from both countries and is charged with the responsibility of […]
As scientists continue to look for a cure for the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, AIDS, one medication has proven effective when it comes to preventing Mother to Child Transmission or MTCT. Since Wednesday, the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the Pan American Health Organization, UNAIDS and the National Aids Commission have been meeting to […]
We are all familiar with the ads by the Belize Tourist Board, which showcase the best Belize has to offer in an effort to lure tourists and Belizeans alike to explore our country. This time the Belize Tourism Industry Association, BTIA, has teamed up with BTB to publish another issue of the popular magazine Destination […]
George Gabb is no stranger to Belizean art scene. Recognized as an establish sculptor, playwright and poet, his artworks can be viewed at his combination restaurant and gallery in the Buttonwood Bay, or at the entrance to the capital city Belmopan, where his lightening bolt like sculpture entitled “The Freedom of Thought” is situated. In […]
In 1994, the Society for the Promotion of Education and Research, SPEAR, launch a project on political reform by holding a series of public consultations. These meetings resulted in the publication of the document Ten Proposals for Political Reform in March of 1996. Almost three years later, the topic was still a popular subject. In […]
A minor is today in police custody after a robbery early Tuesday morning. The victim, Chinese businessman Lee Quan of Gibnut Street was robbed of two hundred Belize dollars at gunpoint. According to a police press release, they received a call about seven o’clock that morning, informing them that a robbery was taking place in […]
