Almost one week after a police corporal knocked down a twelve-year old boy in Belmopan, police have finally issued a report surrounding the incident. According to the press release, on August seventeenth, the officer, whose name has not been released because he has not been formally charged, was driving the department’s green Ford Explorer on […]
It’s almost September, and the Celebrations Committee is promising a wide variety of activities on their program that will appeal to everyone wanting to experience culture in the festivities. There are forty-eight events on the programme organized by the private sector and the September Celebrations Committee. This year the activities will be more culturally relevant […]
In news from the government, Prime Minister Said Musa leaves the country on Thursday for a one-day meeting in Guatemala. The session entitled “The Fourth Meeting of Heads of State of Countries and Participants of the Mechanisms of Dialogue and Consultations of Tuxtla” will be held in Guatemala City and will include Central American countries […]
Six years ago the Cash for Guns Programme brought in close to three hundred weapons. Since then crime has not gone down, but has escalated. Today a similar exercise will soon be launched to try and rid the streets of guns and eliminate crime. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Get guns off the street and out of […]
News Five was invited to Dangriga to witness a programme that the indigenous women of the town have been involved with to bring some much needed income into the homes of many unemployed women. The programme, which is the product of the Belize Indigenous Institute, BITI, has been greatly welcomed by the residents of Dangriga […]
Police are investigating a shooting incident, which took place in Belize City over the weekend. Twenty-one year old Brian Acosta reported to police that around midnight Sunday, he was riding his bicycle in the area of Dean and Plues Streets, when a dark complexioned man fired at him. Acosta received a gunshot wound to the […]
The Belize Basketball Association, in a press release has announced that the 2000 Semi-Pro Basketball Season will open on Friday, October sixth instead of the previously scheduled August twenty-fifth date. The BBA says following a review meeting, the owners and executives of the league agreed that the initial date was too short and would not […]
Representatives of various disaster response teams are meeting for three days to discuss Post Disaster Stress Management. One topic of particular interest during the discussions is post disaster counseling. This area became a primary concern after the post Mitch evaluation that took place between countries that were affected by the hurricane in 1998. Joan Burke, […]
Wesley Methodist Church has a new minister. Reverend Otto Wade succeeds Reverend Doctor Lesley Anderson, who has been appointed President of the Panama/Costa Rica District Conference. Wade, who is a Belizean, has been serving the British Methodist Church in Newport Wales for the past five years. Previous to his departure from Belize, Wade was superintendent […]
“Participate, or stop rail up” is what the government and SPEAR have been telling the public regarding the political reform forum being held tonight at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. Today News Five spoke to Ward Grant, public information and education coordinator at SPEAR, about what to expect. Ward Grant, Public Info. and Education Coordinator, […]
The football season is set to start in September, and as a prelude, the Belize National Football Association is educating its members on the professional aspect of the game. The BNFA along with FIFA is hosting an Olympic Solidarity Coaches Course to aid in the improvement of the sport in Belize. News Five’s Jose Sanchez […]
San Pedro was jamming this past weekend as the annual Costa Maya festival came to a close. News Five was on La Isla Bonita and brings you the following highlights. Jacqueline Woods Costa Maya Festival 2000 came to a close on Saturday with Belize night. The event was well attended by both the young and […]
Les “Mobley” Smith is no stranger to the police but residents of East Collet Canal said there was no reason for the police to shoot him. Smith died early Saturday morning after he was chased by police officers and then shot as he hid in the attic of an abandoned building. Today the police have […]
Police Internal Affairs is also investigating another shooting incident that took place over the weekend in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye involving a tourism police officer. According to a police press release, around 2:45 Sunday morning, eighteen-year old Lewis Ciego of Dangriga and three of his friends were walking down Coconut Drive after leaving a nightclub. […]
Meanwhile, further up North, Orange Walk police are investigating an alleged rape that took place over the weekend. A nineteen-year old woman reported to police that around eight o’clock Saturday night she and her boyfriend were sitting in his pickup truck in the Marcus Canul Area, when they were approached by four masked men dressed […]
It had taken so long, that many people on both sides of the issue thought that the day when Belize would have a copyright law would never come. Today, almost seven months after the date mandated by the World Trade Organisation, that day finally arrived. Attorney General Godfrey Smith accompanied by the Governor General, told […]
On Friday, we reported that Prince William, the heir to the British throne, is in Belize learning the art of jungle warfare with the Welsh Guards Regiment. Today, we learned that thirteen of the soldiers training along with the future king were injured after the truck they were traveling in collapsed under a track. According […]
Safety in the workplace is the goal of the U.S. Department of Labour and Belize’s Ministry of Labour. The topic will be discussed at length during a Regional Occupational Safety and Health Project, which was launched today at the Radisson. Jose Sanchez, Reporting This project, once under way is expected to save businesses and Central […]
Hurricane Debby is threatening the Isle of St. Kitts and Nevis, which just happen to be where a twenty-nine member Belizean delegation is representing the country at CARIFESTA. This evening we spoke with Beverly Smith Lopez, who is braving the weather along with the contingent of artists and performers. Beverly Smith Lopez, Director, Arts Council, […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and it’s my pleasure to welcome you to another portion of Sports Monday. The BNFA’s National First Division Football two game playoff series got underway yesterday at the People’s Stadium with Lagio Jumex hosting Metro Stars of Belize City. The Stars got into the playoffs through the unconventional route of […]
His election marked the greatest shift in the modern political history of Mexico. And in the honeymoon period between his election on July second and inauguration on December first, Mexican president-elect Vicente Fox will be getting a feel for the difference between being a leader of the opposition and the head of one of the […]
While Musa’s concept of a good relationship was based on a deepening friendship demonstrated by quantifiable deeds, his counterpart to the north was less specific. Whether he was poorly briefed or just chose to wait until he becomes president to get down to business, Vicente Fox had a lot of kind words…and some that may […]
It turns out that Vicente Fox is not the only international celebrity in Belize. As I speak Prince William, the future king of Belize, is preparing to bed down for the night somewhere in the jungles of the Mountain Pine Ridge, Chiquibul Forest or perhaps the Sibun Gorge. The prince is here as the guest […]
After several false starts the dispute between cable television operators and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union over the Olympic Games has finally been resolved. Late this afternoon CBU President Stewart Krohn and Cable Association President Jimmy Johnson signed an agreement, which for an undisclosed fee, will allow Cable Association members to broadcast the games from Sydney. […]
This weekend a large congregation of young women will gather at the St. John’s College Campus to speak out on a number of issues. According to Martha Carrillo, coordinator of the WIN-Belize two-day forum, women today are faced with urgent concerns that need to be addressed. Martha Carrillo, Forum Coordinator “What we are trying to […]
