A new school building was dedicated this morning in the Cayo District. The Santa Elena R.C. Infant and Middle School now has nine new classrooms. The project cost approximately $240,000, of which $175,000 was provided by the Belize government and the remainder by the European Union. The local community volunteered $64,000 in labour. The new […]
Recently the Fire Department has been blessed with plenty of new equipment…but equipment alone does not put out fires. Today, thanks to a generous donation from a local insurance company, firefighters will be able to use their time in the station to improve their professional skills. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The donation, which includes training manuals […]
While the training may take some time to implement, the Fire Service’s shiny new equipment will be very much in evidence as the annual fire engine parade winds its way through the principal streets of Belize City. Ted Smith, Coordinator “This is a tradition within the National Fire Service, where every year the fire engine […]
On Tuesday The Image Factory on North Front Street will be hosting a one day exhibit featuring the works of Belizean artist, Rachel Heusner Superville. Superville says the pieces are among her favorites and women especially are invited to attend the show. Rachel Heusner Superville, Artist “My black and whites are mainly ink and charcoal […]
Celebrations in Belize tend to bring out the best in our people and this week was no exception. This morning I traveled out of town and discovered the true meaning of good citizenship. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today both the Western and Northern highways were busy not only with traffic, but high school students were out […]
On Thursday night the carnival action moved to the northside of Belize City. News Five’s Jose Sanchez visited a number of the mas camps and found that spirits were high. Jose Sanchez, Reporting While the Cultural Heritage band members were sweating it out on Baymen Avenue, there was still some order inside the mas camp. […]
The police need your help in trying to locate a number of items that were stolen sometime early this morning in Dangriga. According to Dean Joseph, the owner of Dangriga Photo Plus, the thief or thieves gained entrance into the building by prying open a back door. Once inside, the burglar took $11,570 worth of […]
The Cash for Guns program is down to its last three days and there is still a steady flow of guns into the exchange center. Today the program safely removed eighteen firearms off the streets, including two 22’s, five 25’s, one 32, one 38, one 9-millimeter, one 357, one pen gun, two shot guns, two […]
After a hectic few days at the United Nations Prime Minister Said Musa is off to California. His three-day visit will be a busy one and includes encounters with Belizeans residing in the Golden State and a meeting with the Mayor of Los Angeles, as well as a reception hosted by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. […]
For years Belizeans proudly boasted a literacy rate, which at over ninety percent, was the envy of the region. With those numbers having dropped drastically over the last three decades, however, educators have renewed their efforts at providing basic reading skills to all Belizeans. As part of that campaign a large number of students are […]
18-year old Maria Danielle Jorgenson of Corozal Town is the proud recipient of this year’s Belize Open Scholarship. Jorgenson recently graduated from S.J.C. Junior College, where she took the June 2000 advanced level examinations of the University of Cambridge. While she may have received a B in Chemistry, she earned A’s in the General Paper, […]
The excitement of September celebrations has been steadily increasing, but not all of the month’s activities involve jumping up. On Wednesday, Jackie Woods got in the spirit by taking in a show at… the library. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It is the first of its kind exhibition hosted by the National Library Service of Belize. The […]
Officially known as Hidden Valley, it’s more popularly known as the Thousand Foot Falls, even though its true height is closer to fifteen hundred. This week it was in the news, not due to any discovery by ecologists, but because of one made by lawyers. Stewart Krohn, Reporting Before Belize even contemplated a tourism industry, […]
The carnival spirit revved up on Wednesday night as the city’s bands held their mas camps. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods visited some southside camps to get a peek at what we’ll see at Saturday’s road march. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting There are two more days to go before hundreds of Belizeans will be lining the streets […]
In an ordinary year the chance for the leader of a small nation to address the United Nations General Assembly is a matter of importance. In the year 2000 and on the occasion of the Millennium Summit, however, it takes on special importance. This morning, on the first day of the three-day event, it was […]
While the occasion of Belize’s Prime Minister addressing the UN will always be headline news, the story neither begins nor ends with his words from the podium. This afternoon we caught up with Belize’s UN Ambassador, Stuart Leslie. He told News Five’s Stewart Krohn that the crafting of the five minute address is a process […]
The police have made an arrest in the killing of 20-year old Arthur Adolphus. 18-year old Jeffrey Budd has been remanded to Hattieville prison after he appeared in Magistrate’s Court this morning and was charged for the crime of murder. Following the shooting of Adolphus on Monday night, Budd was one of the first suspects […]
The Cash for Guns program traveled to Dangriga today and continued its record of success. A total of twelve guns were removed from circulation including two 22’s, two 25’s, one 38, one 9 millimetre, four pen guns, and two 22 rifles. $1,040 was spent to purchase the illegal firearms, with the Dangriga business community contributing […]
A new General Manager of Anglican Schools has been appointed. Carol Babb has served in the educational field for over 15 years as a teacher and principal. She succeeds Maud Williams, who has been an educator for the past 38 years and General Manager of Anglican Schools for the last 10. Babb is currently pursuing […]
In the course of visiting any of Belize’s highly touted protected areas, you may have found the parks long on nature, but short on explanation. That situation should soon change as the Protected Areas Conservation Trust has donated $128,000 to make standard signs for eleven protected areas. The locations included in the program are: Blue […]
It has been a point of contention for many years…and today it was finally resolved. The Hidden Valley Falls, also known as Thousand Foot Falls, was this morning returned to the national patrimony. In a ceremony held overlooking the falls Minister of Natural Resources Johnny Briceno and Julien “Bull” Headley signed a document under which […]
If you’ve ever spent any time hanging out on the Placencia Peninsula, chances are you’ve made at least one trip to Laughing Bird Caye. As the area becomes more popular with tourists both foreign and local, steps are being taken to safeguard the island’s attractions, while at the same time expanding its appeal. This story […]
The Cash for Guns programme may be taking firearms off Belize City’s streets in record numbers, but it by no means has got them all. On Monday night a bullet ended the life of one young man as he walked on Jasmine Street. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Raquel Baptist was home with some friends when she […]
There are few developments to report in the death of British national David Butner. On Saturday Butner, proprietor of El Cenote bar and restaurant in San Ignacio, was found lying in his bed, dead of multiple stab wounds. Police have questioned a number of people close to Butner and while they have declined to identify […]
Today, the students of Sadie Vernon High School were sent home early after a man called the police to say that a bomb was planted at the school and would go off shortly. Both the staff and students were quickly evacuated as the police barricaded the immediate area. Geraldine Tillett, Principal “Well actually we didn’t […]
