On Wednesday morning the UN’s Millennium Summit opens and the first of over a hundred heads of government will take to the world’s most honoured podium to deliver what is supposed to be no more than a five-minute speech. Leading the pack, not surprisingly, will be U.S. President Bill Clinton. He will be followed by […]
The Belize Defence Force will soon have a new commanding officer. A release from the Ministry of National Security today announced that Brigadier General Robert Garcia will be stepping down as commandant to be replaced by Colonel Cedric Borland. Garcia joined the BDF in 1980 and has led the force for the last three years. […]
The Belmopan based NGO Help for Progress today received a helping hand from the government of Canada. Canadian Honourary Consul Lester Young presented a cheque for $65,000 to the organisation’s programme director, Elias Awe. The money will be used to purchase a vehicle and office equipment to assist Help’s rural development projects as well as […]
It is a South American country with a wide window on the Caribbean. This week Belizeans will get to learn more about this fascinating nation, which all too often is seen only as a land of coffee and cocaine. This morning I got a sneak preview of a new exhibition. Jacqueline Woods The craft exhibition […]
While the weekend promised to be filled with festivities, a fire Saturday night on George Street put a damper on one family’s celebration. The upstairs house was rented by Gilberto Rivas and his family of four, while the lower flat was occupied by the aunt of Karl Wade, the owner of the house. Neighbors saw […]
The Cash for Guns scheme has entered its second and final week. And it seems that as long as the business community can find the money, the guns keep coming in. Lascelle Arnold, Chairman, Cash For Guns “For half day Saturday we collected 7. Today we collected 17 guns. We’ll be stepping up tomorrow, going […]
In crime news, a 54-year old British National was murdered in San Ignacio over the weekend. The last time anyone saw David Richard Butner alive, was approximately 8:00 on Friday night. On Saturday afternoon, shortly before two police entered a home in the Cahal Pech area and found Butner’s body with what appeared to be […]
A man has been arrested for the rape of an 11-year old girl in Belize City. The young student reported to police that while looking for her younger brother near Hunter’s Alley, a man dragged her behind a cement building and had sexual intercourse with her. She was later admitted at the KHMH. Police investigations […]
Leaving Belize today was Prime Minister Said Musa. The PM is heading to New York where he will represent Belize at the 55th annual session of the United Nation’s General Assembly. This year’s meeting, dubbed the Millennium Summit, will run from September 6th through 8th and is expected to constitute the largest gathering of world […]
The calendar says that the official end of summer will not come for several weeks, but today thousands of Belizean families bid farewell to the two months of relative relaxation as children made their way back to classrooms across the country. News Five’s Jose Sanchez put aside his fears and put on his newly pressed […]
It is a traditional part of the September celebrations, but this year’s Tribute to Belizean Patriots will be special. On the night of September 19th Belize’s first prime minister and father of independence, George Price, will receive the first ever National Hero of Belize award. The honour, which will offer the public a chance to […]
The British High Commission has announced the names of those Belizeans who have been awarded postgraduate university scholarships. New Five’s Janelle Chanona will leave September 7th to pursue a masters degree in investigative journalism at Nottingham Trent University. Crown Council in the Attorney General’s Ministry, Godwin Arzu, will leave on September 19th to study international […]
It was a large and excited crowd that packed the National Stadium on Saturday night to cheer for their favourites in the Carnival King and Queen Competition. News Five was there to record the action. (Contestants dancing in costumes) Beadau Banks, Junior King, Legacy “I feel very excited. This is the first day I came […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and you’re tuned to yet another serving of Sports Monday. In the role of host to the 2000 Central American Bodybuilding Championships, which culminated Saturday evening at the City Centre, Belize had to settle for a somewhat disappointing result. For starters Belize had no junior bodybuilders, but neither did five […]
After nearly a month of mayhem on the streets of Belize City this week opened as quietly as a church picnic…but the peace couldn’t last forever. At news time police are looking for two men who on Thursday afternoon held up the Belama Shopping Centre. According to proprietor Adwon Assad, he was inside the store […]
The police have made an arrest in the killing that occurred at the Sunset disco in Caye Caulker last Friday night. On Thursday, Police arrested nineteen-year old Michael “Yellowman” Henry and twenty-year old Darren “Dar Dar” Henry of number twenty-seven West Street in Belize City. It is alleged that the brothers killed Adolfo Cruz in […]
As the first week of the Cash For Guns programme comes to a close, the organizers say the effort so far has been a success. A tally of today’s haul includes a variety of weapons and according to vice chairman, Darrel Carter, the organisers are optimistic that next week will be just as productive. Darrel […]
With controversy over both crime and the police department’s often brutal reaction to it, running near an all time high, last night’s “One on One with Dickie Bradley” offered some special drama. Guests Assistant Commissioner Hugh Cain and Superintendent Crispin Jeffries came across as no nonsense cops whose attitude toward those arrested was tough but […]
The Queen of the Bay Pageant takes place tonight at City Centre and while she is not among the contestants we will soon be meeting another Belizean Queen. She is Sophie Rosado, Miss Belize of Louisiana. Queen Sophie was crowned in Kenner, Louisiana on July fifteenth and represents the Belize Association of Louisiana. She currently […]
The Central American Bodybuilding Championships is about to get underway as delegates from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama, and Guatemala arrived in Belize today. While Honduras has the largest contingent, consisting of twelve athletes, the main competition is coming from El Salvador, which has won the most gold over the previous two years. Among […]
The Santiago Castillo group of companies is sponsoring a fair and telethon at the BTL Park on Saturday in order to raise funds for the Child Care Centre. The fair runs from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and the environment will be safe and secure. According to Anuar Flores, Managing Director for Santiago Castillo Limited, […]
You may buy your groceries at BTL Park, but to eat your afternoon meal you may want to head across the bridge. On Saturday the Restoration Committee for Saint John’s Cathedral is holding its annual International Food Fest. The Church was built with bricks brought over from England and since its completion in 1826, has […]
