Police corporal Rodwell Richards better known as “Tiger” and Ernest Kemp are still on remand at the Hattieville prison after being formally charged with abetment to murder and conspiracy to abet the crime of murder in the case of Therese Blake Ayuso. Both men were denied bail after appearing before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord in […]
Although drug education is part of our primary national curriculum, most of the material available has been imported from abroad. Today, the National Drug Abuse Control Council promised to strengthen their resources by making sure the information given to students are far more relevant to Belizean society. In an effort to do just that, over […]
Belize was represented among sixty-four countries at Cuba’s 2000 Trade Exposition. The twenty-three-member business team was headed by Minister of Budget Management and Trade Ralph Fonseca. Belize’s Ambassador to Cuba Amalia Mai-Rancharan along with Derrick Nisbet of BELTRAIDE facilitated the team in mounting a display of Belizean products and meetings with market representatives from all […]
Residents of Independence Village in the Stann Creek District will soon have the opportunity to sharpen their reading, writing and numeracy skills. Today a community conference brought together residents who assessed the literacy needs of the area and found that there is dire need to improve the situation. With that in mind, organizers are planning […]
For sometime now the National Committee for Families and Children along with Love FM has been airing a weekly children’s show entitled Kid-O-Rama. Today we spoke to Ava Pennill of NCFC to find out more about the show and a logo design and motto contest planned for this month. Ava Pennill, Executive Director, N.C.F.C. “It’s […]
Today provided some brightness and cheer into an otherwise dull day for the children of the Pediatric Ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. While the kids could not go out and play for Halloween, the staff members of American Airlines went to the hospital to give them some treats and a brand new television […]
What do you know about the 1931 Hurricane? Probably not much except that it came without warning and caused massive destruction. Well if you’re one of those persons, what you’re about to see and hear might just shock you. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting For almost seven decades we’ve heard from our ancestors and teachers that the […]
Police have finally made an arrest in the murder of Therese Blake. Twenty-nine year old police corporal Rodwell Richards and Ernest Kemp, a twenty-eight year old stevedore of Cemetery Road in Belize City are tonight at the Hattieville Prison after being denied bail this morning. Both men were arrested on Friday, October twenty-seventh, for abetment […]
When residents living in the area of Ebony Street and Central American Boulevard got up early Sunday morning and went outside, they were confronted with the gruesome sight of a dead body. The body, identified as fifty-seven year old labourer Edwin Wade, was discovered sometime between six-thirty and seven o’clock by pedestrians. According to one […]
A dollar at some stores may no longer get you a loaf of bread, but it can give you opportunity to win some easy money. Starting tonight, lotto is back and there is even a new game to increase your chances of winning. Jose Sanchez found out the details. Jose Sanchez, Reporting This familiar sound […]
Belize City has a new Miss Garifuna. Sixteen-year old Roslin Morris a fourth form business student of E.P. Yorke captured the crown on Saturday, October twenty-eighth from among five other contestants. She also walked away with Miss Amity and Miss Punctuality. The annual event, which seeks to keep the richness of the Garifuna culture alive […]
The Belize Archives Department is celebrating its thirty-fifth birthday. In honour of this occasion, a number of activities are taking place to mark the event. They include radio talk shows and a weeklong open house where the public, especially students, are being invited to come in and view the many documents that are available on […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into another blast on Sports Monday. The Central Division Secondary School competition has become a plus for basketball right about now and we caught up with Friday night’s ticket at the City Centre. And as you can see high school basketball is a bustle of energy, complete […]
Taxi drivers have become very concerned about their safety following the murder of Roy Geban. When News Five visited the taxi stands in Belize City, the drivers say they have to work the streets in order to make money, but at the same time they want to be able to feel secured while doing their […]
Police have still not arrested anyone in the murder of multi millionaire heiress Therese Blake Ayuso, but report that they have been making progress with the case. Whatever new information they have gathered has not been disclosed to the press, fearing that such a move would jeopardize the investigation. The police did, however, make an […]
On Wednesday, we reported on the abundance of stolen items recovered by police. The items included televisions, VCR’s and stereo systems and were on display at the Raccoon Street Police station. As part of the operation, the home of Alberto Saragosa and Angelina Allen was searched for drugs and ammunition. While no drugs were found […]
On Monday police officers stationed at Arenal Village in the Cayo District will soon be enjoying improved accommodations, with the inauguration of a new police building. The upper flat of the ferroconcrete structure will serve as living quarters, while offices and two holding cells for men and women will be housed in the lower flat. […]
On Thursday night Minister of Health Jose Coye officially opened the Belize Medical and Dental Association’s eighteenth annual congress. The meeting takes place at the Princess Hotel in Belize City and provides a forum where health care professionals and the public can keep abreast of new developments in the medical field. Dr. Greg Arana, Secretary […]
Today a Tri-National Meeting between Guatemala, Mexico and Belize, was held to review the health situation in the border areas of the three countries. As a result of the meeting a joint declaration and a cooperation agreement was signed. The declaration agrees on several actions be taken in matters of epidemiological surveillance as well as […]
The Belize Hospital Auxiliary has been added to the list of Belize donors for hurricane victims. Four Thousand, five hundred dollars worth of food, clothing, sheeting and Clorox was donated to help hurricane stricken victims in the northern districts. International conglomerate Proctor and Gamble will also donate forty thousand dollars of liquid bleach to government […]
While the country received millions in aid as a result of the damage done by the hurricane, last week some residents of the Collet Division complained that they were not receiving any support to fix their homes. Today we decided to take a look at another part of the southside. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Today residents […]
The body of well-known taxi driver Roy Geban was found this morning, with several gunshot wounds. Geban, usually worked his trade on Albert Street in front of Nova Scotia Bank. Last night at a quarter to seven, he left home as usual and when he did not return that night, his father assumed he was […]
An elderly man today lost his life in a hit and run accident. Early this morning sixty-six year old Owen Hughdonald Welcome was taking his usual walk when he was knocked down and killed by a speeding vehicle. News Five spoke to Welcome’s daughter, who says the suspect should have at least tried to help. […]
A group of women are sharpening their skills over a six-month period to work in a field, which has long been set aside for men. Ann-Marie Williams has the story. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Today a group of Belizean women stepped outside their traditional space and entered into a different world of work. A skills programme […]
This morning official ceremonies marking the opening of a soybean processing plant were held in Spanish Lookout. The plant now opens a new area in agricultural production for Belizean farmers and promises to boost foreign exchange in the country. Presently Belize imports approximately twenty million dollars worth of soybean products and another ten million dollars […]
