The Ministry of Housing and Urban Renewal has a new chief executive officer. She is Celine Cleland. Cleland succeeds Manuel Lopez of D.F.C., who reportedly had been seconded to housing as a temporary assignment. Cleland says her new position offers great challenge. Celine Cleland, CEO, Ministry of Housing “Well it’s different, and that?s what excited […]
Belize Electricity Limited has declared victory in the battle to restore electricity in the wake of Hurricane Keith. In a release today BEL announced that as of November sixteenth, power had been fully restored to the communities of San Pedro and Caye Caulker, two of the most badly hit parts of the country. In San […]
We are led to believe that the highest levels of sporting accomplishment are reserved for the young; that once you’re past twenty-five, it’s pretty much downhill. Well if you watched Hilly Barrow finish this year’s Lion Man competition you know that that belief is false. The conventional wisdom was also defied over the weekend as […]
In addition to winning gold, this weekend Belizean athletes will be looking to raise some. On Saturday, the Belize Amateur Athletic Association road racing committee will be holding a relathon, a run for relief, in aid of hurricane victims. The relay gets underway at six a.m. in Benque Viejo and ends in Belize City. John […]
Today was “Red Ribbon Day” at Wesley College. The entire staff and student body attended a church service at Wesley Methodist on Albert Street, followed by a parade through the city. The students all wore a red ribbon as a symbol of solidarity in the fight against drug abuse. “Red Ribbon Day” forms part of […]
Just as colds and flu seem to surface during Christmas, so too do computer viruses. The Navidad virus, which travels through email programmes, has existed for a year but it has only recently made its way into the computer systems of home and business users across Belize and the world. This afternoon, after receiving a […]
This afternoon the fifty residents of the Sister Cecilia home for the elderly in Belize City were treated to a special Thanksgiving dinner. The activity is held every year at the home by the Mercy Sunshine Group. However, this year in addition to enjoying a meal of rice and beans, ham and turkey, the participants […]
They say that bad things happen in threes…and sure enough, on Monday night in Cayo, Belize experienced its third serious gas tank explosion in a little over a month. The latest catastrophe occurred around seven at Palma’s Restaurant on Savannah Road in San Ignacio. After the explosion six people were transferred to KHMH where they […]
Sixty-two year old Ethelbert Worrell lies in a serious condition tonight at the KHMH, after he was beaten in the course of a robbery. Worrell, the security guard at Venus Bus lines in Belize City, which also houses the Z-Line office, says he was attacked by two men around two this morning. Ethelbert Worrell, Robbery […]
Police and prison officials are still on the lookout for escaped prisoners Upston Lopez and Adrian Escobar. The inmates are two of six men who were on remand and broke out of the Hattieville prison last Wednesday night. They got away by knocking out the burglar bars covering a large section of a back window […]
Belize Electricity Limited, the nation’s sole distributor of electric power, is in the process of reorganizing its management structure. Forty-two year old CEO Lynn Young retains his executive position and has also been named to the newly created post of president. He remains a member of the board. Veteran Fernando Coye will retire at the […]
A week of activities focusing on drug prevention and celebrating a drug-free lifestyle for youths officially opened this morning at Wesley College. It’s called Red Ribbon Week. School principal Brenda Armstrong and counsellor Elizabeth Goff told News Five that while the “Red Ribbon” idea started elsewhere, it still resonates in Belize. Elizabeth Goff, Counsellor “Red […]
With a number of fire engines and other equipment being dispensed countrywide, the Belize Fire Service is undergoing something of a transformation. But new tools don’t put out fires if the personnel are not trained to use them. That process is an ongoing one, which has received a helping hand from the far north. Jacqueline […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and welcome to this big time dish of Sports Monday right after Garifuna Settlement Day, celebrations weekend. Some twenty-eight riders suited up for the seventy-mile Garifuna Day Cycle Classic, which got off Sunday Morning at eight-fifteen. Some five miles after the start at mile thirty en route to Dangriga through […]
Police have made an arrest in the murder of Therese Blake Ayuso. Last week we reported that a prime suspect in the murder had shaved off all the hair on his head and face including eyebrows after he was slated to appear before an I.D parade the following day. The man, now identified as twenty-six […]
It seems that not informing the media of escapes from the Hattieville Prison is becoming a regular practice of the Department of Corrections. On Wednesday, six men escaped from the prison, four of which have already been recaptured. This afternoon when News Five visited the prison to get information on the jailbreak, we were told […]
In other crime news, police are investigating an incident in which a police officer shot and killed a man. On Tuesday seventy-seven year old Julio Leal went to the Corozal police station and reported that his son, forty-three year old Claudio Leal, was threatening to kill him. Because both men lived at the same address, […]
There are a number of issues common to the Caribbean region which must be addressed before a CARICOM single market and economy can be forged. Caribbean M.P.’s met this morning to examine them. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Caribbean Parliamentarians joined their Belizean counterparts this morning at the Radisson Hotel for the third meeting of the Assembly […]
In continuing with activities leading up to Garifuna Settlement Day, the Garifuna community has organised a pageant, this time featuring the more mature members of the community. We spoke to two of the women who will be participating. Marthy Arana Cain, Contestant “About two years ago a few Garifuna women from the ages of forty […]
This afternoon, children joined in the ongoing Garifuna celebrations taking place across the country. The students gathered at the House of Culture for an afternoon of entertainment. News Five stopped by. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The rally is the first of its kind to take place as part of the Garifuna celebrations. Students from ten primary […]
A historical event took place today as the fourth Belizean to ever assume the post of commandant of the Belize Defence Force was sworn in. Brigadier General Robert Garcia surrendered the post after serving twenty-years in the army, to Brigadier General Cedric Borland. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Today’s ceremony at the Price Barracks saw the retirement […]
On November twelfth, forty-eight year old Benigno Chan, a Belizean businessman of San Jose Succotz Village walked into the police station and reported that he was attacked by two men who robbed him of his sixteen gauge shotgun and cartridges. However, police claim that Chan along with the Jimenez’s brothers, were drinking when an argument […]
With almost fifty thousand cars on Belize’s roads, it is imperative that traffic be regulated to ensure safety. One concerned citizen, is on a crusade to save lives and says that sleeping policemen will help. Ann-Marie Williams ?On any given day, the traffic comes out of Elston Kerr Street, goes into Partridge, while traffic coming […]
In this week’s issue of the Guardian newspaper, it is alleged that the Belize Electricity Limited is either retrenching or pressuring workers into early retirement. Today we spoke to BEL’s Corporate manager, Neville Samuels, and he says it’s just not true. Neville Samuels, Corporate Communications Manager, BEL “In today’s issue of the Guardian it mentions […]
“My Peace I Give To You” is the theme for this year’s YMCA/YWCA Week of Prayer. Businesses and other organizations are being invited to take part in the week of activities, geared towards promoting peace. We spoke to YWCA’s public relations officer, Beverley Brown, who says there is no need to spend money, to share […]
