Some employees of the Belize Social Security Board are up in arms with management about the way a number of work related issues are being treated. According to Christian Workers Union General Secretary Antonio Gonzalez, one hundred and ten of SSB’s two hundred and fifty employees are members of the union and say the situation […]
Agnes Quilter, who was believed to be the oldest living Belizean, has died. Quilter was born in 1893 and gave birth to twenty-two children. News five interviewed Quilter, a native of Lords Bank Village, in 1997, on the occasion of her one hundred and fourth birthday. Jacqueline Woods “I understand that you can still get […]
The week’s second regional conference opened this morning in Belize City and News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams found that the delegates had come to the right place. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting CARICOM Ministers of Finance and Planning this morning met with their colleagues, who are responsible for the environment, as the first joint meeting of CARIFORUM ministers […]
It looked like a scene out of a FOX TV cop show, but the wild chase took place in Belize City and not L.A. The suspect pursued by police was Hugh “Angel” Thomas, a man, who according to relatives, has had a number of run-ins with the cops. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Thomas was drinking with […]
Police and Prison Officers are mounting an all-out manhunt for two dangerous convicts who escaped from Hattieville Prison. They are twenty-year old Guatemalan Juan Ramirez who is serving a life sentence for murder, and sixteen-year old Belizean, Carlos Duarte, on remand for murder. According to a Prison Department press release, on Sunday night the two […]
Belize City police have not been able to arrest anyone so far in connection with the stabbing death of forty-four year old Sydney Bradley of Boots Crescent in Port Loyola. Sources close to the investigation say police questioned about ten people, including Roque Rosado, whom they believed is key to their investigation. Bradley was stabbed […]
Either Belize’s political system is growing up, or the Guatemala situation is growing really hot… or maybe both. Whatever the case, Prime Minister Said Musa and Opposition Leader Dean Barrow have finally heeded the pleas of the vast majority of Belizeans and will be holding a joint press conference on Tuesday. The topics will be […]
The Belize Tourism Industry Association has a new General Manager. Kim Simplis, who joined the organisation last year as marketing and membership director, was promoted to the top spot. Simplis has experience in the hotel business, both in Belize and abroad, and is expected to work closely with district chapters as well as the Tourism […]
It is rich in history and architecture, much of which is buried under its grounds. In recognition of that fact, the Yarborough Cemetery has been declared an archaeological reserve. The two hundred and ten-year-old graveyard, which at various times has fallen into a state of ruin, has recently found a new lease on life. Today […]
This week Belize hosts two high level meetings of the Caribbean community. The first got underway this morning and News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was on hand for the opening. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Ministers of the thirteen-member CARICOM Community involved in finance and planning are once again back to the drawing board to discuss Protocol Two: […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this latest edition of Sports Monday. Week XI of the BFL football season found Kulture Yabra of Belize City in a turf war at the MCC Grounds against Acros also of Belize City Saturday night. For this man, Paulie Bradley, it’s a very sad day after […]
The just concluded Miami meeting, which brought about a signed plan of action and confidence building measures between Belize and Guatemala, was the focus of a press briefing held this morning at the Princess Hotel. The media fielded question to Belize’s Deputy Chief Negotiator, David Gibson and Boundary Advisor Lindsay Belisle. Gibson says the confidence […]
Some residents of south side Belize City were awaken by screams in the wee hours of this morning, as a stabbing incident claimed the life of one of their neighbours. Ann-Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams “A fatal stabbing incident has left forty-four year old Sydney Bradley of Belize City dead. According to neighbours, the incident […]
First Aid: It’s the type of training you seldom think about to be enrolled in and when it becomes necessary it’s always too late. A cross-section of teachers, nurses and members of the public are making sure too late will not be their cry! Here’s the story. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Belize Red Cross, on […]
The University of North Florida, UNF, is creating a scholarship fund for Belizean students pursuing careers in education. The scholarship is named in honor of Governor General, Sir Colville Young, who is working closely with UNF officials to generate financial support for the endowment fund. Dr. Betty Flinchum, Senior Advisor for UNF’s International Programme, donated […]
An ongoing campaign to equip individuals and groups with the basic skills to advocate for victims of abuse and organize support groups, opened today at NDFB’s building in Belize City. Hosted by the Women’s Department, the training sessions are part of a countrywide campaign to educate community leaders and workers in the public service about […]
Much of the agreement signed in Miami deals with the deliberation of the adjacency line–diplospeak for border–between Belize and Guatemala. In October of 1999 News 5’s Janelle Chanona took a visit to one of the three primary border monuments, the one near Benque Viejo del Carmen, and discovered that life on the ground is not […]
On Wednesday night, the Belize and Guatemala delegations agreed to move ahead with the implementation of the confidence building measures signed in November of last year. To clarify the coordinates of the adjacency line between the two countries and the surrounding adjacency zone, the countries requested aid from the Pan American Institute of Geography and […]
Two Toyota Camry’s were stolen over the weekend and Police have caught four men red handed in stripping one of the cars to its frame. Winston “Tanga” James thirty-three, of Mahogany Street, Benjamin Taylor twenty, of Racecourse Street, Marlon Ritchie, twenty-three, of a Vernon Street address, all Belize City mechanics and Elvis Meyers, a nineteen […]
If you’re a Belizean involved in visual, music or literary art here’s your chance to apply for money to improve your craft. The Interamerican development Bank in an effort to continue its ten-year cultural field promotion programme, is offering the grant. The programme funded by the World Culture Centre in Washington, D.C., has sponsored over […]
Waving a taxi in some of the darkest parts of the city can be frustrating, not to mention hard on the eyes. Not for long say taximen, who are planning to light your way. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting It seems that the only way to identify a taxi is by its green plates […]
The Red Cross has received another donation to assist in its restoration efforts after Hurricane Keith. Even though the storm has long left the shores of Belize, the damage lives on and Guardian Life has joined the ranks of local businesses by contributing five thousand dollars to the Hurricane Keith Rehabilitation Programme. The Red Cross […]
Belize, along with five other Central American countries, was present at the first Central American encounter for Cub Scouts. The week-long camp held in San Ignacio, El Salvador had the participation of twelve local cub scouts and ten leaders. Cub Scout leader for the Wesley Pack, Cynthia Rene, says the team returned home after a […]
Wednesday night’s second episode of FOX TV’s “Temptation Island” was, if anything a bigger hit for Belize than the opener. The series of dates that the show’s couples went on took them to a who’s who of Belizean destinations – among them were the Chechem Ha Cave, Blue Hole National Park, Community Baboon Sanctuary, Five […]
With four thousand BTL customers on San Pedro, it’s hard to believe that only twenty-one showed up at the Lion’s Den last evening to hear of the four point five million dollar underground telecommunication network planned for the town. Reporter Ann-Marie Williams and Cameraman Brent Toombs flew to San Pedro for the event. (Angry residents […]
