Earlier this week, a delegation from the Republic of China on Taiwan entertained the public with various performances as part of a cultural exchange between the countries. In honour of ROCT’s National Day, six missions were dispatched worldwide as signs of good faith. On Tuesday night, News 5 caught up with the act visiting Belize. […]
This morning, three community based organisations received monies to fund projects aimed at preserving the environment. The Golden Stream Corridor Preserve, Toledo Eco-Tourism Association and Rancho Dolores Environmental and Development Group were all approved for small grants from the United Nations Development Program to continue projects already underway. Today representatives of those organisations picked up […]
Mr. Peters is his name and Boom and Chime is his game. His music hails from the days of the mahogany camps, but his personality attracts people of all ages. But the master of Brukdown, proves he can also teach us a thing or two about living the life of the young at heart. Mr. […]
This morning, construction workers in Belmopan dropped their shovels and hammers and picked up placards and banners to protest what they are calling the “political games” jeopardising their jobs. Over seventy-five workers of the Piccini Housing Project marched from the Development Finance Corporation to the Prime Minister’s office to the Belmopan City Hall. News 5’s […]
Tonight it appears that a murder in Chetumal over the weekend is linked to the sudden disappearance of several people in the Stann Creek District. Reports to News 5 are that sometime on Sunday, a woman identified only as Juana Sheran was found strangled at her home in Chetumal in the state of Quintana Roo, […]
Neighbours fighting over the fence is hardly unusual, but it is time for concern when they start shooting each other. Reports to police are that twenty-five year old Gerald Dougal and twenty-seven year old Michael Martinez, next door neighbours on Central American Boulevard, got into an argument on Sunday afternoon. According to Dougal, Martinez walked […]
Following the recent publication of an article published in both international and national newspapers regarding the Chalillo dam, the Government of Belize has gone on the defensive against what it calls extremist environmental groups. In a letter signed by Cabinet Secretary Robert Leslie to the editor of the Globe and Mail, based in Canada, the […]
Every September, schools throughout the country are faced with the challenge of having more students than space to put them. This year was no different, but at least one Belize City school decided to take matters into their own hands. The students and teachers of All Saints School teamed up with the Social Investment Fund […]
Reports from the U.S. are that while long lines rule Los Angeles International, Miami Airport is a ghost town, indicating that many Americans are still afraid to fly in the wake of that terrible Tuesday. That’s not good news for the tourism industry here since most of Belize’s tourists arrive via that U.S. City. But […]
In the hustle and bustle of the workday, it’s hard to imagine a life not dictated by the clock. But in this next story, you’ll meet “Mista Thomas” a man who has taken his time navigating the channels of life. His everyday commute looks very different from the highways or the streets of downtown Belize […]
The occasion was normal enough: the passing out ceremony of Recruit Squad Seventy-Four at the National Police Training Academy. But the guest speaker’s words were somewhat of a surprise. After congratulating the recruits and his ministry for their hard work, Minister of National Security Jorge Espat then began a barrage of criticisms against his government. […]
After a month of negotiations, doctors from the north have called it quits. The Northern Regional is again under a go-slow order because the doctors there allege conditions have not improved since they went to the negotiating table with the Ministry of Health. According to the medical professionals, there has been no word on their […]
A traffic accident on the Western Highway over the weekend has left a number of people injured. According to forty-five year old Mario Sabido, he was driving his Toyota 4-Runner towards Belmopan around 5:30 Saturday evening when he noticed a car coming from the opposite direction, apparently out of control. Sabido says he tried to […]
Somewhere in the city tonight, a thief or thieves are still patting themselves on the back for stealing close to thirty thousand dollars worth of jewellery. According to thirty-five year old Glenfield Dennison, a B.T.L. employee, he left his house on Tapir Street around 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, but when he got home at about […]
Doctors who come to Belize armed with the latest in medical technology and prepared to see Belizean patients are indeed a welcome sight. This week Dr. James Huhta and his daughter, Nurse Brooke Wilhot, will be diagnosing children from all over the country with congenital heart problems using an echocardiogram. Dr. Huhta says early detection […]
It’s one of the most anticipated annual general meetings in Belize, usually because shareholders leave with nice gifts and hefty dividends. But this year things were a little different, not because of a lack of profits, but because of confusion over how the profits would be distributed. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting […]
They’ve been called golden citizens, older persons, seenagers, senior citizens…but by whatever name they’re known to you, this is their week. At the official ceremonies held at the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly in Belize City, Minister Jose Coye joined others to say “thank you” to some of the men and women who have […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’ve just logged on to the latest version of Sports Monday. Pre-season in the Belize Football League has shown just how deep the changes are in the two ballclubs that confronted each other at the MCC Grounds yesterday. In fact, this picture tells the story of the new Dangriga […]
