Quick action by police has led to the apprehension of two robbery suspects and the recovery of the stolen goods. According to police reports, Janel Mai of Orange Walk Town, along with a co-worker, were walking through Constitution Park in Belize City around six Tuesday evening when they were held up by two men, one […]
The Pan American Development Foundation, a subsidiary of the OAS, today delivered a third container of hurricane relief supplies. The donation, made in conjunction with Chevron Texaco, consisted of roofing, nails, plywood and two generators as well as one hundred boxes each of corned beef, Spam and ham. The supplies were presented by Texaco general […]
It was the nation’s leading scholarly journal during a period when educated people actually engaged in serious reading instead of watching TV. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was on hand for the publication’s long awaited comeback. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The first issue of Belizean Studies–after a six year hiatus–was launched this morning at the St. John’s […]
Over the last decade the nation of Taiwan has been Belize’s most generous friend and ally, providing millions of dollars in aid for projects ranging from the construction of the Southern Highway to the supply of musical instruments to our schools. This weekend, however, to help the victims of Iris, the Taiwanese will be doing […]
It has become such a popular competition that it may one day qualify as an Olympic sport. What we’re talking about, of course, is Courts Catch the Cash. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Anthony Flowers and Christina Velasquez have already collected ten thousand and five thousand dollars respectively, as winners in the Courts monthly draws. Today they […]
On Wednesday night, Belizean NBA player Milton Palacio proved he could run with the big boys when his team, the Boston Celtics took on the Washington Wizards. Milt faced off with, arguably the world’s greatest basketball player, Michael Jordan in Boston and walked away with the win. Milt’s game started off tame with a two […]
The sudden death of a student sent a shockwave through the highly rated school and the well-heeled families whose children are educated there. But as News 5’s Janelle Chanona discovered, while the kids are back in the classroom, the fear has not yet disappeared. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today, the atmosphere at Hummingbird Elementary contrasts sharply […]
A Belize City man is in the hospital after he was shot in a supermarket on Tuesday night. According to police reports, twenty-nine year old Burak Baysal, a Turkish national, was in Tang’s Supermarket on Vasquez Avenue around 8:00 on Tuesday night when two men approached the store and demanded they be let in. Baysal, […]
In other crime news, a post-mortem conducted on the body of murdered businessman Abdul Sarraj reveals that death came as the result of a blow to the head with a blunt instrument. Sarraj’s decomposed body was discovered Tuesday morning near the Iguana Creek Bridge in Cayo. He had been missing for a week. No suspects […]
The shouting in Belmopan may have died down, but the debate over the Chalillo hydro project still goes on…albeit under less polarised circumstances. The fate of Chalillo now rests in the hands of the National Environmental Appraisal Committee. This eleven member body is charged with evaluating the environmental impact assessment submitted by B.E.L. for the […]
In related news, Belize Sugar Industries today confirmed that the proposed project to convert bagasse into electricity will–at least in its initial stage–be owned by foreign investors. According to B.S.I. managing director Joey Montalvo, the deal presently under consideration would have outsiders own fifty-one percent of a new independent power provider, while the minority shares […]
This afternoon, the Belize Defence Force received some vital transport capability courtesy of the United Kingdom. British High Commissioner Philip Priestly handed over seven Ford F-550 trucks to the newly appointed Minister of Defence, George Price. The new vehicles are valued at approximately six hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars. According to the High Commissioner, the […]
This evening Minister of Works Henry Canton also took delivery of a gift, this time a Caterpillar Backhoe Loader. The donation came from the Caterpillar Americas Company through its local dealership, Gentrac. The machine, which is valued at one hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, will be used to help in the restoration efforts following Hurricane […]
Belize’s four major newspapers: The Reporter, Belize Times, Amandala and The Guardian, will now be able to store an increased amount of data for their weekly publications. British High Commissioner Philip Priestly this morning handed over four Hewlett Packard netservers along with port hubs. The equipment is valued at fifty thousand dollars, forty-eight thousand dollars […]
The art of being a good husband, wife and parent is something that most of us think comes naturally. But judging from the rate of divorce, abandonment and abuse in Belize, it appears that a little bit of education on the subject would go a long way. And that’s just what Ann-Marie Williams found out […]
Cramped classrooms are a fact of life for most Belize City students but today, a few of them got some much-needed relief. This afternoon, St. Michael’s college officially opened a new school building. The four-classroom structure is built to accommodate one hundred and twenty more students. During the ceremonies, a former education minister took to […]
It takes some people a lifetime to realise it, but in many cases, being successful in business has little to do with working hard or making a quality product. As News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out this morning at the conclusion of a unique development project, marketing is what makes the business world go around. […]
A four-year-old boy is dead tonight, believed to be the victim of meningitis. The child, a student of Hummingbird Primary School in Belize City, was admitted to the K.H.M.H. around seven Monday night, but his condition rapidly deteriorated and within hours, he was brain dead, kept alive only by a respirator. The boy’s paediatrician, Dr. […]
The body of a man missing for a week has been found in the Cayo District. Thirty-one year old Abdul Sarraj was found dead near the Iguana Creek Bridge on the outskirts of Spanish Lookout, apparently the victim of murder. The businessman was last seen on the morning of October thirtieth when he left his […]
Today, a group of twenty Belizean businesspersons returned to the country after attending the nineteenth Havana International Trade Fair in Cuba. But this year the group got more than they bargained for, as they were greeted by a category four hurricane named Michelle. Derek Nisbet, Investment Officer for BELTRAIDE, says despite the fact the show […]
It’s an issue that has been bubbling for several years, but as the decision on building the Chalillo dam gets closer, those for and against the project are racheting up the rhetoric. Today both sides took to the streets of the nation’s capital. Janelle Chanona, Reporting While one side chanted for Chalillo, the other side […]
The embarrassing case of the overnight purchase of a Belizean passport by an accused Mexican drug kingpin is moving from the scandalous to the preposterous. While in Belmopan today, News 5’s Janelle Chanona stopped by the office of BECIP, the Belize Economic Citizenship Investment Programme, to get an explanation of how Carlos Moreno, now on […]
Officials of Belize Electricity Limited have announced that the company is well on its way to restoring full power in the areas devastated by Hurricane Iris on October eighth. B.E.L.’s C.E.O. Lynn Young, in a press release, said that seventy-five percent of customers have had their current reinstated and that one hundred percent of high-voltage […]
The second winner of Saturday’s twenty-five thousand dollar Lotto jackpot received her cheque today. Nadia Baptist of Neal Pen Road in Belize City took home ten thousand, six hundred and fifty dollars after taxes. It was only her second time playing the game and she picked the winning numbers after looking at a B.T.L. phone […]
Have you noticed that more and more Belizean children are sporting healthy smiles? This morning News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams found out one reason why. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Dentists advise that in order to maintain good oral hygiene, you should visit them at least twice per year. And St. Mary’s school, as part of its parish […]
