In news just in, it has been announced that Father Dorrick Wright has been named by the Pope as Auxiliary Bishop of Belize’s Roman Catholics. The announcement came this evening following the ordination of a new priest in Belmopan. It may be recalled that prior to his appointment as Bishop, Father O.P. Martin served as […]
One benefit of increased tourism is its expansion of the market for local goods and services. To ensure that the tourism industry recognises this need, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries held a meeting this morning with key tourism officials. According to the Ministry’s C.E.O., Sergio Garcia, a number of measures will be put in […]
The YWCA has received some well-deserved notoriety over the years as the originators of the popular Miss Y pageant. But the organisation’s commitment to Belize’s most experienced citizens goes beyond just one night of entertainment. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It’s one time of the year that the senagers look forward to as an […]
In her search for high quality locally made Christmas products, Ann-Marie today returned to familiar territory, checking out a line of foods and condiments that are as Belizean as rice and beans. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Marie Sharp’s proud products of Belize, grace many supermarket shelves both at home and abroad. And this Christmas they’re going […]
It’s not the kind of hurricane relief that first come to mind in the wake of a disaster…but for several hundred hard hit children in Toledo, the gifts they are about to receive from Corozal may be the most cherished. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The “Pom Pom” girls of CET Corozal won themselves one hundred and […]
Her remarkable paintings are among the most detailed and lifelike of any artist working in Belize…but it’s not often that Carolyn Carr puts her original work on display. And that’s all the more reason to catch her current exhibition at the Mexican Cultural centre. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports. Carolyn Carr, Artist “It does take […]
Members of the public who had planned to go to the public hearings ordered by the Public Utilities Commission to complain about the new BTL rates had to change their plans today, after learning the hearings have been abruptly postponed. On Monday, B.T.L. took the P.U.C. to the Supreme Court and walked out with an […]
Given the current foreign exchange crisis in Belize, one of Government’s ideas was to make sure the commercial free zone was dollarised. To help with that process, G.O.B. suggested casas de cambios or currency changers for zone shoppers. But today, the man in charge of C.F.Z., Florencio Marin, told members of the Belizean and Mexican […]
The discovery of two bodies in the Chiquibul National Park has prompted a joint Belize/Guatemala investigation into their deaths. Forensic pathologists from Belize, accompanied by Belizean and Guatemalan officials, are in the area today to conduct an on-site post-mortem of the bodies of two men found on Sunday about two kilometers inside Belize. According to […]
Nearly two months after Hurricane Iris laid waste to several communities in the south, victims of the storm continue to receive much need aid from both at home and abroad. Today, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT, donated twenty-five thousand dollars to the Red Cross Society to assist those affected by Iris. Director General of […]
Police have identified the body of a man found in the sea off Dangriga on Monday. According to police, he is twenty-one year old Shedrack Norris Jorgensen, a messenger of Ebony Street in Belize City. Jorgensen was found in the waters off the Dangriga Town Pier dressed only in his boxer shorts. The body is […]
If you decided to go au natural and get a real Christmas tree for your living room this year, you better make sure you get permission first. According to a release from the Forestry Department, they will not be selling trees this season due to the effects of Hurricane Iris in the southern plains and […]
You might not be able to have a real Christmas tree in your house this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have some other plant-life in your neck of the woods. Today, News 5 Ann-Marie Williams took to the streets of Belize City to dig up some greenery to deck your halls. Elena Usher, […]
It used to be that any dissension and debate in the ranks of Government took place in the veiled confines of the Cabinet room, and by the time the ruling party presented legislation to the House of Representatives, it was with the face of perceived unity. From there it would be expected that the issue […]
Some people would like to believe that HIV/AIDS would not be a problem in Belize if not for the high level of immigration from neighbouring countries such as Honduras and Guatemala. While Belizeans may be slow to admit that the problem starts at home, there is some impact felt from the migration of people in […]
Shortly before 3:00 this morning, fire broke out at number 676 Hibiscus Lane in Belize City. The wooden house and all its contents, valued at some seventy thousand dollars were destroyed. Fire officials suspect the blaze may have been started by an electrical fault. Fortunately, Nelson Hemsley, the owner of the house, was not home […]
Tonight, Dangriga police need your help in identifying a body that was found floating in the water off a pier in that town. Authorities were called out to the scene around 2:00 this afternoon where they observed the body of a man who is believed to have been in his late twenties or early thirties. […]
Christmas has come early for one little boy in Belize City. On Friday night, ten year old Calvin Tench was fast asleep when Janelle Chanona and Neil Hall called hoping to award the Gimme 5 grand prize of one thousand dollars cash and a round trip ticket to the United States courtesy American Airlines. But […]
If you’re a fan of Belizean recording artist Tony Wright, you’ll be happy to hear that there will soon be a new CD to add to your collection. Earlier today the singer/ songwriter stopped by Channel 5 to give us a preview of his latest work, and as Jacqueline Woods found out, the new CD […]
If you’ve been following News 5’s series on Christmas shopping, by now you should be aware that there is no shortage of great gifts made right here in Belize. In her latest instalment Ann-Marie Williams looks at what the Mayas have to offer. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Whether it’s baskets, clothing, food, carvings or jewelry, the […]
James Adderley Good evening I’m James Adderley and welcome to this portion of Sports Monday. Coming off its first season win, Acros Bombers hosted the defending champion Kulture Yabra at the M.C.C. Grounds on the schedule for week seven in the Regent Insurance Cup Tournament. Would the Brown Bombers become giant killers and make it […]
He called it “Facing Adversity Today – Shaping Tomorrow.” But adversity might be an understatement because the facts are clear: the country has a debt of over a billion dollars hanging over its head and is still reeling from recent national and world events. So today, it was a cautious but positive P.M. to take […]
But the bombshell of the day proved to be the proposal of a bill to reform the telecommunications act. While Minister of Public Utilities Ralph Fonseca says the reform has been in the works for some time, it is certain the decision by Belize Telecommunications Limited to rebalance rates has something to do with the […]
This morning, the P.M. took time out before the meeting of the House of Representatives to receive half a million Belize dollars for the development of the Regional Language Centre in Belmopan. According to a government press release, Ambassador Charles Tsai handed over a cheque for two hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars to G.O.B. […]
They might not have all come home medallists, but that doesn’t mean Belizean athletes didn’t do us proud in the Central American Games in Guatemala earlier this month. Today, a grateful nation put together a small symbol of thanks for their efforts. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The athletes could not have received a […]
