After three years of taking their case to the court of public opinion, both local and international, environmental activists have won the first round in a court of law. This evening Supreme Court Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled that enough questions were raised by the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGOs over government’s approval of the Chalillo […]
Representing the applicants on the other side of the aisle is none other than Denys Barrow’s own brother and Leader of the Opposition: Dean. Dean joined the case late in the game, teaming up with attorney Marilyn Williams. But Barrow’s tardiness did not affect his performance. Janelle Chanona “Having been granted leave for judicial review, […]
He was killed over the weekend in a traffic accident and today the family of Terry Huang is asking the public for help in determining exactly how he died. According to reports to News 5, between 1:30 and 2:00 on Saturday morning, Huang lost control of his vehicle near mile four and a half on […]
Since the Belize City Council established a Sister City relationship with New Orleans two years ago, CITCO has received around two million dollars worth of medical supplies and treatment from that city’s International Hospital for Children. On Wednesday, through the efforts of Belize’s Honorary Consul in Louisiana, Jean Benard, I.H.C. sent another shipment of medicines […]
Education: It takes the biggest chunk out of the national budget and is probably the most important factor in defining the nation’s future. This morning those who determine the overall shape of our educational system met to unveil some new directions for high school students. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Secondary schools in Belize country […]
As part of Children’s Week, the nation’s media houses were asked to bring young people into the newsroom and show them the ins and outs of journalism and broadcasting. At News 5, we had the privilege of hosting Kayla Arnold, a twelve-year-old standard five student at St. John Vianney in Belize City. Earlier this week […]
After weeks of anticipation, the verdict deciding the judicial fate of former justice George Meerabux is in…And his dismissal stands. In front of a packed courtroom, Justice Christopher Blackman denied four of Meerabux’s five points of complaint against the Belize Advisory Council and ruled that while a fifth was technically valid it could not form […]
Blackman then went on to dismiss the two claims by Meerabux that he was neither notified of the council’s decision or the charges against him. The judge found that based on correspondence between the parties, Mr. Meerabux had been fully aware of the details of the case against him and had ample time to respond. […]
His misbehaviour on the football field may not have reached constitutional proportions, but that did not make the actions of Norman “Tilliman” Nunez any less disgraceful. On Sunday at the MCC Grounds, he laid a flying kick on one of his own teammates, an assault which was captured for posterity by News 5’s Sports Monday. […]
Last week we reported on problems at the Tower Hill Sugar Factory, primarily complaints by farmers that the facility was not processing their cane fast enough. Today, a briefing from Belize Sugar Industries indicate that those same problems have resulted in the company’s second consecutive year without a profit. According to the Managing Director’s Review […]
Belize’s land registry has been expanded and the Ministry of Natural Resources has been computerised, thanks in part to the land administration project undertaken by the ministry last year. Today, a fourteen million dollar loan was signed between the Government of Belize and the Inter-American Development Bank for part two of the project, which involves […]
It’s not the first time that a primary school has received musical instruments, but this morning’s donation to the Salvation Army Primary School was special. Thanks to the House of Culture and the Belize Choral Society, the school will now field a ten-member recorder group. The budding musicians, all students from the middle division, received […]
While some youths were pursuing musical themes, others tried to work through some of the many perils of growing up in Belize. Judith Alpuche, Speaking to Youths “You have people having sex very early and they are getting pregnant to boot. Why is it that there is so much teenage pregnancy? What is causing it?” […]
Last night marked just the second week of Channel 5’s Karaoke Television and already the competition is fierce. As usual, it fell to host William Neal to deliver the verdict of the judges. William Neal, Host, KTV “The winner for tonight is Osvaldo Perez.” (Osvaldo sings “La Vida es un Carnival”) Perez joins last week’s […]
If you think Internet access in libraries is a luxury available only to North American students, you’re behind time. This afternoon, the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City became the first public library in the country to allow scholars to connect to the world wide web. Caribbean Shores Area Representative Jose Coye, whose government made […]
If you had trouble watching last night’s newscast, don’t feel bad, we had just as much trouble producing it. The problem was electricity–or more accurately, the lack of it. When the lights came on this morning, News 5’s Janelle Chanona tried to find out what went wrong. Janelle Chanona, Reporting At approximately 5:30 Monday evening […]
It may have been a coincidence, but on the morning after the year’s biggest blackout, environmental activists were in court trying one more time to throw a legal spanner in the turbines of the proposed Chalillo Dam. Four applicants: BACONGO, The Belize Eco-Tourism Association, Sharon Matola and Eligorio Sho, are applying to the Supreme Court […]
Court watchers won’t have to wait until Thursday for courtroom drama, as on Wednesday morning Justice Christopher Blackman will issue his long awaited decision in the constitutional application of former Supreme Court judge George Meerabux. Meerabux, removed from office on the advice of the Belize Advisory Council for corrupt behaviour, maintains that the council acted […]
For the next two weeks, representatives of the International Monetary Fund will be in Belize conducting an assessment of the state of Belize’s economy. According to a government spokesman, the special visit follows a presentation made to the I.M.F. by Belize on the impact of two hurricanes and the implications of September eleventh on the […]
A look at the recent plague of fatal shootings in Belize City suggests that the value of life in the old capital has suffered a major devaluation. But while some families are forced to bury their young, one is about to celebrate a life fully lived. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting You may know her […]
You’ve heard of the Punta Rebels and may have danced to the sounds of the Griga Boyz. So you are forgiven if the subject of this next story seems familiar. Make way for the Punta Boys. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since they were children, these young men have been beating Garifuna drums and entertaining tourists in […]
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Tonight, yet another Belize City family is in mourning after their teenage son was brutally murdered in the early morning hours of Sunday. The motive of the crime is still unknown but the bullet-riddled buildings are evidence to the fact that the intent of the gunmen was clearly murder. Earlier today, News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams […]
The nation’s highways proved deadly this weekend after a series of traffic accidents claimed no less than three lives. According to police reports, around 3:45 on Friday afternoon, thirty-one year old Clifford Butler was driving on Amara Avenue when he knocked down a man riding a bicycle at the junction at Dean Street. Butler has […]
In other unfortunate news involving asphalt, tonight sixteen people are recovering from injuries sustained during a traffic accident on Sunday. According to police, just after 10:00, a red pick-up truck being driven at the time by Hermild Vasquez of Orange Walk Town collided head on with a small car. The truck was carrying ten people […]
