Throughout the summer, children from across the country will be involved in numerous outdoor activities, some of which are being organised by the Belize Association of Girl Guides. Unfortunately, the movement is going through some tough times as every year they seem to recruit less members than they lose. This week, the chairwoman of the […]
If you’re a youth interested in activism and social change, the youth arm of the United Democratic Party, Y.P.F., is organising an “Emergent Leaders Forum” on Thursday at seven p.m. at SJC’s audio-visual room. Y.P.F.’s President-elect, Darrell Bradley, told News 5 that the event is open to all young people; not just hardcore political types. […]
It is an organisation that has received little publicity, but by all accounts has touched the lives of a significant number of people. Ann-Marie Williams reports on the youths from Y.E.S. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting They spoke about why they feel young people take drugs… Participant #1 “I think most teenagers that take drugs is because […]
The last time News 5 reported from the village of Blue Creek was in 1994 when it hosted a worldwide educational programme called “The Jason Project”. Since those busy days, the picturesque community has had its share of ups and downs. Last weekend I got a chance to see for myself. Janelle Chanona, Reporting In […]
There is sadness associated with our lead story tonight, and it goes beyond the sadness invariably associated with sudden and violent death. Perhaps it is the suspicion that brutal gangland style killings, even a double-murder like that which occurred in Belize City this afternoon, no longer have the power to shock, offend and anger. And […]
He left Belize on Sunday without speaking to the press, but for several days last week Sir Shridath Ramphal, Belize’s Facilitator for the settlement of the Guatemalan claim, got down to the nitty gritty of his job. The veteran diplomat spoke to government officials, politicians and civil society groups in addition to spending long hours […]
One of the drawbacks of a private free market health care system, as practised in the U.S.A. for example, is that intense competition results in even the smallest hospitals purchasing the most sophisticated equipment–even though it can remain unused for ninety-five percent of the day. Seeking to avoid that kind of duplication, the public and […]
Another public/private partnership will be developing some new infrastructure at the northern border. A release from Galeria Maya Limited says that company has embarked on a joint venture with the Commercial Free Zone Management Agency to construct over a mile of four lane highway between the frontier and a new entrance to the Free Zone. […]
It is best known to the public as the collector of property tax and issuer of traffic tickets… but today the Belize City Council unveiled an ambitious project to expand the urban centre’s appeal. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting With less than eight months before voters go to the polls to elect a new City Council, Mayor […]
He had been arrested forty-three times and was the subject of eight convictions, all at the tender age of twenty-two. But early Sunday morning the criminal career of Roque Rosado came to an abrupt end, when he was shot dead by residents of a house he was trying to rob. When police arrived at 88 […]
Another Chinese-owned business was robbed by armed bandits, this time in the Orange Walk District. The result, however, was different than that in Belize City. According to police reports, Chin Chen-ku and Kwok Kau-chen were inside the Hong Fua Shop just before nine on Saturday night. According to the businessmen, three masked men, one of […]
The victims of a break-in in the nation’s capital say that nothing was taken, but the mere breach of security is still frightening. According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Immigration was forcibly entered sometime on Saturday, the intruders gaining entrance by tampering with the door locks. A preliminary investigation by Director […]
Traffic on the Southern Highway came to a standstill on Saturday morning when a delivery truck caught fire and blocked the road. According to driver Alfonso Witz of Southern Grocery Supply in Punta Gorda, around eleven a.m., he was just a few miles from the dump when flames licked up from the engine. Witz told […]
The legal battles surrounding the Chalillo dam continued today as the second judicial review sought by the environmental group BACONGO got underway in the Supreme Court. This afternoon, BACONGO attorney Lois Young Barrow appeared before Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh to present an overview of the laws governing the approval of environmental impact assessment plans by […]
He was a fixture of Belize’s tourism and maritime community for the better part of two decades. Tonight it is with regret that we report the death of Hugh Parkey. Parkey, proprietor of Hugh Parkey’s Dive Connection, died on Sunday in Cancun where he was vacationing with his wife Theresa and a number of friends. […]
Earlier this month we reported on a group of Belizean musicians travelling to Malaysia for a music festival. Today, two more departed the country for an international tour. Bredda David Obi and Peter “Poots” Flores are tonight in Costa Rica where they will link up with thirteen Central American colleagues as part of a multi-national […]
The media is a growth industry in Belize and when it comes to learning, you can never start too young. But while the lessons being acquired this week by children may prepare them for an eventual job as a journalist or broadcaster, the point is to gain skills for dealing with life. Ann-Marie reports from […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re locked into this fat issue of Sports Monday. Their previous transgressions left the Wicked 11 perched on the edge of desperation Saturday as they played host to Sunrise of Lord’s Bank in game 2 of the Harrison Parks Cricket Championship. Only a win today at home in Flowers […]
Today was a homecoming of sorts for two of the most notorious individuals in the annals of Belizean crime. From touchdown at the P.G.I.A. to arraignment at Magistrate’s Court, the large and boisterous crowds of onlookers made it clear that for the law enforcement community, it would not be business as usual. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting […]
As Pipersburg and Robateau bed down for their first of what may be many nights in Hattieville Prison, they find themselves in an institution that is itself the subject of controversy. News 5 has learned that as the result of alleged misconduct during an attempted escape by several prisoners at the end of May, three […]
Two weeks ago when officers of the Belize Agricultural Health Authority discovered the presence of Mediterranean Fruit Flies in Punta Gorda, it was hoped that it was an isolated outbreak. Those hopes have been dashed, however, as BAHA today announced that three more fertile medflies have been found in Seine Bight on the Placencia Peninsula. […]
In May, Courts Belize Limited, held its Purchase Free Promotion. Customers randomly chose a World Cup football team and if their choice was the eventual winner, they would receive their purchase free of cost. Today seven of the lucky customers stopped by the store to pick up their prizes. Anamarie Bennett, Advertising/Promotions Exec. “This was […]
The Methodist Chorale has released its first compact disc. It’s a compilation of twelve pieces, both religious and secular tunes, ideal, as the title suggests, to usher in the dawn and take you through to sunset. Edison Staine, the chorale’s conductor, says a CD is timely. Edison Staine, Founder/Conductor, Methodist Chorale “Well we celebrated ten […]
Hits like Ring Road Jam, Good Buddy, Yu Safe and Mini Mini could only belong to Jamaica’s Fab 5 band. The seven-member group is making its debut appearance in Belize at the City Centre on Saturday for one night only. Lead singer and drummer Grub Cooper says the thirty-two year old group has lots in […]
While no one would be so bold as to use the word “beautiful” to describe Belize City, the old capital has over the last decade gradually taken on a more wholesome appearance. But not every property owner has been infected with the neat and clean spirit…as Ann-Marie discovered this afternoon. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Residents of […]
