No weather forecaster can say with certainty whether Belize will be hit by a hurricane this season… but one thing we do know for sure is that sooner or later our time will come again. And in anticipation of that fateful day there is one group of Belizeans working hard to minimise the consequences. Janelle […]
Many Belizeans will sleep more soundly tonight, armed with the knowledge that two of the most wanted fugitives in Belizean history have been captured. The story of how accused quadruple murderers Leslie Pipersburg and Patrick Robateau wound up in the custody of Mexican authorities is only just emerging, but on the basis of information from […]
With the news of the big bust in Mexico, another capture–this time by local cops–has been pushed to page two. But it’s still a big story. On Tuesday night, Punta Gorda police with the support of the Belize Defence Force captured escaped prisoner, Mervin Reyes. Around midnight, one of the soldiers sighted Reyes walking on […]
A release from Cabinet has confirmed that Belize is going forward with plans to float a bond issue on the international market to raise a quarter billion Belize dollars. Proceeds of the one hundred and twenty-five million U.S. dollar offering, to be managed by the U.S. firm of Bear, Sterns, will go toward refinancing the […]
In other Cabinet news, that executive body has agreed to introduce legislation to strengthen the operations of the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, as well as pave the way for the transfer of management of the Philip Goldson International Airport. The P.G.I.A. will be run by a group associated with Germany’s Lufthansa Airlines. The new operators […]
The skies over Belize City may have threatened rain, but that did not deter a pool full of young people from having fun….and learning some valuable lessons at the same time. Jacqueline Woods reports from the YWCA. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting With children on their school break many of them will be near or in the […]
The boys and girls at the Y were not the only happy swimmers in Belize City today. This morning at the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute a statutory instrument was signed that should make life easier for another group of aquatic mammals. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For many manatees, the mangrove islands off the coast […]
Several days before Swallow Caye received its recognition another area of similar size was put under official protection. Janelle Chanona filed this report from Rancho Dolores. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Monday residents of Rancho Dolores Village in the Belize District, saw the end of three and a half years of hard work, as the Government […]
It would have been one more headache for a law enforcement community already suffering from a massive migraine… But fortunately, disaster was averted last night as police and prison officers captured a convict who had escaped from Hattieville that afternoon. Officials from the Department of Corrections report that around 1:30 on Monday twenty-year-old Chester Norales […]
The driver of a truck that knocked down a lamppost, which fell on a woman and killed her, has been arrested by police. Israeli Chi of Ranchito Village in the Corozal District has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and driving without due care and attention. Elvira Eck of San […]
Counterfeit tens and twenties continue to show-up in Belizean cash registers at an alarming rate. Since the weekend, bogus bills have been reported showing up at B.T.L., Belize Water Services, Princess Hotel, Lands Department and a bar in Corozal. The serial numbers match those included in the list published last week, with the addition of […]
We have not been in contact today with a group of Belizeans reportedly held up in Texas waiting to cross the Mexican border… But we did speak to the Belize Embassy in Mexico City. Ambassador Salvador Figueroa explained that the problems involving Belizeans transiting through Mexico have been around for many years and are compounded […]
Summer is in full swing, and fortunately there is no shortage of opportunities to keep Belize City’s children entertained. In the Fort George area, one art camp, an off shoot of the Conscious Youth Development Posse, is celebrating its sixth year of operation. This morning, News 5 found classrooms at Saint Mary’s Primary alive with […]
If art is not your thing, don’t fret, because this summer it seems that there’s a camp for every child’s desires. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods stopped by B.T.L. headquarters on St. Thomas Street–not to surf the net, but to shoot some hoops. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It’s not certain just how many of the children will […]
While the kids are enjoying themselves this summer many teachers are working hard to improve their skills for the coming school term. One area that is receiving special attention is the role played by guidance counsellors. Today Ann-Marie visited the U.B. education campus to sit in on a class. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting What started out […]
He’s a charter member of the Belizean artists club…and Nelson Young keeps getting better and better. Janelle Chanona reports on his latest exhibition at the Image Factory. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The work of forty-four year old Caye Caulker native Nelson Young may be reminiscent of Pablo Picasso, but the cubist images in his latest exhibit […]
Diabetes is one of the fastest growing medical problems in Belize…and the disease doesn’t go away just because you happen to be a guest in Her Majesty’s prison. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Thursday, twenty-two year old Gian Godoy was remanded to Hattieville prison after he failed to make bail on […]
The question of why possession of a half ounce of marijuana leads to being remanded at Hattieville is a legitimate concern that we’ll leave for another day…but suffice to say that, like in the larger society, drugs in Hattieville prisons are a fact of life. This morning a security detail discovered three parcels of compressed […]
A woman has lost her life as the result of a freak traffic accident. According to reports on Love FM, Elvira Eck of San Narciso Village was waiting for a bus near mile seventy-two on the Northern Highway when a truck heading toward Corozal Town went out of control and struck a lamppost. The post […]
A U.S. national has died of drowning. Donald Guerrette and his wife Roberta were in the water at the Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef when Donald lost consciousness around 8:30 on Friday morning. The body was brought to Belize City where a post-mortem certified the cause of death as asphyxia due to drowning.
Belizeans are now able to travel throughout the state of Quintana Roo without having to wait in long lines for a Mexican visa. This is thanks to the expansion of the “Forma Migratoria de Visitante Local”, which came into circulation three years ago. The card, which once limited travel only to Chetumal, has been extended […]
While Belizeans may now find it easier to enjoy the pleasures of Quintana Roo, the same cannot be said for those driving from the United States through Mexico. Today News 5 received a desperate phone call from a Belizean in Texas, Oscar Perez, who claims that he along with as many as sixty Belizeans have […]
It has been one of the most consistently successful summer camps in the city and one reason why is the dedication of its organisers and sponsors. Ann-Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Sixty children, ages six to fifteen years signed up last week for the annual Berger Football Camp underway at a football field in […]
Last month we reported on the refurbishing underway at Camp Oakley…and tonight we can report that while the work continues, Belize’s scouts are making good use of the facilities. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Despite the murky waters, scouts from various troops across the country enjoyed playing in the pond. The children, ages eleven to sixteen are […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this latest issue of Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks Cricket Championship Series kicked off the first of three matches Saturday at Lord’s Bank with Sunrise hosted to an undefeated Wicked 11 of Flower’s Bank, looking to step up as champions in 2002. It’s Sunrise […]
