The Monday morning quarterbacks and armchair firemen wasted no time in criticising Sunday’s performance by the National Fire Service. But when all is said and done, what could have gone down as one of the most devastating fires in the nation’s history was instead confined to the top floor of the Paslow Building. When News […]
The damage occasioned by Sunday’s fire will be felt first and foremost by those people involved with proceedings in Magistrate’s Court. With all six courtrooms and related offices totally destroyed, the wheels of justice, never too swift in the best of times, may grind to a temporary halt. Speaking to the press this morning, Attorney […]
Before we leave the subject of fire, we regret to report another major blaze, this one in Corozal. The Pearl Touch sewing factory, a Taiwanese owned business we profiled on this newscast in July, was largely destroyed over the weekend. We were unable to obtain a report on how the fire started, but we are […]
The proposals to end the Guatemalan claim to Belize are yet to be approved by the voters of both countries, but today in Washington that considerable hurdle was–for the moment at least–sidestepped, as diplomats toasted the unique success of the facilitation process. News 5’s Janelle Chanona was on hand in the U.S. capital and this […]
On the local political scene, members of the People’s United Party gathered Sunday in the village of Silk Grass to select a candidate for the Stann Creek West constituency. That spot was created by the decision of current representative Henry Canton not to seek re-election. When the ballots were tallied, Rodwell Ferguson emerged victorious in […]
One of five men shot by police Friday in Toledo is recovering from his wounds at the K.H.M.H. Eugenio Cuk was reported in serious but stable condition while two others, Santiago and Sebastian Putul, were treated at the Punta Gorda hospital. Cyriano Chuc and Alfredo Chen were declared dead on arrival in P.G. on Friday. […]
In other crime news, Edwin Flowers has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of Ashley Smith. Fourteen-year-old Smith was killed on Wednesday night as he and Flowers struggled over a screen door at a house on Vernon Street.
Good evening I’m James Adderley, and you’re right on time for this fresh dish of Sports Monday. Week II of the Belize Premier Football League competition took our cameras to the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday, where the defending champion Kulture Yabra held fort against the visiting Acros Verdes of San Ignacio. And here we see the […]
Details, as we frequently say, are sketchy, but what we do know is that an armed confrontation in the Toledo village of Otoxha has resulted in the death of two villagers and the wounding of three others. The victims were all shot by police. Dead are Alfredo Teck and Seriano Choc, while the wounded–and we […]
5 young men detained yesterday for the assault and robbery of a Belize City shopkeeper have been arrested and charged. Those suspects are twenty-two year old Frank Elijio, twenty-nine year old Kenrick Reneau, twenty-three year old Gregory Casildo, Alex Goff also twenty-three, and twenty-seven year old Bruce Willacy. They have all been charged with attempted […]
While one Chinese merchant remains unconscious, several others have been able to turn the tables on their assailants. On Thursday two men ordered a bucket from twenty-eight year old Ying Kuang-mie and when he opened the burglar gate to bring it out, the men attempted to barge in. That’s when Ying grabbed a knife and […]
Whatever plans Belizeans may have for the weekend, they will be carried out with at least one eye on the Weather Channel. Chief Meteorologist Carlos Fuller says his staff has been closely monitoring the movement of tropical storm Lili. Although it is still too early to predict whether or not the system will affect Belize, […]
It may seem a bit anti-climactic to Belizeans, who for the last ten days have been immersed in the details of the Ramphal/Reichler proposals. But on Monday in Washington, D.C., the Organisation of American States will hold a formal ceremony marking the successful conclusion of the facilitation process. That event will feature the involvement of […]
Belize and the United States have signed an agreement under which Belize will be assisted in fighting the illicit drug trade. Three projects funded to the tune of four hundred and thirty-four thousand U.S. dollars will be initiated to strengthen the Police Department’s ability to intercept and prosecute drug runners. Signing this afternoon on behalf […]
They say the worst conflicts in life are those within families. Today, one family squabble ended badly for a number of Belize City residents. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This afternoon, Dorita Cacho and her children were forcibly put out of the house they have been living in for the past seventeen years. The family was evicted […]
Once upon a time, apprenticeship was the way workplace skills were passed from one generation to the next. And while formal classroom education now claims the lion’s share of our resources, the apprenticeship system is making a comeback. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Nine of the twenty young men and women who successfully passed the apprenticeship programme […]
It is becoming a popular event, both for organisers and the public. Jacqueline Woods has a preview of a fair on Saturday that is sure to be standing room only. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting We found some of the fair organizers busily putting the final touches on some of the art and craft work that has […]
We’re not sure why, but over the years Belize has become firmly established on the circuit of Mexican circuses. Each one claims to be the biggest and best and the latest to come to town is no exception. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One of the biggest attractions of the King Brothers Circus of Mexico is the […]
Sudden death by gunshot is not a particularly unusual occurrence in Belize City, but a killing last night on Vernon Street has investigators trying to decide whether the death was a tragic accident or something more sinister. But with the triggerman still in hiding, there remain more questions than answers. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has […]
There is much less mystery surrounding another shooting that occurred Wednesday in Belize City. Forty-eight year old Ming Xong-stun lies in a coma at the K.H.M.H. after being knocked in the head during the course of a robbery. According to police, around 4:15 in the afternoon a number of men entered Ming’s shop on Raccoon […]
In Corozal a suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting and robbery that occurred on Monday. Twenty year old Peter Locke of the Skeleton Town area of Corozal has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of deadly means of harm and a single count of attempted murder. […]
It may not be as big a piece of news as yesterday’s announcement by U.D.P. Leader Dean Barrow, but today the reform movement known as We the People, weighed in with its pronouncement on the proposals to end the Guatemalan claim. And that verdict is a resounding yes. Citing a desire for peace between neighbours, […]
We may have dodged Hurricane Isidore, but its effects on the Yucatan peninsula may yet be felt in Belize. According to a release today from Belize Electricity Limited, the damage to the power grid around Merida may mean that less electricity will be available for sale to Belize. Mexico normally supplies about twenty-five megawatts or […]
It fell through the cracks of our coverage, but what will stand up as the most lasting achievement of this year’s Independence celebrations took place on Saturday in Belmopan. That is the inauguration of the George Price Centre for Peace and Development. The two-storey building, constructed with private contributions, houses a library and meeting rooms […]
Another piece of the freshly paved Southern Highway was dedicated this morning. Section four of the road, paid for by a loan from Taiwan’s International Co-operation Development Fund, runs for seventeen point four miles from the South Stann Creek Bridge to the junction of the Big Creek Road. In his first major address as Minister […]
