Two days after we reported that three fishermen were fined more than forty thousand dollars for possession of undersized conch, tonight, the cooperative busted on the same day for the same charge, has yet to see the inside of a courtroom. According to Northern Fishermen Cooperative’s Bobby Usher, management is still waiting to receive the […]
We were a city under water today as more than four inches of rain fell in the space of twelve hours. The deluge quickly inundated several streets and caused at least one school to close early. The Philip Goldson International Airport recorded four point three inches of rain, while Melinda posted four point eight-seven inches. […]
A farmer from the Orange Walk District is dead tonight, the victim of a traffic accident. According to police, around 1:30 on Wednesday, sixty-eight year old Miguel Blair, a resident of Tower Hill, was riding his bicycle near mile fifty-three on the Northern Highway when he was knocked down by a pick-up truck. Blair sustained […]
Punta Gorda police are tonight investigating a disturbing report made by a nine-year-old girl. On Wednesday, in the presence of her mother, the child told the cops that since 1999 her stepfather had been having sex with her. The time of the abuse would have started when the girl was only six years old. Medical […]
Every year hundreds of cases of child abuse are reported to authorities. It is an alarming situation that requires immediate attention. Next week, under the theme “Abuse–no excuse”, the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse, NOPCA, is observing Child Abuse Prevention Week with a series of educational activities. In addition to school visits, […]
Worldwide, more and more people are becoming health conscious. But for every theory saying do this or eat that to improve your health, there seems to be another saying the exact opposite. In the middle of this medical mayhem, one local cardiologist has published his prescription for the confused called: Your doctor can’t make you […]
If you’re a game show fanatic, you’re going to love this. On Friday’s episode of Jeopardy an entire category will be dedicated to fun facts about Belize. Three contestants will do their best to answer the following five clues correctly: 1) Towering one hundred and thirty feet, one of the largest pyramids in Belize is […]
It’s a resource that perhaps many of us take for granted…the Belize Barrier Reef. We might have the tourism slogans memorized, but few people realize that recent events in nature, combined with the impact of man, have left that resource in bad shape. And while local environmental groups are trying to protect the reef, they […]
With the worst part of the hurricane season behind us, many Belizeans are tempted to breathe a sigh of relief that after three major hurricanes in four years, mother nature has finally given us a break. But not so fast…for it was on October thirty-first, 1961 that a monster storm named Hattie slammed into the […]
Corozal police have charged one of their own with attempted murder, maim, and deadly use of harm. This follows a shooting yesterday in Chunox Village, which left Mexican national, thirty-eight year old Francisco Burgess, in critical condition in the K.H.M.H. with a bullet wound over his left eye. The officer, Constable Miguel Alpuche, shot Burgess […]
More details are emerging in the murder of a Toledo Alcalde and the subsequent killing of one of his alleged assailants. On October twenty-sixth thirty-three year old Antigonus Garcia, Alcalde of Jalacte Village, was shot to death and twenty-year old Marvin Cuz was wounded when two men from across the border entered Garcia’s house on […]
A new initiative by the Ministries of Home and Foreign Affairs is bringing some common sense to the problem of illegal immigration. Over the last two weeks around forty people charged with illegal entry have been removed from prison and deported to their home countries of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Today the latest […]
Late breaking news tonight out of the Belize Olympic Association is that Cuba will not be participating at this year’s Central American and Caribbean Games. According to officials, the Cubans have told their counterparts in the host city of San Salvador, that their intelligence agency has learned of a plot to assassinate the President of […]
One former member of Belize’s national team who won’t be in San Salvador is Milton Palacio. He’s busy in the N.B.A. Milt’s debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers last night was not particularly high scoring, as the fourth year guard was only one-for-four from the field and one-for-two from the free-throw line for a total of […]
It got its name from the late Dr. Marla Holder, one of the founders of this home for children in need of protection. Today, News 5’s Janelle Chanona was in Belmopan as the kids got a helping hand. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Since it was established in 1997 hundreds of Belizean children have found safety from […]
The Youth for the Future Initiative is better known for its grand gestures than any major accomplishments…but success in turning young lives around is invariably measured in millimetres and not miles. Today News 5’s Jacqueline Woods looked in on one of the initiative’s first small steps in what may be a very long journey. Jacqueline […]
Former director of immigration Paulino Castellanos will not testify. That’s the latest out of the Commission of Inquiry charged to review the procedural irregularities at the Immigration Department. According to Chairman Paul Rodriguez, the commission has decided it will not ask Castellanos to appear before them, because his testimony could possibly jeopardize the ongoing police […]
A Guatemalan murder suspect is dead tonight when, after fleeing the scene of the crime in Belize, his homeland did not prove to be a safe haven. According to Belize police, while their Guatemalan counterparts from San Luis Peten were investigating the murder of Jalacte Village Alcalde, Antigonus Garcia, the two suspects were identified as […]
They were caught red handed with a boatload of illegal seafood…and now the three guilty fishermen have been forced to pay. Following Thursday’s seizure of two thousand, one hundred and sixteen undersized conch, Nelson Garcia and sons Nelson Junior and Paulino have been fined a total of forty-two thousand, three hundred and twenty dollars. That’s […]
Three weeks ago we aired a story on Kenisha Usher, a seventeen year old patient at the K.H.M.H. struggling against the ravages of kidney failure. Tonight we regret to report that Kenisha died on October eighteenth at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Usher had been diagnosed with terminal renal failure and was receiving peritoenal dialysis […]
Forget the Caymans; bank in Belize. That’s the message government is sending to the world of international finance. The occasion was the official opening of Belize’s newest offshore institution, the Investment and Commerce Bank Limited. Speaking at ceremonies on Friday night, Minister of Budget Management Ralph Fonseca applauded the development of the offshore banking sector, […]
Local physicians are currently taking part in a programme of continuing medical education. Presently in Belize from Harvard Medical School in Boston is Doctor Gordon Vineyard. His visit comes through efforts by OmniMed, an organisation based in Belize City and Newton, Massachusetts. Vineyard says his seminars are covering a wide range of medical issues, in […]
At first, fifteen year old Carla Roches did not want to enter the Miss Garifuna Belize City pageant, but after being persuaded by friends, Roches decided to participate…after all she said that it would be a lot of fun. Tonight, the teenager is all smiles, not only did she have a good time at the […]
It seems like the N.B.A. finals only just ended…but here it is, the beginning of another season of U.S. professional basketball. What makes tonight’s opening worth mentioning is that our own Milton Palacio, after bouncing around the league as a backup guard for the last three season on three different teams, will likely form part […]
In his address on Friday to new recruits, Minister of Home Affairs Ralph Fonseca emphasized the importance of community policing. Today in Belize City law enforcement authorities were taking that advice. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The police alone cannot eradicate crime, but criminal activity can be drastically reduced when […]
