It is the one consequence of the festive season that many Belizeans, particularly residents of the city, could easily do without. What I’m talking about is traffic…and guess what? With more cars on the road than ever before, the situation is not getting better. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These days if you’re coming downtown, it would […]
Today might have been the last day to get your letters and packages in the mail in time for Christmas, but in case you’re feeling lucky, the Belize Post Office is “bigging up” their new stamps for the season. The special edition, featuring orchids of Belize, come in denominations of twenty-five, fifty, sixty and seventy-five […]
Like the opening of the Christmas Kettle Campaign, it’s a story we cover every year. And why not? With good news sometimes in short supply, the Salvation Army’s ability to feed the hungry always stands out as a tale worth telling. Jacqueline Woods reports from a very crowded Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting […]
It was not only the children who got their bellyful today. In fact, as News 5’s Marion Ali discovered, their grandparents received a treat that was no less satisfying. Marion Ali, Reporting for over four hundred elderly Belizeans, today’s Christmas dinner on the grounds of the Mercy Care Centre guaranteed some holiday cheer. It was […]
While there’s no denying the importance of providing Christmas dinner for hundreds of senior citizens, that activity is a very small part of what the Mercy Care Centre does for needy Belizeans. News 5’s Marion Ali has the rest of the story. Marion Ali, Reporting Since 1957, the Mercy Care Centre has been providing free […]
It may not yet be in the same league with Miss Universe or Miss World, but Belize’s Miss Rainforest Pageant is trying hard to find a niche on the global stage. Some of the international contestants came into town today and stopped by for a chat. Nancy Juan, Founder/Organizer, Miss Rainforest “The Miss Rainforest Pageant […]
Yesterday when we tried to get an official reaction to reports that Budget Minister Ralph Fonseca had left the country due to health problems, government’s response appeared to be lifted verbatim from the old Soviet Union’s handbook of public relations. Today, however, we have been treated to a full explanation of the minister’s medical condition, […]
San Ignacio police have captured two men and recovered the cash stolen in an armed robbery on Monday in the Cayo District. Salesman for Quality Poultry, twenty-three year-old Carlos Perez de la Rosa and his assistant, Kevin Tun, were heading from San Ignacio to Spanish Lookout around four-thirty Monday evening when about a mile north […]
An early morning collision on Faber’s Road has left one man suffering from a blow to the head and as many as three more running from police. The drama unfolded around nine today when this white Ford Escort was sideswiped by a red Pontiac Sunbird. According to the driver of the Ford, the accident happened […]
This next story is not the type we usually feature in our newscast because the sad fact is that reports about runaway kids have become part of our daily routine. But Christmas is the time that families should be together–not apart–and for the past three days, the family of sixteen year old Rauna Sainsbury has […]
The new Foreign Minister of Guatemala has made his first official remarks on the issue of Belize. Speaking on Monday upon taking up office, Edgar Gutierrez referred to a number of challenges facing the last year of the Portillo administration. While Belize was not at the top of the list, his remarks appear to be […]
Every December one of the busiest places in Belize is the post office. But in the wake of September’s spectacular fire, this year’s rush of mail is presenting a special challenge. Today News 5’s Jacqueline Woods stopped by to see how our postal workers are coping. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting They haven’t had time to count […]
The weather may be bleak, but it doesn’t stop the cruise ships from anchoring in Belize City harbour. And if the scene around the Tourism Village looked different today, it’s because, after several weeks of haul and pull, the street vendors are back–only this time with the blessings of the mayor. According to a press […]
Belize City is known for many things…but having beautiful parks is not among them. Enter Caribbean Shores representative Jose Coye, who says that he’s doing his best to change that situation… and this morning showed off his latest creation to the press. Marion Ali, Reporting It is a project that has sparked controversy over the […]
They are high school basketball’s best and brightest…and all this week they are being put through their paces. This afternoon I had a front row seat on the action. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This afternoon, the screech of sneakers and the constant drum of a basketball echoed through City Centre as day two of the All […]
Tonight, Independence police are looking for three men in connection with a murder investigation in that southern village. News 5 understands that late Monday night, twenty-eight year old Gilbert “Gilly” Ramclam was last seen driving in a black Suzuki with two other men. That was the last time friends saw Ramclam alive. On Friday afternoon, […]
Last Thursday, fifty-five year old Carmita Garcia was fatally shot after she attacked one of the men who held up her family during a robbery at the Garcia’s house in Bullet Tree Falls. Garcia reportedly chopped one of the culprits with a machete after one of the robbers fired a shot at her son. At […]
Police are trying to figure out who was driving a vehicle which rammed into the back of a commercial bus, killing two people, and leaving two others seriously injured. The incident occurred at around mile seven on the Hummingbird Highway, near Armenia Village around 11 o’clock Sunday morning and claimed the lives of two year-old […]
Looking at the circumstances of a fire that occurred this weekend in Belize City, tonight we could have easily been reporting on multiple fatalities. That we’re not is attributable to sheer luck. Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Twenty-four year old Beverly Ebanks was not at home at 2:30 a.m. when the flames were seen […]
The political rumour machine was in high gear this weekend after reports that Minister of Budget Management Ralph Fonseca had suffered a heart attack. News 5 understands that on Friday the fifty-three year old Fonseca suffered chest pains and after visiting his local doctor, was referred to a hospital in the United States. Fonseca left […]
In news from the nation’s capital, on Friday a new police substation was officially declared open. Three months after the ground breaking, the building, located on the San Martin Road, was handed over by the Belmopan City Council to the Belize Police Department. The wooden structure will be manned by police officers who previously guarded […]
To wear pants or not to wear pants…that is the question on the desk of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh tonight. A female attorney has filed a motion in the Supreme Court to seek constitutional redress regarding the C.J.’s definition of proper courtroom attire. According to Magali Marin Young, the insistence by the Chief Justice that […]
In case you need another reason to clean up your house and yard for Christmas, tonight we have one, courtesy of the Belize City Council. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods explains. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It’s just amazing the amount of garbage a household can accumulate in a year. The collection of old zinc, boards, appliances, furniture…you […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this delivery of Sports Monday. The National Secondary School Basketball tournament was staged at the City Centre over the weekend featuring eight teams, so let’s join the female finals as Wesley College of Belize City, goes up against Orange Walk’s Technical High. Kelly Rivers comes […]
A crime spree in the Cayo District by a group of Guatemalan gunmen has left one woman dead and three families terrorized. Police report that the murder took place around 4:00 Thursday afternoon in the village of Bullet Tree Falls. Two masked men entered the house of Isabel and Carmita Garcia with the apparent intent […]
