Tonight, the survivors of a traffic accident on the Western Highway, which claimed the lives of four people, remain under close medical supervision, some of them still fighting for their lives. According to hospital officials, Melvin Rodriguez, a passenger in the front seat of the Kia truck, is in critical condition, suffering from head and […]
While the victims fight for life, many Belizeans are using the tragedy as a focal point for efforts to reduce the nation’s high level of traffic fatalities. And we at this station are no exception. In the following editorial, News Director Stewart Krohn finds that while no safety measure would have prevented Monday morning’s collision, […]
It was back to business today at the Supreme Court after yesterday’s ceremonial opening. But it seems the first defendant scheduled to stand trial in 2003 had better things to do than spend the day in court. Sanjay Pilgrim was a no show when he was called to answer to a charge of dangerous harm […]
Between its troubles at the Tourism Village, the Benque riots and a debt service ratio that would drive most accountants to drink, these are not the best of times for Novelo’s Bus Company. And guess what? Things got worse this week when the Government of Mexico decided that Novelo’s, and other Belizean transport companies, could […]
When you live in one of those postcard paradises like Belize, you really don’t need to see another piece of sea, sun or sand… right? Maybe, but for those who want to see if the grass really is greener next door, the Mexican Cultural Institute has a show for you. Marion Ali, Reporting They say […]
His name may be meaningless to those under the age of thirty, but in 1981 the very mention of Odinga Lumumba stuck fear in the hearts of the establishment and inspiration in those looking to rebel. After a long active absence, spent largely in Africa, Lumumba is back. Deported from Ghana after spending two years […]
It is not what you’d call an easy drive, particularly following a heavy rain. But on Monday cameraman Brent Toombs and I finally made it to an ancient Maya site in Cayo that, thanks to a multi-million dollar facelift, may one day become one of the nation’s most popular destinations. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Guatemala may […]
When Belize’s only prison came under private control last year there were those who said it was a hopeless task. Today, although the jury may still be out, there is no shortage of hope. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods, who may have spent more professional time in Hattieville than some inmates, reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since […]
Motorists on the nation’s streets and highways are driving a little more carefully tonight…but that warning to slow down has come at a terrible price. Four people are dead and eleven are hospitalised following a head on collision between two vehicles around 7:30 this morning on the rain slicked Western Highway. News 5’s Janelle Chanona […]
One man is dead and another missing after a fishing trip off the coast of Toledo ended in disaster. Twenty-six year old Enfield Arzu of Punta Gorda reported to police that around 12:20 Saturday afternoon he and two friends, Carl Ramclam and Alfred Smith, went fishing east of town. Arzu says they decided to return […]
The fact that it’s a familiar story does not make it any less tragic. You know the ingredients: a wooden house, a lit candle and a parent not at home. This time the damage was only to property…and for that I suppose we should be thankful. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, […]
A Belize City man remains in stable condition in the K.H.M.H. after he was shot in the face early Saturday morning. Twenty-four year old Aston Wade told police that around two Saturday morning he was walking past the intersection of Dolphin and Gibnut Streets when a dark skinned man wearing a black warm cap rode […]
It was a busy day for emergency medical technician Dennis Smith Junior. While most of us were eating breakfast, he was working frantically to free injured motorists on the Western Highway. By noon Smith was transporting victims of an accident on the Northern Highway to Orange Walk Hospital, and on the return trip he was […]
This afternoon, a foundation in the name of the late Hugh Parkey was officially launched during ceremonies at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. Following the veteran dive operator’s passing last July, his family and employees wanted to do something in his memory. According to Hugh’s widow, Teresa Parkey, the foundation, which will operate independently in Belize, […]
The annual show on Regent Street never fails to impress, but this year the judicial system has more to brag about than music and marching. News 5’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting With its traditional spit and polish, the criminal session of the Supreme Court was officially opened today at the Supreme Court in […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’ve just climbed aboard for this sweet ride on Sports Monday. Football fervour reached fever pitch as week three of the Belize Premier Football League playoffs found Sagitun of Independence hosting the defending champion Kulture Yabra of Belize City Saturday night. We give you this look at the venue […]
To absolutely nobody’s surprise, the budget speech presented by Prime Minister Said Musa was big on pleasure and small on pain…and with a general election likely between now and the April first date of implementation, any other strategy would have bordered on the absurd. While the Opposition will no doubt characterize the numbers as bogus, […]
One noteworthy occurrence at the National Assembly this morning was the absence of Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow. According to the honourable member from Mesopotamia, the U.D.P. Chief was out campaigning. But Barrow or no Barrow, Michael Finnegan was not shy about offering his opinion of the Prime Minister’s budget. Michael Finnegan, Area Rep., […]
When fire destroyed the Paslow building on September twenty-ninth, among the casualties was the Belize Municipal Court and all of its furniture and equipment. Since that time the insured items have been replaced and the court moved to the Commercial Centre. Today, as operations continue to rebound from the disaster, the City Council received some […]
And speaking of the Paslow building, this week demolition commenced on the remaining concrete section of the structure. Ministry of Works engineers concluded that the eighty-year-old columns and beams had been too weakened by the fire to support anything other than a single-storey building. Once the site is cleared, design work will begin on a […]
A post-mortem has been conducted on a body discovered Thursday evening, but medical science has not fully cleared up the mystery of how a Belize City man met his untimely end. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The last time Remija Linares saw her brother alive was almost three weeks ago. On […]
It’s not the first time that the Buca Shell gas station has been held up, but that does not make the incident any less terrifying for its employees. Around 8:00 on Thursday night, a red Toyota Corolla pulled up at the station. Two dark complexioned masked men, armed with handguns, got out of the vehicle […]
Twenty-year-old Paulina Coc says there was nothing anyone could have done to save her one month old baby from a fiery death. The infant girl perished in a fire that broke out at the family’s house in Cattle Landing around 7:30 on Thursday night. According to the mother, the baby was sleeping in the bedroom […]
Virtually all of the computers in the government/Intelco internet in schools project have been installed for the direct benefit of students… but today it was the teacher’s turn to get wired, specifically the headquarters of the Belize National Teachers Union in Belize City. B.N.T.U. President John Pinelo says that computer education will only be as […]
Those opposed to the hydroelectric project on the Macal River known as Chalillo, lost a crucial court battle last month when the chief justice ruled that the project’s government approval was properly handled. The only caveat in the judgement was the failure to hold a public hearing where opinion could be solicited on the dam’s […]
