Having watched their colleagues in the civil service receive long awaited wage hikes, the permanent staff of the D.F.C. will also enjoy a raise-a-pay in the near future. This follows the signing of an agreement last Friday between that company and the Christian Worker’s Union. It reflects an overall increase of fifteen percent, five percent […]
For at least three decades he has been a familiar face on the waters off Belize City, Caye Caulker and all points in between. On Sunday the Belize Audubon Society finally took the opportunity to honour Lionel “Chocolate” Heredia for his life long dedication to Belize’s environment. Heredia received the society’s James A. Waight Conservation […]
They are a group of young people who don’t make the news everyday, but if their growing numbers are any indication, Belize’s scouting movement is not only alive, but doing very well. On the occasion of Scout Week, National Executive Hilberto Riverol explains some of the movement’s triumphs and tribulations. Hilberto Riverol, National Scout Executive […]
There was a time when virtually the entire administration of Central government fit neatly into the east and west block buildings of Belmopan. But that was a while ago, and as Belize grows, so does government’s need for space. Today, one ministry took the first step toward a new home in the nation’s capital. Jacqueline […]
If anything has characterized the People’s United Party’s campaign this election year, it has been it’s festive atmosphere awash in blue and white, and dances set to the tune of their theme songs. And true to form, today, when the P.U.P. took to the streets of Belize City on this, Nomination Day, they lived up […]
The P.U.P.’s might have been the first ones out of the gate this morning, but in the heat of the afternoon sun, the United Democratic Party standard bearers made their impression felt. And as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out, what they lacked in numbers, they made up in confidence. Jacqueline Woods “Following the 1998 […]
And while nomination day activities dominated the media in Belize City, in the districts, the two main political parties were also presenting their candidates to the people. Here’s the final list of the People’s United Party candidates: in the North, Valdemar Castillo in Corozal North; Vildo Marin in Corozal Bay; Florencio Marin in Corozal South […]
An elderly man is dead after he was knocked down on Friday night on the Northern Highway. According to police, sixty-nine year old Jesus Vasquez of Chan Chen Village was walking in the village when he was hit by a car. As Vasquez lay bleeding on the ground, suffering from serious head and body injuries, […]
Meanwhile, another robbery has left an elderly man clinging to life. Reports are that the victim, seventy-nine year old Francisco Gutierrez, was manning his bar on Friday night in Cattle Landing, Toledo when a thief or thieves broke in, viciously beat him up, stole money and merchandise, then left him there to die. Gutierrez was […]
An armed robbery in Belize City over the weekend has netted one thief a twenty thousand dollar booty. According to police, around six Saturday evening, a masked gunman walked into the offices of the Western Union at the corner of Mahogany Street and Central American Boulevard and demanded money. Employees handed over approximately twenty thousand, […]
Tonight, Orange Walk police are looking for a man who stands accused of stealing money from his employer. He has been identified as Jorge Tolango, a resident of Trial Farm. According to Gasper Vega, owner of Vega’s Imports in Orange Walk Town, several of his clients paid Tolango as much as twelve thousand dollars…but the […]
An afternoon fire in Belize City has left one man homeless and a school building charred and waterlogged. Around one o’clock today, residents of Freetown Road saw smoke coming from this wooden building at number fifty-two Freetown Road. Within minutes, flames had engulfed the structure and began to lick at the Bethel primary school building. […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re rolling into another fresh version of Sports Monday. Football fever raged at full pitch inside the Michael Ashcroft Stadium Saturday night where Sagitun played host to the Builder’s Hardware Bandits of Belmopan to kick off the three-game B.P.F.L. football championship series. For whatever reason, Belmopan gave up its […]
It was to be the biggest political face off in the nation’s history: Prime Minister Said Musa behind one podium…Leader of the Opposition, Dean Barrow behind the other. But that debate, originally scheduled for next week, is officially off. What went wrong? Well, according to a press release issued by the organisers, the Belize Business […]
Police are looking for a man in connection with the rape of a Belize City woman. The victim, who lives on Antelope Street, told police that sometime around 9:30 on Thursday night, she responded to a knock at her door. The woman alleges that when she opened it to see who was there, a man […]
Three robbers are eight thousand dollars richer this Valentine’s weekend after they stole the payroll of Jaguar Paw Resort. The incident occurred around two on Thursday afternoon on a dirt road two miles away from the popular tourist destination, which is located about six miles off the Western Highway at mile thirty-seven. According to Victor […]
The political fur may be flying and the debate may be off, but that has not stopped the two party leaders from jointly endorsing a secure future for the nation’s young people. Today in Belmopan Prime Minister Said Musa and Opposition Leader Dean Barrow signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of a national […]
There has never been a Belizean election where at least somebody didn’t grumble that the outcome was rigged. And while, unlike 1979, no one is alleging the use of disappearing ink, there have been sharp opinions expressed, particularly on the morning call-in radio shows. With nomination day set for Monday, we figured it was time […]
We don’t usually deal with international news on this broadcast, but sometimes it’s hard not to. In case viewers haven’t noticed, there is a war about to begin and one way or another, Belize will be affected. Much of the diplomatic drama has been playing out in the halls of the United Nations…and today News […]
A frequent cry of young people in Belize is that “there’s nothing to do.” But if you’re under twenty-one, the YMCA wants to show you otherwise. On Saturday night they will be holding a Top a Top Teen Dance at the MJ’s Grand in Belize City. The activity is being held in collaboration with high […]
Dancing is not the only positive activity being pushed by the YMCA. As of today, that organisation is the proud proprietor of what in many societies is the ultimate status symbol. Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Oh, what a dip can do on a hot muggy day! These southside kids and many others now […]
On Monday the People’s United Party threw a blue and white extravaganza to launch its election year manifesto…and today it was the U.D.P.’s turn to paint the town red. This morning I joined my media colleagues and an enthusiastic throng of party supporters to see what the freshly printed document has to offer. Janelle Chanona, […]
Police officials in Jamaica remain tight-lipped tonight, but some details are emerging in the continuing saga of ten Iraqi citizens detained in Montego Bay en route to Belize. A press release from Belize’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration states that an investigation, in cooperation with the Government of Jamaica, has shown that the Belize […]
A Belize City man has been arrested in connection with an attack on his girlfriend, which left her severely burned. Twenty-year-old Jervis Valencia Diamond, a resident of Mayflower Street, has been charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. It is alleged that on Tuesday afternoon, Diamond, following an argument […]
Shortly after one this afternoon, fire broke out at number ninety-three Boots Crescent in the Port Loyola area of Belize City. The blaze completely destroyed the property of Teresita and Reynaldo Soberanis. According to neighbours, they saw smoke coming from inside the bedroom of the house and then flames totally engulfed the building. At the […]
