It’s a drink that Belizeans have come to love, although very few are aware–or could care less–of its proud Irish heritage. And while personally I prefer Gin and tonic, yesterday News 5’s Janelle Chanona used the opportunity of St. Patrick’s Day to find out just what makes a two hundred year old drink from so […]
Only last week I sat in this same spot speculating on the causes of what seemed to be an unusually long period of calm, in which the murder rate had plummeted and the level of national violence had subsided to near manageable levels. Obviously I spoke too soon, as this weekend saw two particularly outrageous […]
On Tuesday police are expected to charge a suspect in connection with the murder of twenty-four year old Alfonso Vernon. Around 10:30 on Saturday morning, Vernon was on North Creek in Belize City when an assailant riddled his body with a total of eleven gunshots. Initial reports say it was a drive-by shooting, however, Maureen […]
A farmer from Belmopan is dead tonight, the victim of a hit and run accident. According to police, late Sunday night motorists spotted the body of a man lying across the Hummingbird Highway, near Las Flores Village, suffering from multiple head and body injuries. He was transported to the Belmopan Hospital where authorities pronounced him […]
A fisherman from Corozal drowned over the weekend while out with friends. Reports are that fifty-two year old Thomas Narvaez of Santa Rita layout left Corozal Town on Saturday evening heading north to the Yakuna Bay area for an overnight fishing trip. According to his companions, Narvaez left the group around 2:00 a.m. to check […]
In police news of a more promising nature, the department today took delivery of another forty new vehicles: nineteen cars and twenty-one pickups. The latest shipment brings the size of the fleet to eighty, all Ford Rangers and Focuses. The final twenty cars and trucks are expected soon. Police officials say that a strong commitment […]
The Belizean legal community received a much-needed donation this morning, courtesy of the British Government. The U.K.’s High Commissioner to Belize, Phillip Priestly, officially handed over part of the shipment of law books to Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh during brief ceremonies at the Law Library in Belize City. The books cover topics like family law […]
It’s a long way from the cool carpeted confines of the law library in Belize City, but the latest addition to the nation’s educational infrastructure–opened this weekend in Crooked Tree–is no less important. On Sunday that historic village inaugurated a new library. The building is well stocked with a variety of books as well as […]
It’s been part of the “dalla” division for decades…dalla bread, dalla chicken and even dalla beer; but this week, bread says goodbye to its buddies. According to local bakers, rising production costs have forced them to increase the price of bread by twenty-five cents. Zebedee Pitterson, the owner of Sunnyside Bakery, says the industry is […]
One man who should be able to handle the higher cost of bread is Adolfo Tush of Maya Mopan Village. Tush, a schoolteacher, is the latest winner in the Courts Megabucks promotion that was held on Saturday. The lucky spin netted him two thousand dollars, with all taxes paid by Courts. Tush had purchased a […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and welcome to this latest issue of Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks National Cricket Competition continues to roll and we caught up with Saturday’s showdown at Burrell Boom between the home team Brave Union in action against the defending champion Sunrise of Lord’s Bank. For Brave Union things certainly aren’t […]
Yesterday was Belize City’s turn and today the newly elected leaders of the nation’s capital took their place in the sun. While the four o’clock start time for the inauguration ceremony was too close to news time for a full report, News 5’s Janelle Chanona managed to get a preview from the mayor, in which […]
A traffic accident on the Northern Highway has left a Guatemalan man hospitalised. Thirty-eight year old Carlos Gomez was a passenger in a pickup truck that went out of control near mile twenty-one around five Tuesday evening. The truck, driven by sixty-four year old Nicaraguan George Brooks, ran off the road, coming to a stop […]
No one was seriously injured, but two vehicles were heavily damaged this morning in a mishap on the outskirts of Belize City. A G.M.C. pickup was heading into town on the Northern Highway around nine a.m. when upon reaching mile two and a half, two trucks emerged from the Budget Rent-A-Car lot, one towing the […]
Police are looking for a suspect in a Belize City robbery. Around four on Thursday afternoon four men accosted Pepsi salesman Mario Vargas as he was making a delivery at the corner of Pine and Vernon Streets. After the group relieved Vargas of three hundred and fifty-five dollars at gunpoint they fired a shot for […]
As the demand for U.S. dollars continues to outrun supply, there is still a fair amount of informal money changing going on countrywide…and sometimes a U.S. dollar deal goes sour. That’s what happened in San Ignacio as according to police, businessman Hilberto Pulido reported that in January and February he purchased three U.S. cheques totalling […]
Drivers in the Belize District are being cautioned tonight, but the warning has nothing to do with bad roads or escaped prisoners. The problem is a tapir, better known by the Belizean name of mountain cow that has been sighted frequently along the newly paved road between Hattieville and Burrell Boom. The Ministry of Natural […]
Hey, ladies, looking for a nice guy? Then we’ve got your ticket. On Saturday night, Mr. Nice Guy takes over the stage at the City Centre for the third year running, and as usual, the contestants promise an unforgettable show. Here’s the preview so take bets to see if you can pick the winner. Troy […]
Farming in Belize has never been more diversified…and as new products come on stream, so do opportunities for a successful career in agriculture. Today the University of Belize campus at Central farm held an open day and as News 5’s Janelle Chanona discovered, in 2003 down on the farm has never been better. Janelle Chanona, […]
Their campaign may have been overshadowed by the general election held on the same day…but today the newly chosen members of the Belize City Council finally moved to centre stage. I joined them this morning at City Hall. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, David Fonseca and his slate of ten were officially sworn in to […]
In police news, a suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with Wednesday’s seizure of illegal weapons in Belize City. Forty-eight year old Leeford Karl Reneau of an East Canal address has been charged with one count of possession of an unlicensed firearm, two counts of prohibited ammunition, three counts of unlicensed ammunition and […]
The case of a watchman missing from an island in the Turneffe atoll has grown more complicated. Police have supplied a picture of Gerald Foreman, who they now say left Belize City, not on March fourth, but January fourth. According to authorities, Foreman made it out to the caye but later disappeared from his post, […]
If we weren’t sure before, we now have official confirmation that all is back to normal on the Belizean media scene. That’s because for the first time in several months we can report the donation of money by the Government of Taiwan to the Government of Belize. This afternoon a cheque for four hundred and […]
In other news from Belmopan, today the Leader of the Opposition, Dean Barrow, was sworn in by Governor General Sir Colville Young. Following the ceremony at Belize House, Barrow paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister. According to a government release, the discussions were cordial and constructive and both leaders commended voters for participating […]
No one can determine with certainty the precise factors that caused a majority of Belizeans to vote for the People’s United Party on March fifth, but it is widely believed that a highly creative media campaign based on music, dance and culture played a major role in the victory. Today we are informed that the […]
