On yesterday’s newscast I examined the stress-busting powers of massage and aromatherapy. Tonight, I take it to the next level with the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture. Janelle Chanona “Hi…nice to meet you.” Annie Yu “My name is Annie.” Janelle Chanona “Janelle. And you’re the acupuncturist.” Annie Yu “So what I’m going to do is […]
We apologise for the late posting of the newscast. It was due to an extended power failure on the part of Belize Electricity Limited.
With virtually the whole of Belize baked bone dry, the sound of fire engines is the last thing anyone wants to hear. But last night around eight all the city’s new equipment could not prevent the destruction of a warehouse on the industrial outskirts of the old capital. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting When Fire fighters arrived […]
Eight months after the Paslow building went up in flames, the man accused of arson is back in court. Twenty-three year old Ivan Ayuso was escorted to Magistrate’s Court in Belize City this afternoon to answer to twenty-two additional charges. Ayuso, out on bail for two counts of false accounting and arson was charged with […]
A German working in Belize lost his life this morning in a traffic accident on the Western Highway. Fifty-two-year-old Michael Runge was driving his Toyota pickup between miles thirty-four and thirty-five in the direction of Belmopan when sometime before six a.m. he lost control of the vehicle and it overturned. Runge was thrown out of […]
Today in San Pedro Prime Minister Said Musa and what seemed like half the Cabinet met with a delegation led by Governor Joaquin Hendricks of Quintana Roo. The occasion was the first bilateral roundtable between Belize and the neighbouring Mexican state. According to the Prime Minister, there are a number of areas where cooperation is […]
Everyone agrees that crime is one of Belize’s most pressing problems…but that’s where the agreement apparently ends. With proposed solutions ranging from job creation to vigilante justice, there is no shortage of unsolicited advice. Today, the nation’s leading educational institution stepped up to the plate with a plan to at least provide the debate with […]
The field featured singers from around the country…but when the eighth weekly KTV winner was announced, the loudest cheers were in the nation’s capital. Here’s how it went. Neil Hall, KTV Host “Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause for tonight’s winner, contestant number 5. Mrs. Patricia Leyton is the winner of tonight’s KTV 2003.” […]
You can’t always tell by looking. Some of us may outwardly appear cool and calm…while inside we’re ready to burst. The question is what to do about it. Over the last few days I’ve been seeking out some solutions to the problem of stress. Janelle Chanona “Sometimes the hustle and bustle of everyday commitments to […]
The news did not exactly come as a surprise, but today’s announcement by Air Jamaica that it will suspend its service to Belize is the first hint of negativity in a year that has thus far seen nothing but positive trends in the tourism industry. The last Air Jamaica flight will depart the P.G.I.A. on […]
According to law enforcement authorities, during the majority of home burglaries, the victims are asleep in their beds, totally unaware of the danger they’re in. That’s just what happened to one Belize City family early this morning. According to the Willoughbys, who reside on East Collet Canal, just after two this morning they heard their […]
Since taking over management of Hattieville Prison in August of last year, the Kolbe Foundation has pursued a low key approach to public relations…but improvements at the facility have been ongoing. Escapes are down and a new semblance of order and discipline has been established, along with more humane treatment and increased opportunities for rehabilitation. […]
Tonight, a young visitor to Belize desperately needs your help. Linsford Augustine, a native of Sonsonate, El Salvador, was only three months old when he last saw his Belizean father. Now, twenty years later, he wants to meet the man he knows only through the pictures he carries with him at all times. Linsford believes […]
They make up approximately half the population, two thirds of our university graduates and comprise an increasing proportion of key professions. But despite these material advancements, women remain particularly vulnerable in Belizean society…and that’s why government maintains a special interest in their welfare. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This evening, the National Women’s Commission, […]
With the graduation season about to begin, we can look forward to thousands of young graduates from the nation’s high schools, junior colleges and university to march proudly across the stage toward their awaiting diplomas. But not all the students in Belize’s educational system are teenagers…or even in their twenties. Recently News 5’s Patrick Jones […]
It has not been a good month for Belize Electricity Limited as extreme dry weather has continued to demonstrate the weakness in B.E.L.’s generation and distribution system. Today, consumers suffered again as rolling blackouts turned the lights off over the majority of the nation. This time, the problem originated in the north, where, shortly after […]
One woman is dead and another remains hospitalised after the car they were travelling in flipped on the Western Highway on Sunday night. According to police, the accident occurred around eight p.m. as twenty-nine year old Doris Martinez was returning to Belize City after spending a day at the National Agricultural and Trade Show in […]
In more police news, tonight authorities need your help to catch a killer. This morning, Hattieville cops found the body of a man just off the road to Freetown Sibun. It displayed several large chop wounds to the face and body. The victim has since been identified as forty-two year old Honduran, Carlos Melendez, a […]
And in a footnote to a story we reported on Thursday, Floyd Peters Junior and Fidelio Montez, arrested and charged with theft and conspiracy in the embezzlement of seventy-eight thousand dollars from the Marketing Board in San Ignacio, have been released on bail of ten thousand dollars each. And while the cash and sureties to […]
The cool breeze, clear water and abundant fruits make this time of year especially pleasant for those fortunate enough to live on the Belize River. But, as Patrick Jones discovered, paradise is not without problems. Patrick Jones, Reporting Fire officials were today sifting through the burnt out remains of a blaze that left a family […]
Nineteen-year-old Diane Smith is one hundred and fifty thousand dollars richer after winning one of the biggest draws in the history of Lotto. This afternoon Smith walked into the offices of Tropical Gaming Company to pick up her prize and let the public meet their new best friend. Smith, who has plans to continue her […]
The members of the audience and those on stage had to endure a brief blackout at City centre, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm of either. By the time the night was over, Belize had a new Miss Y. Here are some highlights. Lauren Burgess, Pageant Host “Miss YWCA 2003-2004 is non other than…Ma […]
Right now it’s one of those things at the top of the “Only in Belize” list. On Saturday night, music fans filed into the City Centre to tune into the vibrations of reggae artist Warrior King. But the “Shuba Shuba” star never did take the stage as minutes before he was due to start the […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks cricket competition has arrived at the semi-final round of the playoffs as four teams remain in the hunt for this year’s national title. At Burrell Boom on Saturday Berlan of Bermudian Landing and Excellence of Double Head Cabbage kicked off this three […]
The dry season is never kind to B.E.L. as low water at the Mollejon hydro plant forces the company to rely heavily on its aging diesel generators and bulk purchases from Mexico. But this year’s dry has been particularly cruel as equipment problems in Mexico have curtailed power supplies, dust has played havoc with high […]
