Police do not suspect foul play in the death of an elderly Belize City man whose badly decomposing body was found in his house over the weekend. Neighbours were alerted that something was wrong after they detected a foul odour coming from the upstairs of this house at number sixty Racecourse Street. When a check […]
Tonight a Belize City man is claiming to be the lucky survivor of kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder. According to Belize City cops, twenty-five year old Winston “Babunchi” Vernon, a resident of Lizarraga Avenue, was on the street outside his home when a pair of brothers, identified to News 5 as Andrew and Hilliare Bennett, […]
A mechanical failure is being blamed for a death on the streets of San Ignacio. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Shortly after eight on Saturday morning, Helen Simmons tragically lost her husband of twenty-nine years after he was knocked down and killed just across from where they lived. Helen Simmons, […]
Over the weekend, firefighters flocked to Benque Viejo del Carmen…but no, there wasn’t a massive blaze to hose down. The men and women of the National Fire Service had gathered to fight amongst themselves for top honours in various fire drills and physical fitness exercises in the annual Fire Olympiad. Teams representing each district and […]
Over the weekend, thirty-six boys and girls from across the country graduated from the National 4H and Youth Development Centre’s Education Program. During ceremonies held on Saturday at the 4H headquarters in Belmopan, the students received certificates of completion in courses like building technology, service development and small business, in addition to classes designed to […]
The leak of poison gas could have caused a major tragedy, but today residents of Cayo’s twin towns are breathing easier, while a local businessman is seeking a safer address. Jacqueline Woods reports from Santa Elena. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Saturday, a seal from a valve just like this one burst at Blanquea Sol, an […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and thanks for allowing me into your living rooms for another fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Belize Premier Football League opened its annual semi-pro season over the weekend with all eight teams seeing action. Here in Belize City we were treated to a clash between former champions Kulture Yabra, […]
Well, another Intelco deadline has come and gone. As per a promise, made by the company’s chief executive officer last week, today we were sitting around the office patiently waiting to find out when Intelco is finally going to start its service. And for a change we weren’t disappointed…well, we at least have a date. […]
A Belizean businessman has died in a traffic accident in the Peten district of Guatemala. Family members say Daniel Choe was only minutes away from his destination when the crash occurred. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods spoke to the grieving relatives this afternoon. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On Thursday morning, well known Belize City businessman, forty-six-year-old Daniel […]
Tonight a man is charged with murder following the death of his victim six months after the incident. According to police reports, on Thursday, thirty-one year old Benjamin Chulin of Tower Hill in the Orange Walk District was rearrested and charged with murder after the authorities were informed that forty-one year Reynaldo Roberts had died […]
A government and private sector partnership is expected to yield new opportunities for enterprising young Belizeans. Over the past ten months, Youth For the Future and the Belize Business Bureau have been cultivating a working relationship to develop programmes for its members. Today, the two organisations formalised their agreement by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. […]
Today was celebrated as World Population Day, but except for a couple of press releases from PAHO, the event passed without much fanfare in Belize. But in the fine print of those documents, facts quoted from the Central Statistical Office, reveal some startling information on adolescent reproductive health and sexual practices. According to the C.S.O., […]
With summer now in full swing it is officially the season of camps and classes. This morning, News 5’s Patrick Jones stopped in at one such activity on Freetown Road where he found a whole bunch of little ones trying to learn some new tricks. Patrick Jones, Reporting After two weeks of training, the next […]
Good to go: that’s the word from organizers of Caye Caulker’s lobsterfest set to start this evening on the island. For the past nine years a group known as the Caye Caulker Island Veterans have been hosting La Isla Carinosa’s Lobsterfest. The event is dedicated to honour fishermen, but the best part is that visitors […]
It is a life threatening disease which has impaired the lives of thousands of Belizeans. But while diabetes can be controlled to the point where a person can lead a normal life, there are some very specific disciplines which must be strictly adhered to. One of them is proper foot care. News 5’s Patrick Jones […]
An important and highly confidential document has been changing hands this week and tonight, the people who produced it are staunchly defending their exposed findings. It’s called a policy dialogue paper and entitled “Towards Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness.” It is in essence a review of the social and economic climate of Belize and is compiled […]
Tropical storm Claudette poses little or not threat to Belize…that’s the official word from the National Emergency Management Organization. Through a government press release, however, NEMO says that Claudette is still in the area and the preliminary phase issued on Wednesday for Belize remains in effect. The tropical storm has maintained its northwestward track with […]
If you tried to use to the Swing Bridge on Wednesday evening you were one of many who were shocked to see that the bridge had gotten stuck in the middle of the Belize River. The fault was fixed within hours, but as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports, the problem highlights just how much strain […]
The case of a foiled bank robbery, which occurred early last year, is over and the three defendants have been sentenced to almost two decades behind bars each. Nineteen-year-old Ryan Valerio was this morning ordered to spend nineteen years in jail, while twenty-nine year old Ecleston Bonilla and thirty year old Clifford Caballero, will spend […]
Meanwhile, Belize City police are investigating an armed hold-up that occurred on Wednesday afternoon. According to businessman Yue Di Liu, he was at his shop on Curassow Street when just after one p.m. a man with a handgun walked up to his window and demanded money. Yue handed over approximately two hundred dollars and the […]
For some time now rampant rumours regarding proposed changes to the administration and courses at the University of Belize have been a source of heated debate. Today, the relevant parties involved held a press conference to inform the media of the latest developments in the ongoing restructuring process. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It appears as though […]
Belizeans everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief tonight as Claudette continues to head north and out of our area. But this close call certainly caught a lot of people off guard and the Atlantic promises to get even more active in the coming months. So were we prepared, and if not, what do we […]
If you haven’t pulled out your hurricane tracking chart yet, we suggest you do. Tropical Storm Claudette continues to churn towards the Yucatan peninsula and that could mean bad news for Belize. As of six o’clock tonight, the Government of Belize, through the National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO, has declared the preliminary phase of the […]
As Belizeans brace themselves for a possible threat from Tropical Storm Claudette, more than a few of you might have already picked up the phone to find out if there is room at the inn in Belmopan. But if you’ve driven west lately you might have noticed construction crews are still working furiously on the […]
In other news from Belmopan, on Tuesday Cabinet met in the capital city to discuss several initiatives. Among the interesting points of discussion was a proposal–flagged as a priority–to improve safety conditions at hot spots on the nation’s major highways. In addition to new signs and a public service campaign, set to be implemented in […]
