Our female softball champions placed a disappointing fourth last week in San Salvador and reports from Santo Domingo indicate that our athletes in the Pan American Games are finishing well to the back of the pack. But that does not mean all the news on the international sporting front is bad. News 5 has received […]
It’s a form of art that requires a sharp eye, a steady hand and plenty of patience. And few Belizeans have mastered those requirements better than the subject of this next story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting She may be camera shy, but this Maya woman from the Toledo District is just one of the many fascinating […]
It had all the earmarks of a hurry-come-up presentation that was not quite ready for prime time. But whatever the Police Department, Ministry of Home Affairs and Crime Control Council may have lacked in advance preparation, they made up in clarity of purpose. The message is that criminals holding illegal weapons are in for a […]
With its budget suffering from machete wounds, outside scholarship funds are more important than ever for the University of Belize. Today, as new students received their first taste of campus life, some of that much needed help was delivered. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting A total of thirty-six students received scholarships to pursue their education at the […]
For the last several years the often harsh debate over construction of a hydroelectric dam on the upper Macal has been largely academic. That is, while the pros and cons of the Chalillo project were argued in the press and courts, the river kept right on rolling, oblivious to the increasingly rancorous exchange. But now, […]
The sound of Garifuna drumming, whether in Belize City, Dangriga, Hopkins, Seine Bight or virtually anywhere in Belize, is a familiar facet of the nation’s cultural landscape. But did you ever wonder where all those drummers came from? Patrick Jones followed the sweet sounds into one Belize City neighbourhood and found that good technique is […]
With official statistics either non-existent or a closely guarded secret, we cannot say with certainty whether crime in Belize is up or down. What we can say, however, is that years of observation indicate that violent criminal activity runs in streaks…and unfortunately, Belize City appears to be in the middle of a pretty bad one. […]
Police have arrested and charged a Belize City man in connection with the death of his roommate. According to the cops, twenty-three year old Israel Mendez Orellano is the machete man who fatally chopped twenty year old Saul Montejo in the head and back following an altercation at the house they shared with three other […]
Meanwhile, police in the south are still searching for clues in their investigation into the death of a man who was also chopped to death. The authorities say that on Sunday they were called out to an area outside Trio Village, just off the Southern Highway. There, they found the body of a man with […]
Popular Belize City businessman Arturo Francisco, proprietor of Pou’s Meat Pies, today underwent surgery for knife wounds after a daylight jacking at his shop on New Road. According to his common-law wife Rosalia Pou, around twelve-forty-five this afternoon she was at the back of the building when she heard a commotion out front and went […]
And rounding out what can only be described as a victorious day for the forces of evil, is news of a burglary that has left one neighbourhood institution in major distress. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Port Loyola Day Care Centre was left in shambles after a thief or thieves broke into the establishment sometime on […]
Last September two Toledo villagers were killed and four wounded following a confrontation in which police and forestry officers squared off against an angry crowd of illegal loggers near Otoxha. Today, the commission of inquiry established to investigate the incident submitted its report to the Prime Minister. According to a government press release, the commission […]
Whether you like them scrambled, boiled, or sunny side up, eggs are a staple in the Belizean diet. But you might have noticed that lately eggs are hard to come by and when you do find them, your local grocer might limit you to a dozen. Well, according to major producers in Spanish Lookout, the […]
In June of last year the United States imposed strict new rules relating to the importation of food products in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 2001. And, as in most cases, when Uncle Sam sneezes, the rest of the world catches flu. The latest rules, which fall under the U.S. Bioterrorism Act […]
With the September celebrations right around the bend, Belizean artists are tuning up their vocals in preparation for the festivities. One such performer is Simeon Thompson popularly known as Anaconda who stopped by our studios recently to give us a preview of his latest work. Simeon Thompson, Musician “My CD is all about everything that […]
Promotion of the event has been low key this year, so in case you haven’t heard, this weekend is the annual Costa Maya festival in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. Kicking off the event on Thursday night is La Reina de la Costa Maya pageant, in which delegates from five neighbouring countries will compete for the […]
It’s about as senseless as crime gets. This morning around eleven a woman selling tacos near the western entrance to Belize City was shot at point blank range, apparently because she did not have enough money to satisfy her attackers. News 5’s Patrick Jones has the disturbing details. Patrick Jones, Reporting The blood stains on […]
A game of cards ended in deadly violence on Saturday night in the Belize City riverside neighbourhood of Lindo’s Alley. Police say they were called to the area following an altercation and upon arrival, found twenty-year-old Honduran Saul Montejo fatally wounded in the kitchen of the house he occupied with four other people. Police Press […]
An Orange Walk teenager is dead, shot by a watchman in the wee hours of Saturday morning. According to police, seventeen year old Javier Blanco, an employee of New River Enterprise in Orange Walk Town, entered the yard of his worksite around two a.m. He was challenged by the night watchman, fifty-seven year old Rosalio […]
It took over two years, but word from the U.K. is that three British Army soldiers will face a military court martial in connection with the death of fourteen year old David Zabaneh. Zabaneh was killed by the Gurkhas as the result of a brawl that occurred on the night of May tenth, 2001 at […]
Homosexuals in the church… it’s not a topic that is featured in Sunday sermons, but the proposed ordination of an openly gay priest as Bishop in the Episcopal Church in the United States is threatening to split the Anglicans in two. And the fallout could have repercussions all the way to Belize. According to Anglican […]
Having a relative facing surgery is hard enough, but for many hospital patients and families who live outside Belize City there is the added burden of finding a place to stay. Enter the Lions. Patrick Jones, Reporting Thirty years after they first started serving the community, the Belize City Lions Club is adding one more […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’ve just stepped up to a fresh dish of Sports Monday. Week four of the Regent Insurance Cup Tournament found the pride and joy of Belize City, Kulture Yabra, still looking for its first season win. Yesterday’s match at the M.C.C. Grounds brought them face to face with the […]
It was a rare session of the House of Representatives. Instead of the usual all out war, the debate more closely resembled a meeting of the Rotary Club. And why not? Money was at stake…and that meant–for this morning anyway–that the green was far more important than red or blue. News 5’s Patrick Jones reports […]
Belize is not yet at the point were a motorist speeding down the highway need fear that the flashing lights of the highway patrol will suddenly appear in the rear view mirror…but that day may be getting closer. Since early July the Department of Transport has been making a concerted effort to crack down on […]
