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Gunmen jack proceeds of D.J. competition

The nation’s largest broadcasting company, R.S.V. Ltd. suffered a blow in July when its Cahal Pech entertainment complex in San Ignacio was set ablaze by a disgruntled patron. This weekend disaster struck again in Cayo as the proceeds from a Love FM sponsored event were jacked at gunpoint. According to police reports, entertainment coordinator Edith […]

Counterfeit blue notes are back

Counterfeit currency is back in circulation and citizens are once again urged to be careful. Bogus hundred dollar Belizean notes were reported over the weekend at a Belize City gas station and a Dangriga nightspot. In each case a man made a relatively small purchase with the counterfeit blue note and received good money as […]

Toledo man killed in S. Hwy. accident

Police are investigating a traffic accident on Saturday that has resulted in the death of a young Toledo man. Twenty-one year old Thomas Rash of Laguna Village was riding his bike on the Southern Highway two miles outside Santa Rosa Village around six forty-five p.m. when he was struck by a Jeep Cherokee. The vehicle […]

Ten Belizeans awarded O.A.S. scholarships

Ten Belizeans have been awarded scholarships for the 2003-2004 academic year under programmes administered by the Organization of American States. Haydee Alonzo will attend Alberto Hurtado University in Chile and work towards a Masters Degree. Lydia Balderamos will pursue a doctorate at New Mexico State. Nic Requeña will go for a masters in marine biology […]

Belize scores big in Broadcasting Awards

The satellite feed came in too late for Friday’s newscast, but the results of the latest Caribbean Broadcasting Awards are in… and Belize took more than its share of honours, winning the top prize in three categories. Janelle Chanona and Rick Romero won for best news feature with their story on Santa Rosa. The best […]

CKTV produces first weekly winners

If you weren’t at Club Calypso Sunday afternoon or tuned in to Channel 5, you missed a refreshing look at some talented young Belizeans. It was the first week of our Children’s Karaoke competition, with a total of eight contestants divided across junior and senior categories. Here’s how it went after the judges marked their […]

Photographer compares Belize and Mexico

It opened last week at the Mexican Cultural Institute and has been receiving strong reviews. Today News 5’s Patrick Jones dropped in to see what has become an annual photographic event. Patrick Jones, Reporting The full colour photographs are Noel Escalante’s tribute to the cultures of Belize and our neighbour to the north. Escalante says […]

Estranged footballers may reconcile

Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Regent Insurance Cup topped the billing going into the weekend as football fans countrywide anticipated a veritable feast from the four teams schedule. However, by the time the weekend concluded, it proved to be a case of Raymond Waters 2, B.P.F.L. nil. We take […]

Credit Unions flex the muscles of local finance

In a nation whose economy is subject to a high degree of foreign penetration, Belize’s credit unions stand out as a bastion of local ownership and control. This morning credit unionists from all over the country gathered in Belize City for their annual convention, the culmination of Credit Union Week. Gilroy Graham, President, Bz. Credit […]

Cops find ammo, mask at abandoned house

With the pressure building against the possession of illegal firearms it appears that some gunmen are keeping the tools of their trade out of harm’s way. But police are catching on. Today a team led by Sergeant Ervin Munoz, searched an abandoned house at number twenty-eight West Street. What they found, while hardly constituting an […]

Christian musicians to entertain southside

On Saturday evening the football field behind the St. Martin De Porres primary school will come alive, not with sport, but with song, as a number of musical groups will be entertaining the public. The event is planned by the Belize Christian Media Association, a group formed four years ago to create unity among Christian […]

New books add to environmental curriculum

This evening two publications: an environmental activity guide and manual, were handed over to the Ministry of Education by the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Project and the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Systems Project. The books will be used by primary and secondary school teachers as part of their environmental curriculum. The organisations believe the information will not […]

New high school opens in Belmopan

The City of Belmopan boasts a new educational institution as official ceremonies were held this morning for the opening of Our Lady of Guadalupe High School. Located on the grounds of the capital’s Roman Catholic Church, the new church/state secondary school began operations on September first with an enrolment of forty-nine first year students. There […]

Children’s KTV competition begins this weekend

Most news coverage of children has not been particularly encouraging these days, as our youngest citizens have been too frequently cast as victims: of automobile accidents, robberies, shootings and sexual exploitation. But behind the headlines, Belizean kids continue to do what young people always do–have fun. And that fun will hit the airwaves this weekend, […]

Toledo celebrates indigenous foods

Recently released statistics indicate that the district in Belize with the most poverty–and the only one where poverty is actually increasing–is Toledo. And while it may have been a coincidence, an activity was held in Punta Gorda today which demonstrated that despite a lack of cash, the growing and eating of local foods can help […]

Youth for the Future marks first birthday

With its headquarters spread along a once controversial piece of real estate surrounding the opposition party’s headquarters, it’s difficult for Youth for the Future to do anything quietly. But quiet progress is exactly what the initiative’s leaders say it has accomplished over the last twelve months. News 5’s Patrick Jones reports from the foot of […]

Bz-Guat business groups join forces

The pledge was made back in September that the government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair would fund a project for businesspeople in Guatemala and Belize to explore opportunities in each other’s country. And while no money has so far been disbursed, the project came one step closer to implementation today with the formal signing […]

Gurkhas go on trial next month

And still on the subject of the United Kingdom, today that country’s resident representative in Belize confirmed that a group of Gurkhas soldiers will go on trial in Belize for the 2001 killing of David Zabaneh at Raul’s Rose Garden in Ladyville. High Commissioner Philip Priestly says the November Court Martial will be more than […]

New charge against accused U.S. child molester

They say when it rains, it pours. But for U.S. national Dennis Bruce, the weather outside his prison cell in Punta Gorda is the least of his worries, as a second charge of indecent assault has been brought against him. Already in custody after he could not post ten thousand dollars bail plus a surety […]

A.G. says police must focus limited resources

Although the Belize Police Department is organised as a national force, the nation’s municipalities are increasingly working with local police detachments in an effort to improve law enforcement efforts. Last night in Belmopan the City Council convened a special public meeting to address the escalating incidence of crime in the nation’s capital. Guest speaker was […]

Belize boasts most manatees, but must take care

There is both good and bad news coming out of the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute tonight. The good is that with an estimated population of nine hundred, Belize boasts more Antillean manatees in our waters than any other country. The bad news is that those gentle creatures are dying at a rapid rate. […]

Veteran Punta artists release new CD

Punta Rock is still the most identifiably Belizean musical genre, and its proponents continue to pump out the high-energy beats. Today a familiar Punta Rocker dropped by our studios to introduce his most recent effort. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “Desire” the latest release by Lloyd and Reckless has been getting a lot of airtime since it […]

“Old Benque” exhibit opens in city

History exists in places other than books. In fact, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods discovered this morning, it’s on display in the most ordinary of places. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting All the historical pieces on display are from the personal collections of families who may have once used them at home. They now form what has […]

Americans accused of sex crimes in P.G.

In recent months reports of sex crimes against children have mushroomed across the nation, largely it is believed, because of an increased willingness of victims to come forward with their allegations. And nowhere has that trend been more evident than in the Toledo District. Tonight there are more reports of sex crimes from Punta Gorda, […]

Accused robber, murderer formally charged

This afternoon twenty year old Marvin Nunez and forty-nine year old Osbourne Carr were escorted to Magistrate’s Court in Belize City where they were both charged for separate crimes. Nunez, who wasted no time hiding his face from the media, is believed to be one of the two men who fired shots inside the St. […]