One man whose dreams are being realised is President of the National 4-H Council, Karl H. Menzies. Today Menzies was presented with an award for his many years of service to the organisation. Karl H. Menzies, Awarded for Service to 4-H “Happiness is doing what you like. And that’s one of this things that has […]
The Catholic Church, under the leadership of Pope John Paul the Second, has been nothing if not consistent in its stand on matters of sex and reproduction. But as anti-AIDS campaigns in Belize and elsewhere grow in size and specifically focus on the use of condoms, the church has grown increasingly uncomfortable. Our own Bishop […]
Earlier in this newscast we looked at an organisation that works to build character and provide marketable skills for Belizean youths. Another institution that deals with young people in Belize lies less than thirty miles east of the Belmopan 4-H headquarters. That’s where I was this morning, at the Youth Hostel, looking for the children […]
Three Gurkhas accused of killing a fourteen-year-old Belizean in a barroom brawl will face a court martial next month in Belize. According to reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation, the three soldiers, charged in the beating death of David Zabaneh in May 2001, will be tried at the headquarters of BATSUB in Ladyville. The proceedings […]
In crime news of more recent vintage, two Chinese residents of Belize have complained to police that they were swindled by a man offering to sell them Belize passports. No, we’re not talking about Gabby Affif. Unlike Affif, this salesman couldn’t deliver. Tan Meng Ming, of Mahogany Street in Belize City, told police that he […]
Residents of the Lake Independence area of Belize City who are concerned about crime have a chance tonight to make their voices heard. Beginning at seven, Assistant Commissioner of Police Maureen Leslie, Officer in Charge of Eastern Division, will chair a community meeting at which citizens can share their worries and offer suggestions to make […]
A late evening release from the Organization of American States indicates that progress is being made in the normalization of relations between Belize and Guatemala. According to the communiqué, acting C.E.O. in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Sylvestre–mistakenly referred to as Vice Minister–met with Guatemalan Vice Minister Gabriel Augilera on Monday in Washington along […]
Belize’s growing literary fraternity today welcomed back an old friend. “Strained Confessions”, a book of poems written by educator Sakinah Muhammad, was launched during ceremonies this evening at the Leo Bradley Library in Belize City. The book contains thirty three poems that cover subjects ranging from love to patriotism. Sakinah Muhammad, Author, “Strained Confessions” “It […]
It’s not a new experience for Belizeans–in fact we report on the unusual tides almost every year at this time–but with the saltwater seeming to rise higher each season, is there reason for concern? Today I travelled the wet streets and wound up at the Weather Bureau. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The overflowing creeks, flooded streets […]
The first arrivals show up as early as midnight, and by dawn a line has already formed. Word on the streets is that its punishment for some sin–real or imagined–committed by the Government of Belize…the passport scandal, drug trafficking or perhaps too strong a friendship with Cuba. What I’m talking about, of course, is the […]
In crime news, the crackdown on illegal firearms continues as police confiscated an unlicensed handgun in Belize City. The nine-millimetre Glock nineteen pistol, along with nine bullets, was found Monday night around nine-thirty at a house on Unity Street. Thirty-six year old Alexander Torres, twenty-seven year old Sheryl Brown and forty-three year old Egbert Brown […]
Bad luck has once again struck the re-building of the Bliss Institute. Less than four months after a falling scaffold killed a construction supervisor, a workman had to be rushed to the hospital this morning after falling two stories from an interior catwalk. According to a spokesman for the Mexican contractor, Delta Construction, thirty-one year […]
The Belize Court of Appeal has upheld the Supreme Court judgement against the Belize City Council for breaking down the wall surrounding the house of Brian Brown. According to Brown’s attorney, Dean Barrow, while the Court of Appeal did not agree that the statutory instrument under which the fence was demolished was ultra vires, it […]
And in his role as Leader of the Opposition, Dean Barrow today accused the Chief Elections Officer of cutting off voter registration in Cayo South too soon. According to a United Democratic Party release late this afternoon, the decision to use September tenth as the deadline for registration to vote in the upcoming by-election should […]
Art education at Saint John’s College today received a technological upgrade from the Ashcroft Foundation, through the National Institute of Culture and History. Three computers, complete with special graphic design and video editing software, were handed over to the centre during an informal ceremony at the institution’s computer lab this morning. According to spokesman for […]
Two of Belize’s veteran musicians are headed to Mexico for an extended tour the likes of which few local artists have seen before. Kungo Music maestro Brother David Obi and Punta rock superstar Mohobub Flores today left the country to meet up with the rest of their colleagues in the Orquesta de la Papaya. While […]
A U.S. sponsored project to improve teacher education was launched this morning. The initiative, called the Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training, is part of a broad regional effort to improve the teaching of literacy in primary schools. At ceremonies held this morning at the Biltmore Plaza, Prime Minister Said Musa assessed the situation […]
If you set aside greasy fried chicken, it’s likely that the number one choice of Belizeans dining out is Chinese food. But while many people enjoy it, very few of us make the effort to cook Chinese cuisine at home. Today, the Embassy of Taiwan tried to change that situation. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It looks […]
Feuds between neighbours are a fact of life everywhere in the world, but it is a rare occurrence when such disputes escalate to the point of gunfire. But that’s what happened Saturday night in the village of Biscayne… And today the victim who took a bullet in the eye has not only survived, but told […]
Tonight we regret to announce the death of a little girl News 5 featured in a story that aired in March. In that report eight-year-old Myra Carlita Yaxcal and her mother Isabella Ack, told viewers how the family was coping with Myra’s illness and the help they needed to provide the treatment she so desperately […]
Chief Justices of CARICOM have forwarded a recommendation to their respective governments that the scheduled November fifteenth inauguration of the Caribbean Court of Justice be pushed back. Chairman of the Caribbean Conference of Chief Justices and Heads of the Judiciary, our own Dr. Abdulai Conteh, made the announcement this afternoon. The Chief Justice was briefing […]
It was among the closest races in the March general elections, and in the by-election to be held in Cayo South at the end of the month, neither party is conceding anything. Over the weekend News 5’s Patrick Jones accompanied People’s United Party candidate Joaquin Cawich as he campaigned with some powerful company…and files the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Regents Insurance Cup tournament moved into round thirteen of a fourteen round regular season over the weekend, with three teams already qualified for the playoffs. One of the big three, Kulture Yabra, travelled west to the Norman Broaster Stadium to face Real Verdes–a team […]
This afternoon two suspects in one of the city’s recent high profile murder cases were taken over to Magistrate Court and charged. Police say their investigation indicates that Ernest Hinds, better known as “Scurvy”, and Jermaine Pascascio were the two men that entered Leal’s store on Pickstock Street with the intention of robbing the owner, […]
It could have ended in bloodshed, as so many hold-ups do these days. But today quick thinking may have saved a man’s life as a concerned witness and quick response by police resulted in arrests. Around nine-twenty this morning there was a single worker behind the counter at Nancy’s Jewellery Store on Cemetery Road when […]
