‘Tis the season for concerts, and this weekend while the Methodist Chorale will be holding their annual performance…the Christmas concert will also act as a send off for the grandmaster of choral music in Belize. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting His antics keep the group relaxed; but Edison Staine is dead serious when it […]
In London today, Attorney General Godfrey Smith told the five-man judicial committee of the Privy Council that the Chalillo Dam is fundamental to the Belize’s economic welfare and warned of dire consequences if the project is delayed. The Privy Council is hearing an appeal this week brought forward by BACONGO, an umbrella organisation for a […]
It’s one of the most popular tourism destinations in the Cayo District, and an important archaeological site. And today the Barton Creek Cave was reopened and rededicated by the Department of Archaeology and the National Institute for History and Culture in collaboration with the Belize Tourism Board. News 5 was on hand for the ceremonies, […]
A group of Belizean artisans have come together to form the Belize Woodcarvers and Handicraft Producers Association. The B.W.H.P.A. say they will be examining the role of Belizean handicrafts in the Tourism Villages, the increasing number of imported handicrafts, funding for production and government support, and increasing sales and export opportunities. President is Tony Peyrefitte, […]
The K.H.M.H.’s primary mission is to provide health care to Belizeans… but who cares for the K.H.M.H. when it needs urgent attention? Quite a few people it seems, including staff members who are giving their time to make the hospital more hospitable. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods No one will deny the fact that the […]
Tonight News 5 is pleased to bring you a Thursday serving of sports. Why the special report? Because last night was the Male Secondary School Central Division Championships, which pitted St. John’s College against Wesley College. It was a head to head almost the whole way through, so sit back and enjoy the action with […]
Testimony began today in the first-ever environmental case to be heard by the Privy Council in London, brought by BACONGO who opposes the building of the Chalillo Dam on the Macal River. Attorney for the coalition of environmental groups, Richard Clayton, told the five man judicial committee that a series of studies have shown that […]
Belizeans travelling to most Caribbean countries in search of employment will no longer need a work permit. At least that’s the way it’s supposed to be when all the nations in CARICOM adjust their national laws allowing for the implementation of arrangements under the Caribbean Community Single Market and Economy. Since Monday, a team of […]
While many of us were on our way to work, or perhaps even still in bed this morning, fire fighters were called to the scene of a fire in Belize City that erupted just after the residents had left. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The early morning rain did nothing to help extinguish the […]
The court martial of three British Gurkha soldiers at the George Price Centre was halted last week due to jury contamination, but it appears a new jury may indeed be in place as early as Monday. Army Court Officer Lt. Colonel Jim Bond told News 5 that he is hopeful everything will be in place […]
If you missed it, you’re not alone. Today is International Day for Persons with Disabilities, and although there was no publicity marking the day, on his own initiative President of B.C.V.I.’s Youth Advocacy Group, Hector Hoare, came to News 5 to tell us that there is a serious information deficiency in the country, which people […]
They are calling it a Christmas Peace Fest, and it is an attempt to stop the street violence, or at least get us a little reprieve for the New Year. The event, scheduled for December twenty-first, will feature positive messages and work to create peace through music. Although the organisers are still in search of […]
There are a lot of misconceptions about HIV and AIDS in Belize, and today the Ministry of Health, PAHO, and the National AIDS Commission attempted to set the record straight, particularly in terms of numbers. They presented a situational analysis to be used in the development of a new strategic plan. Jacqueline Woods reports from […]
Lots of children go to visit their grandparents at Christmas, but how many visit older persons they have never even met before to try and spread a little holiday cheer? Today News 5 was invited to join some of Santa’s littlest helpers on a very special field trip. Patrick Jones, Reporting The sound of music […]
By any measure, it has been a Belizean success story. Departing from the tradition of wooden skiffs, a few enterprising Belizeans, led by the Bradley family, begin to craft small fibreglass boats for local fishermen. The vessels prove popular, the tourism industry booms, and pretty soon boat builders are not only turning out scores of […]
In Belize, like almost anywhere in the world, we could not imagine life without music–especially our own music. But apart from its place in Belizean culture, music is increasingly a business…and according to musicians meeting today in Belize City, that business is shaky. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Music Industry Association of Belize boasts that the […]
Even the harshest critics of the Police Department would have to admit that, thanks to a new fleet of vehicle and improved radios, the response time to crime reports has improved dramatically. And that trend should continue with a grant from the Republic of China on Taiwan. The sixteen thousand, three hundred and sixty U.S. […]
The donation may not be as large as Taiwan’s, but the message is huge. Today the National AIDS Commission received a cheque for just over two thousand dollars from Belize Water Services Limited. The money, which will go a long way toward making sure children with HIV and AIDS have a merry Christmas, was raised […]
It’s an educational institution that we rarely see on the news, but Belize Rural High School, based in the Village of Double Head Cabbage, has reason to celebrate. In this case, the occasion is its twentieth birthday. New principal, Juan Gongora, told News 5 about the school’s first relathon and related activities to be held […]
Payday at the end of November has traditionally marked the unofficial kick-off of the Christmas season in Belize, at least the shopping season. But in case anyone was wondering, Christmas is about more than new curtains and marley. One such reminder comes in the form of an unusual dance presentation this weekend in the nation’s […]
When a Belizean manatee crosses the border north into Chetumal Bay, he doesn’t check in at customs. Likewise for Mexican manatees heading south. That simple example is just another way to remind us that in nature political boundaries are meaningless. Today an activity in Belize City provided the same message. Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, […]
He was killed Wednesday night and his body found Thursday morning, but Punta Gorda police today arrested three men they believe abducted Juan Chiac from his Toledo home and shot him to death. Brothers Secundino and Arcenio Garcia, age forty-eight and fifty-four respectively, along with their nineteen-year-old nephew, Jery Garcia, have been charged with murder. […]
Two cases of rape in Belize City have the police sexual offence unit working overtime. A nineteen-year-old woman reports that in the wee hours of Saturday morning while walking home on McKay Boulevard she was approached by a Hispanic man who at knifepoint forced her into a nearby house under construction where she was raped. […]
On Friday he was in top form on the floor of the National Assembly, but this afternoon Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber was in another Belmopan forum, this time in the role of the accused. Cops in the nation’s capital hauled Faber before the Magistrate’s Court to answer to charges of two counts each of […]
It is not a voice often heard in Belize these days, but on the occasion of World AIDS Day, U.S. Ambassador Russell Freeman spoke out on the importance of fighting the deadly virus and reducing the stigma attached to those infected. Russell Freeman, U.S. Ambassador to Belize “President Bush has always made the fight against […]
