A desperate family from Honduras is searching for their loved ones, missing now for more than a year. Fifty-four year old Edgardo Criveli, thirty-eight year old Juan Criveli, thirty-eight year old Juan Carlos David Lopez, ten year old Edgardo Munoz Criveli, and ten year old Juan Alberto Criveli left Omoa Bay in a small fishing […]
This afternoon as part of an ongoing agreement between the City of Belize and the City of Evanston, Illinois, the Belize City Council received two more vehicles for their Transport Department. Mayor David Fonseca says the sister city relationship was established in 1992 and the latest wheels, a 1996 and 2000 Crown Victoria, will compliment […]
The concept of overcoming life’s obstacles is a staple of local newscasts, but our next story is even more inspiring than most. Jacqueline Woods reports on one remarkable man from Orange Walk. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Thirty-year-old Adrian Camara looks like any typical employee, but he is not your average worker. Camara was born with no […]
The latest goal scored in the pitched battle for control of football in Belize was made by the Football Federation of Belize today when the Supreme Court granted them leave to apply for an order of certiorari. The order would nullify the decision of the National Sports Council, which cancelled the F.F.B.’s registration as a […]
A three-day training workshop on the clinical management of HIV/AIDS opened today in Belize City. Doctors and nurses from throughout the country are participating in the sessions, which included remarks from the Minister of Health Vildo Marin and Errol Fairweather, who has been benefiting from anti-retroviral therapy. Vildo Marin, Minister of Health “This programme includes […]
It’s the second largest income earner in terms of captured fisheries for Belize, surpassed only by lobster. And in 2003, conch production continued on its usual trend with fishermen hauling in three hundred and fifty-one thousand pounds of the delicacy. To ensure the survivability of this valuable resource, this week the Fisheries Department is discussing […]
A seven-year-old child drowned over the weekend. Raymond Arnold’s mother, Tricia Reynolds of Belize City, reported that she and her three children were bathing in the river at Butcher Burns when Raymond was suddenly swept downstream by the current. A search was immediately launched and two hours later the child’s body was located. The Police […]
Police officers in San Ignacio have rallied around a wounded colleague and raised funds to assist with the cost of his medical treatment abroad. P.C. Kevin Jacobs, who was shot during an exchange of fire with Guatemalan bandits earlier this month, is in a Merida hospital with a bullet lodged in his brain and part […]
There was a traffic accident today in Belmopan, but before you start wondering who got hurt, relax, it wasn’t a real accident. The simulation was held to enhance the performance of the police and their coordination with other emergency services such as ambulance and the Fire Department. The “collision” took place this morning around ten […]
A group of missionaries from the United States is in Belize this week, but their work involves more than just winning souls for the Kingdom. Working along with the local churches, the group will hold a series of workshops and seminars over the next four days aimed at strengthening the family. One of the facilitators, […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this fresh delivery of Sports Monday. Week ten of the B.P.F.L.’s B League took us to Sandhill field yesterday where Creative Tiles held court against archrival Delta Sports of Belize City. We join the action as Delta Sport goes on the attack and this pass from Thomas Rodriguez should […]
The younger inmates at the Hattieville Prison now have a separate space with a little more freedom, courtesy of an American couple and several Belizean families who have taken an interest in their welfare. Patrick Jones was on hand for the official opening. Patrick Jones, Reporting “It’s a vast improvement from as recent as a […]
On Thursday, News 5 spoke with Minister of Finance Ralph Fonseca about the sale of Belize Telecommunications Limited and the status of the negotiations. Fonseca said that should the deal with the prospective new buyer, Jeffrey Prosser, drop through G.O.B. could either take the shares it bought from Carlisle to the market, or back to […]
One week after twenty-three year old San Pedro fisherman Leroy Pilgrim was shot and killed while being apprehended by police, the investigation has still not been completed. Commissioner of Police Jose Carmen Zetina this afternoon told News 5 that P.C. Caliz, who is accused of shooting Pilgrim in his head, remains on active duty while […]
A Jamaican employee on one of the cruise lines visiting Belize was arrested by police on Thursday after the ship’s security searched his cabin and discovered six point five kilograms of cocaine and ten thousand U.S. dollars. His bunkmate, who is from St. Vincent, was originally held for questioning, but he has been released. Twenty-year-old […]
Two Interpol officers from Honduras had high praise for the Belizean police who apprehended a suspect wanted for murder in their country. Sub-Inspector William Rivera and Officer Osman Sosa visited the Raccoon Street police station today and met with A.C.P. Maureen Leslie, Commanding Officer of Eastern Division, to congratulate the department. The men said such […]
Following the shooting of a security guard during a robbery on Tuesday, police have picked up a suspect and are holding him pending charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm, and deadly means of harm. Thirty-year-old Haitian national Andre Douze sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder during a robbery attempt at Vin Hong Store on […]
He’s the self proclaimed “Bachelor of Antics” and tonight Jim Arnold has a fresh instalment of his literary creations. The fifty-two poems in this second book are published under the title: “Just for You.” Arnold says no subject was off limits when he worked on putting the project together. Jim Arnold, Author, “Just for You” […]
Tonight News 5 continues its series on children available for adoption. This time we give you the story of a brother and sister who’ve had a rough start in life. What they need now is a family to give them a sense of stability, security… and most of all, some unconditional love. Twelve-year-old Jeremy Mushlar […]
He is a man known to routinely battle against long odds… and often beats them. Well, tonight Area Representative Anthony “Boots” Martinez is once again on the warpath, this time with the Lands Department and Ministry of Natural Resources. While Boots admits that in this instance the law may not be on his side, he […]
The national education summit is scheduled for May, and in preparation for that event, consultations are being held in every district. Today was the Belize District’s turn, and judging from the turn out, it’s a subject with an important place on the national agenda. Jacqueline Woods has the story. Dian Castillo Maheia, Coordinator, Summit Secretariat […]
One week after it was discovered that more than a hundred thousand dollars may have been embezzled from the University of Belize, this morning, Minister of Education Francis Fonseca, says that in addition to a police investigation, there will be an internal review to devise policies that will decrease such opportunities for theft in the […]
The sale of Belize Telecommunications Limited: It’s a deal with profound implications for consumers, the public sector, and the entire economy of Belize. With one due diligence date already missed and over fifty-seven million borrowed U.S. dollars on the line, the Belize government has a major stake in the outcome. This morning News 5’s Stewart […]
More details are emerging in the case of the armed robbery of an employee of Tropical Gaming Company, the operator of Lotto in Belize. News 5 understands that on Monday night Lotto official Bruce Card picked up the day sales from several business establishments in Belize City. As had become the norm, Card went home […]
A young man wounded by gunfire earlier this month has died of his injuries. Twenty-one year old Nicoli Lewis, shot in the neck on the morning of February seventh on Caesar Ridge Road in Belize City, succumbed to his injuries around nine a.m. today in the K.H.M.H. Consequently, it is expected that twenty-seven year old […]
