It took sometime to get off the ground, but the City of Belize finally has its own website. It was launched during a short ceremony today at City Hall. According to Deputy Mayor Yasmin Shoman, CITCO wanted to put up a website for people of all ages to learn about the legislation that governs the […]
While many of you spent your day buying candy filled hearts to give loved ones on Valentine’s Day, one Belize City woman was out trying to raise money for open heart surgery. Adrian Lino, a cancer survivor, now finds herself diagnosed with an enlarged heart and a liver condition. She faces the daunting task of […]
It was a scene straight out of a grade B Hollywood horror flic. But what occurred in Orange Walk on Wednesday morning was no movie. For dozens of students from St. Joseph Primary in Belize City, it was the field trip from hell. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting As part of their educational studies, […]
It is thievery of a seismic magnitude whose tremors may have resounding effects. Today, the University of Belize admitted that it has been the victim of embezzlement to the tune of one hundred and sixteen thousand dollars. According to U.B. official Dudley Heredia, the monies went missing between August 2002 and January 2004. Administrators we […]
Two organisations that play key roles in protecting the nation’s economic health are on life support tonight. The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute, with headquarters on the Barracks, is running out of funding at the end of April, while the Belize Agricultural Health Authority, BAHA, is having great difficulty sustaining its current level of […]
The trial of accused quadruple murderers Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg continued this morning before adjourning until Monday. Only two witnesses were called to the stand, including marketing manager for Bowen and Bowen, Nick Pollard Junior. Pollard was asked to clarify operational details at the Slaughterhouse Road distribution centre and to comment on the type […]
Over eighty senior citizens from Helpage and the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly were guests of the Belize City House of Culture this afternoon. Programme Coordinator Jason Guerrero says the annual Valentine’s social gave the senior citizens an opportunity to catch up on old times, while being serenaded by students from various city schools. […]
It’s not disability week, but raising awareness about the reality of living with or caring for someone with a disability is crucial to improving the quality of life of persons with special needs. For the past three weeks, the Parent Association for Children with Special Needs here in Belize City has been hard at work, […]
For most of us, our first exposure to the world of ultralight aircraft was news of a Boxing Day plane crash in the village of Blue Creek in the Orange Walk District. But the real story of this latest craze in aviation is not in the mishaps, but in the increasing number of Belizeans who […]
Two immigration officers detained since earlier this week in Benque Viejo have been formally charged in connection with what is believed to be an operation to smuggle Central Americans into the United States. Thirty-eight year old Elias Martinez and twenty-four year old Addli Martinez, who are not related, appeared in Magistrate’s Court this morning. Elias […]
This morning the murder trial of Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg entered its third day at the Supreme Court. Much of the session involved the cross examination of security guard John Ventura, one of the prosecution’s key witnesses. It was not a very good morning for Ventura, as he appeared not to understand questions put […]
Two residents of Camalote Village have been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a minor. Twenty-five year old Franco Audinette and twenty year old Telford Guzman were charged with carnal knowledge on the basis of a report by a fourteen year old girl who told Belmopan police that the two men had sexual […]
Police report a major weed bust in the Orange Walk District. At dawn on Tuesday a joint B.D.F. police operation raided a location four and a half miles northwest of San Carlos Village where they found a total of ten marijuana fields. Over seventeen thousand plants, ranging from one to six feet in height, were […]
From the size of the celebration, it could have been a welcome reception for the Queen of England, as there were more politicians than in the House of Representatives and more school presentations than the Festival of Arts. But the only queen in sight was Queen Street, home of the new Fort George Community Resource […]
While the Prime Minister’s term of office has plenty of time left to run, such is not the case for the deal to sell Belize Telecommunications Ltd. With the original sixty-day due diligence period come and gone, the P.M. explained that the matter is very close to completion. Prime Minister Said Musa We are still […]
Sugar has been counted out more times than the Chicago Cubs; not bad for an industry that in 2003 still brought in more money than any other crop. Today in Orange Walk Town News 5’s Patrick Jones attended a gathering that looked at the future of king cane and found–not surprisingly–that its crown is in […]
The strange death of Denfield Williams is no closer to resolution tonight as tests on the body remain inconclusive and a man who entered William’s hospital room impersonating a doctor has been released from police custody for lack of evidence. The release of Allen Garbutt Bol was made on the understanding that if further forensic […]
While the forty-eight hour deadline may have sprung Allan Garbutt Bol, it looks like a pair of immigration officers detained in the Benque Viejo jail will not be so lucky. Sources tell News 5 that the man and woman, believed to be involved in taking bribes to allow foreign sex trade workers to enter Belize, […]
The trial of Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg resumed this afternoon in courtroom number two before Justice Troadio Gonzalez. The duo is accused of robbing the Bowen and Bowen distribution centre on Slaughterhouse Road on the night of June eighteenth, 2002, and murdering four people in the process. When the trial continued, K.B.H. security guard […]
Each Year, the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired, hosts summer camps for disabled children across the country. The trips motivate the children and help them deal with the challenges that accompany blindness. When the children are in school, B.C.V.I. continues assisting these special students to get an education. However, the programmes are expensive to […]
With Belizean art hitting the cultural scene hard and often, it’s no wonder that international artists are also keen to have their work displayed in local galleries. The Mexican Embassy has been facilitating this cultural explosion for several years and their latest offering is called “Incipit”. According to the artist, Pablo Garcia Robles, his work […]
Over half of Belize’s population may be under eighteen, but the folks at the high end of the age spectrum are still able to kick up some dust. Today they outlined their plans to make the nation more elderly friendly. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “We won’t just be put out to pasture and […]
It was dubbed “Poets R Us”, a chance for anyone with a poem in their head, heart or notebook, to let it all hang out. An impressive crowd, mostly students, gathered Thursday evening at the Belize City House of Culture…and News 5’s Brent Toombs was on hand to capture the event on tape. Host was […]
On Friday, News 5 aired a story on a man who regained consciousness after three days in a coma at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Denfield Williams’ mother told News 5 that she had received reports that her son had been beaten by a police officer and tourism police officer in San Pedro. Police Press […]
To say that the debate of the 2004-2005 budget was long, would be and understatement. The marathon session had parliamentarians from the lower house in Belmopan until twelve-thirty on Saturday morning, a full fourteen and a half hours after the meeting was called to order. But before the debate proper got underway with the response […]
