It’s another one of those good news/bad news situations. The bad news is that an increasing number of Belizean police officers are behaving no differently than the criminals they are supposed to bring to justice. The good news is that fewer cops seem to be getting away with it. The latest arrest of a policeman […]
Today a trial began in the Supreme Court, which may have far reaching effects on the way our education system is run. It was the first day of a civil lawsuit filed by a Toledo teacher, Maria Roches, against Clement Wade, the National Manager of Catholic Schools. Roches contends that she was fired from her […]
A late release from the Government of Belize and Innovative Communication Corporation informs us that the sale of Belize Telecommunications Limited has officially been completed. I.C.C. paid eighty-nine million, seven hundred and twenty-nine thousand, eight hundred and thirty-eight U.S. dollars for the eighty-four percent of B.T.L. owned by Carlisle Holdings and the Belize Social Security […]
If you are watching this newscast and have just realized that you have not filed your income tax yet, hey I am sorry to inform you that it’s already too late. Today was the last day for all workers to file their personal returns. According to the supervisor of the technical section at the Income […]
Between the Image Factory, House of Culture, Museum of Belize, and the Mexican Institute, it seems that not a week goes by without a new art exhibition. Tonight we’ll preview the latest from across the northern border. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Mexican artist Gerardo Espejo started painting at the age of fifteen. Twenty-five years later he’s […]
It’s a classic beauty that, thanks to a whim of mother nature, has fallen on hard times. Patrick Jones reports from the Mountain Pine Ridge on plans for the rehabilitation of one of our most precious protected areas. Patrick Jones, Reporting For over four decades, the cascading waters of the Hidden Valley Falls have been […]
Residents of Belize City woke up this morning to the sight of a corpse lying in the drain…and it wasn’t a case of death by natural causes. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports on the nation’s latest murder. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Thirty-three year old William Staine was a car wash man who loved to whistle and […]
A tourist on vacation in Belize has cracked an international parental kidnapping case, just by being observant. Barb Quinlan and her fiancé, residents of Minnesota, were visiting San Pedro in early February and spotted fellow American David Clenney and his four-year-old son Jake. It’s not clear what triggered Quinlan’s suspicions about the man and his […]
The twentieth meeting of the consultative council of the Institute of Nutrition of Central America opened this morning at the Radisson in Belize City. Over the next two days the Directors of Health Services from the region will review policies and plans for the respective countries and discuss strategies for improving the region’s dietary standards. […]
He landed in Belize just in time to meet the hurricanes and tropical storm that blew away not only homes, schools, and businesses, but also government’s economic plans. That Belize recovered so quickly was one achievement for which Hugo Souza, local representative of the Interamerican Development Bank, can claim no small measure of credit. On […]
A decade of environmental education has taught Belizean children that mangroves are important to the nation’s future. But that hasn’t necessarily stopped their destruction. Patrick Jones reports on a meeting in Belize City designed to assess the state of this important resource. Patrick Jones, Reporting The two-day workshop is putting some critical attention on the […]
It’s been described as a combination of boot camp, Peace Corps, and tropical vacation. But whatever you call it, for the last six weeks one hundred and twelve Trekforce volunteers and two dozen staff members have been working hard from north to south on a number of projects designed to harden the Trekker’s bodies and […]
The nation’s capital is perhaps the most laid back municipality in Belize. That is why an attack on one of the city’s business establishments, PAPI’s Home Centre, and its owners, has stirred up so much anxiety in the Garden City. The attempt on the life of businessman Omar Espejo Jr. over the weekend has shaken […]
It took almost six weeks, but today the police department announced that one of its own has been charged in connection with the death of Leroy Pilgrim on San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. P.C. Burton Caliz has been arrested and charged with manslaughter at the conclusion of a police investigation into the February twelfth incident. The […]
Another of our older persons has been brutally beaten in his home by a thief or thieves. This time it was George Hamilton a resident of Cleghorn Street in Belize City. Despite his injuries, he gathered enough strength to speak to News 5 in the hopes that one of our viewers may be able to […]
CARICOM Heads of Government met at the fifteenth Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis on March twenty-sixth. The delegates considered the recent developments in Haiti, reaffirming their commitment to the fundamental principles underpinning governance and democracy in the region and the hemisphere. They also called, once more, for a U.N. […]
This evening at the House of Culture a new book on Belizean Archaeology is being launched. It is a compilation of papers presented at a symposium earlier this year and promises to be a valuable resource not only for archaeologists, but educators, students, tour guides, and anyone else who is interested in finding out the […]
It may have taken her a week to claim her prize, but today a very camera shy Aurora Roberts of Orange Walk walked into Tropical Gaming Company and claimed her prize of seventy-two thousand five hundred dollars. Roberts, a single mother with four children, won the money after her numbers were drawn on Wednesday night. […]
March is supposed to be breezy and blustery, perfect for sailing and flying kites. It is also typically dry. But from the soaking Belize got last night and this morning, you might think we were heading into the rainy season a couple months early. News 5 asked our friends at the Met Office about this […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this week’s version of Sports Monday. The fifth National Road Championship spanned three major highways and brought out some eighty athletes in various categories for the only event in the cycling calendar that is exclusive to Belizean riders. We join the eight a.m. start at the outskirts of Dangriga […]
A man is in police custody after he tried to rape a woman who valiantly fought him off despite being beaten in the head with a hammer. The bizarre and terrifying incident unfolded at four and a half miles on the Northern Highway this afternoon. According to reports, the man identified as twenty-seven year old […]
He became the prime suspect in the rape and brutal killing of sixteen year old Libertad resident, Elia Gonzalez, after he was linked to a piece of jewellery worn by the victim. Today, police in Corozal charged twenty-six year old Kenrick Williams for the teen’s murder. Gonzalez’s lifeless body was found on Wednesday in a […]
The murder of sixteen-year-old Elia Gonzalez has outraged and saddened people all over Belize. But as we commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of Jackie Fern Malic, one of five girls murdered during a spate of killings in 1999 and 2000, it becomes clear our children are no safer now than they were then. […]
It’s a process that started in 1999, and today the Ministry of Labour completed a series of nationwide consultations designed to formulate new legislation regarding health and occupational safety for the country’s workforce. Author of the draft legislation, Canadian Consultant Doctor Shal Gewurtz, today sat down with over fifty representatives of workers, employers, and government […]
A University of Belize Conference on the role of higher education in the region was held this week and wrapped up today with sessions on crime prevention and management. News 5 was at the Princess this morning. Ewart Robateau, External Relations Officer, U.B. “We do have the capacity. Many people had said that U.B.-there are […]
