It began in 1974, a group of people getting together to share their love of singing, and to socialize a bit. Surely, none of the original members expected the Belize Chorale Society to still be performing for Belizean audiences thirty years later. On Saturday night they will hold a concert to mark this important anniversary […]
Police have moved quickly in the wake of the grizzly murder of a teenaged girl in Libertad Village. News 5’s Patrick Jones has just returned from the scene with a story describing the grief on the part of the family mixed with at least a measure of relief that a suspect is in custody. Patrick […]
After a succession of press releases demanding that government disclose the contents of its agreement with Innovative Communication Corporation for the sale of B.T.L., and a series of allegations that special concessions and guarantees were offered to the buyer, the United Democratic Party has upped the ante. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the U.D.P. […]
It will not be implemented until April 2005, but the decision has been made to raise the hotel tax from seven percent to nine percent. The move by the Belize Tourism Board was announced by the Belize Tourism Industry Association in its weekly bulletin. According to the B.T.I.A., the news came in the form of […]
She’s been a staple on the Belizean media scene for over a decade be it via radio, print or television. Today, Belizean writer Karla Heusner is the newly published author of a book entitled “Food for Thought”. Already the recipient of rave reviews, Food for Thought is a collection of articles Heusner has written over […]
The recent re-opening of the Bliss will no doubt serve as a catalyst for Belizean performers. But while that famous venue may have been out of commission for the last several years it doesn’t mean local artists have been hibernating. Jacqueline Woods reports on one dance group that’s been working hard and is ready to […]
A brutal murder has taken place in the Corozal District. This evening, all hopes of finding sixteen year old Elia Gonzales alive were dashed as the teenager’s body was found near the municipal water tank on the feeder road that connects Concepcion and Libertad villages. On Tuesday evening, the Gonzales family of Libertad became concerned […]
Convicted murderers Leslie Pipersburg and Patrick Robateau are tonight on death row. At approximately eleven-forty this morning Justice Troadio Gonzalez handed down sentences for the two men declaring that the “brutally committed” and “heinous” murders were incomprehensible and he could find no good reason to temper justice with mercy. Justice Gonzalez then told each man […]
In other crime news, two Orange Walk men have been arrested and charged with drug trafficking, following the discovery of almost eight pounds of cocaine. Twenty-nine year old Manuel Pelayo Junior and twenty-seven year old Alfonso Aviles were taken in by police after a search of Pelayo’s house on Tuesday turned up the prohibited powder. […]
Judging from the number of complaints about police behaviour, it’s clear that some additional training in public relations is not a bad idea. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Maureen Leslie, the recent donation of a laptop computer by Tenchtronics and a projector by FedEx and Western Union will make those upcoming training sessions more […]
And while police officers get to sit through PowerPoint presentations, the Youth Cadet Corp will be receiving some much needed funds from an upcoming event in Miami. This morning the Vice President of the Belize Florida Cultural Park Fest Foundation handed over a plaque and a promise to Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina in appreciation for […]
Days after it was confirmed that Jeffrey Prosser’s Innovative Communication Company has purchased seventy-eight percent of Belize Telecommunications Limited, details of the agreement are still hard to come by. Amidst speculation that the public may not like the fine print, Prime Minister Said Musa today offered little more information about the deal, preferring instead to […]
It’s been simmering just below the news radar for quite some time, but today the apparent collapse of Belize’s national basketball programme took on a very public face. The occasion was a poorly attended press conference at the Belize City Centre Conference Room where a pro-tem committee headed by Fred Garcia Junior attempted to discuss […]
It is not one of those diseases that get much publicity in Belize, primarily because of the successful containment and control programmes implemented by the Ministry of Health. But tuberculosis is an ever present, and potentially deadly infectious disease. Today, the National Tuberculosis program hosted an open day in the parking lot of the Karl […]
There are too many workshops, planning committees and seminars, and not enough work being done in Belize. That’s just one of the latest findings from the civil society organisations of Belize. Armed with U.N.D.P. funding and following a series of consultations, today SPEAR presented the P.M. with the study, which will hopefully improve mechanisms for […]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the Guatemalan claim to Belize, and while the O.A.S. sponsored facilitation process has disappeared into history, the dispute was very much on the minds of scholars today at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. Day three of the Higher Education Conference sponsored by the University of […]
To hear them tell it, it started simply enough. A conversation during a car ride in Mexico between one of Belize’s best friends, Sir Shridath Ramphal, and Prime Minister Said Musa. A single idea on the table: the Government of Belize’s desire to change the direction of a telecommunications scenario that just wasn’t going according […]
If you thought that last year’s fantastic figures for tourism were a fluke, a con, or the product of an overactive imagination you’d better look again. That’s right: the upward trend continues. According to statistics released today by the Belize Tourism Board, both overnight and cruise arrivals have increased dramatically during the first two months […]
The University of Belize and San Carlos University of Guatemala are jointly hosting an international conference this week in Belize. The forum brings together scholars both from home and abroad to discuss the role of higher education institutions in Central America and the Caribbean in conflict prevention, resolution, and regional integration. At the opening of […]
For better or for worse, children often figure prominently in the Belizean media scene. Sometimes for their proud accomplishments, but all too often as victims or perpetrators of crime or serious accidents. Today, journalists and those involved in the protection of children gathered to work out some kind of ground rules for press coverage. Jacqueline […]
The process no doubt was responsible for more than a few grey hairs on more than a few heads, but tonight the biggest business deal ever transacted in Belize has been completed. The agreement, signed today after months of negotiations and work on “due diligence”, calls for the government of Belize to sell the controlling […]
A gas station manager and his security guard are lucky to be alive tonight after escaping a hail of bullets fired at them as they tried to make a Saturday morning bank deposit. News 5 spoke with the men about their harrowing experience. Mario Sho, Security Guard “The driver said watch out, and as he […]
If you live in Ladyville or other parts of the Belize District on electricity feeders seven and eight, you are sure to remember the numerous power failures last year due to flashes on the lines and other difficulties. Since November, B.E.L. has been working to upgrade the entire system and try to prevent a recurrence […]
There are a lot of misconceptions about mental illness and the people who live with mental conditions. To help health care workers provide better care and to better educate the public, the Ministry of Education is holding a two-day training session. News 5 was there for the opening this morning. Vildo Marin, Minister of Health […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s the latest version of Sports Monday. Saturday night two undefeated teams in the third week of the B.P.F.L. semi-pro clashed at Capital City Belmopan as the Builder’s Hardware Bandits hosted the red hot Juventus ball club of Orange Walk. With the support of the home crowd, the Bandits […]
