If you’ve ever travelled internationally by air you know that on the customs form you fill out upon entry into most countries, including Belize, there’s a box you must check if you’re bringing in more than ten thousand U.S. dollars in cash. Well today one passenger discovered that the need to declare your liquid assets […]
While most Belizeans were sleeping early this morning, people living in one Southside Belize City neighbourhood were awakened by the heat, light, and sound of fire. As News 5’s Patrick Jones reports, although no one was hurt in the empty building, the disaster could have been much worse. Patrick Jones, Reporting The fire at number […]
If you’ve ever wondered why drivers of big trucks and buses are reluctant to pull off the side of the road, wonder no more. Around nine this morning the unlucky man behind the wheel of this loaded cement mixer put two wheels onto the soft shoulder of the Northern Highway at Bella Vista, and before […]
CARICOM leaders meeting in Grenada this week have supported the establishment of a technical task force that will work to develop and implement a plan of action for the region’s banana industry. That, in addition to Haiti, the Caribbean Court of Justice and the Caribbean Single Market and Economy, are among the conclusions reached at […]
At one time or another most of us have witnessed the startling sight of a prefabricated building–commonly called a “Mennonite house”–coming down the highway on a truck. Yesterday our camera caught one such house, headed to the Belize City Municipal Airstrip, which was actually wider than the street. Built in Spanish Lookout by Linda Vista […]
We see a lot in the media about new initiatives to put Belizean youths on the path to productive citizenship. But without a lot of profiling, one programme has been producing positive results for decades. Patrick Jones reports that the scouting movement is about more than just building campfires and tying knots. Patrick Jones, Reporting […]
It’s never easy to pinpoint exactly when and why public attitudes change, but one area on which Belizeans have taken on a new awareness is that of the environment. And while one reason is certainly the global influence of the media, another, closer to home, is the outreach work of the Belize Zoo. Today I […]
When the House of Representatives meets on July sixteenth, there will be a departure from the usual parliamentary practice of the Opposition having its say with the Government getting its way. The reason is that in order to replace the Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice it will be necessary to amend the […]
On March thirty-first from his bed at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, twenty-two year old Pedro Guzman Junior, a resident of San Ignacio, alleged that Police Constable Julio Shal shot him in his hands after Shal and three other men pulled him into a car. P.C. Shal was charged with attempted murder, use of deadly […]
Belize City police remain on the lookout for two suspects involved in a shooting incident on Wednesday evening. According to police, twenty-nine year old Daniel Zuniga reported that he was riding his bicycle on Jasmine Street around six twenty five when two men, one of whom he recognized, approached him. Zuniga told authorities the man […]
It’s not everyday that the police on mobile patrol come across a crime in progress, but that is exactly what happened to a team of officers on duty on Wednesday night. Sometime between nine and ten, they were on patrol on Arlington Drive in Belize City when they saw two men attempting to rob another. […]
An Orange Walk man is a thousand dollars poorer tonight, thanks to an observant bank teller. According to police, on Wednesday morning Jason Banner entered the Belize Bank branch in Sugar City to cash a cheque made out to him for four thousand dollars. While the cheque was apparently good, a piece of I.D. he […]
The announcement earlier this week of the marketing breakthrough for Marie Sharp’s hot pepper sauce and other products in the United States is a success story that other local producers are being encouraged to emulate. And while Marie Sharp had to accomplish the feat the old fashioned way, her successors will now have the benefit […]
Like the whale sharks at Gladden Spit she returns to Belize each year to visit friends and family…and also share her art. Today news 5’s Patrick Jones previewed her latest offerings at the House of Culture. Patrick Jones, Reporting The twelve watercolours and oil paintings on display at the House of Culture are the latest […]
On yesterday’s newscast we interviewed a number of archaeologists attending the annual symposium now on at the Princess Hotel. And while those scientists and most of their colleagues are investigating ancient ruins, they sometimes run across more modern artefacts. Patrick Jones, has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting With hundreds of ancient sites scattered across the Belizean […]
Police have detained a suspect they believe murdered a man Tuesday night in San Ignacio. The deceased, twenty-two year old labourer Hershel Brown, was found around seven p.m. lying in the Savannah area of the town with a deep cut to his throat. Police were called and Brown was taken to the hospital where he […]
Just over a week after sensational high seas jackings in the area of Rendezvous and Alligator cayes, Belize City police have netted a group of men they believe were responsible. The five suspects were rounded up this morning by police in a pre-dawn operation in different parts of the old capital. While the investigation is […]
While the police appear to be closing in on the high seas robbers, the National Security Council today moved one step closer to creating an integrated force to deal with modern day pirates. At a meeting held at the Racoon Street Police Station, representatives of the different agencies that will form the backbone of the […]
It is a high priority programme that aims to put young people to work and help them acquire the skills that will make them effective leaders in the years to come. Today Youth for the Future took its mandate internationally. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports from the Philip Goldson International Airport. Mervin Lambey, Programme Development […]
In its inaugural edition last year the Belize Archaeology Symposium surpassed all expectations in terms of presentation and attendance. Not content to rest on its laurels, the team at the Institute of Archaeology today kicked off the 2004 version at the Princess Hotel. Patrick Jones was one of the many participants. Patrick Jones, Reporting The […]
With so many archaeologists gathered in one place, Minister of Culture Mark Espat could not help but comment on the hot button issue of how to administer and develop the nation’s many archaeological sites. At the symposium’s opening banquet on Tuesday night Espat made it clear that he has no use for any proposals that […]
Despite a record pace of violent crime, the double killing known as murder/suicide is still a rarity in Belize. On Monday night, however, that senseless tragedy struck the tightly knit Southern town of Punta Gorda. Police there are still trying to find out what caused forty-four year old Adrian Genus to murder his twenty-seven year […]
CARICOM heads of government, meeting in Grenada, today continued to wade through a packed agenda. The question of Haiti was debated and, according to a Belize government Press Office release, Prime Minister Said Musa noted that the question of whether to recognise Haiti’s interim government was a political, not a legal one. The fact that […]
The United Nations joint programme on HIV/AIDS today released its biennial report on the global war against the deadly disease. And it’s not a pretty picture of the virus’s march across the planet. According to UNAIDS, HIV infections hit a record high last year with five million new infections worldwide, bringing the global number of […]
Each year around this time we try to cover the training exercise of the BDF volunteer element. Usually the story takes us to the Mountain Pine Ridge or dense jungle of the Cayo, Stann Creek or Toledo Districts. This morning, however, our coverage was much closer to home… Jacqueline Woods, Reporting If you recently travelled […]
