It took us a while to get hold of the video tape, but last Thursday night thousands of spectators gathered in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, for the selection of La Reina de la Costa Maya. Here?s how it went after the judges had handed in their ballots. Master of Ceremonies The second runner up…Miss Belize. […]
Every performer loves to play to a packed house and while the crowd assembled today on the football field at Hattieville Prison could only be called a captive audience, there is no denying that they got their money?s worth. Janelle Chanona, Reporting There are variety shows, and then there are variety shows. This latest version […]
Twenty-eight people are without a job tonight in the wake of a showdown between labour and management at the National Fishermen Co-op in Belize City. The story, as News 5?s Patrick Jones discovered, is a tale of too many missing tails. Uldine Gotoy, Former Co-op Employee ?I wah mek them tell we weh the go […]
In crime news, a Belize City man has been shot after allegedly threatening a shopkeeper with a machete. According to police, forty-four year old businessman Mario Ayuso was inside his establishment, Aisha’s Supermarket in Kings Park, when a young man he recognized walked into the building around eight on Friday night and begged for cigarettes. […]
More heat continues to come down on the Social Security Board for what appears to be a series of unusually favourable loans to companies controlled by INTELCO Chairman Glenn Godfrey. Today a release from the Chamber of Commerce, whose members occupy two seats on the S.S.B., called on the Board to make public details of […]
After three days of deliberations, the thirty fifth annual general assembly of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union wrapped up on Friday afternoon at the Inn at Robert?s Grove in Placencia. President of the C.B.U., Vic Fernandes, says the regional organisation will continue to build on the successes of the past twelve months in order to take […]
For C.B.U. president Vic Fernandes it was a week of many triumphs, as on Friday night, he was inducted as the latest member of the Caribbean Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The CEO of the Starcom Network in Barbados received a standing ovation as his citation was read by Belize?s Cythia Henry. Cynthia Henry, CEO, Bel […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we are inside your living rooms with this fresh package of Sports Monday. After last week?s 2-zip lost to Juventus at Independence, Sagitun journeyed to the People?s Stadium in Orange Walk yesterday, knowing full well only a win could extend the Regent?s Cup Championship Series to a decisive GameIII. […]
In the midst of a media storm of questions surrounding its loans and alleged involvement with millions of dollars of Social Security money, Intelco has remained silent…until now. Through a press release issued today, the company says “the reports that have been circulating have become so fanciful and so far removed from the truth that […]
It?s been a point of negotiation for almost a decade, but this week, the Government of Belize and the Belize Fuel Dealers Association have finally come to agree on a new price formula for petroleum products. The highlight of the contract is a four year promise of a fixed rate of return, in the form […]
Police in San Ignacio have arrested and charged a thirty seven year old man from Calla Creek village, following a violent chopping incident on Thursday that left three people wounded. Jesus Carillo, identified by police as being mentally ill, has been charged with the crimes of attempted murder, dangerous harm, use of deadly means of […]
If you?re sports inclined, under seventeen and in need of an outlet to express yourself, then we?ve got just the thing for you. The annual Curlin King children?s summer sports programme is officially kicking off next week. The three week event will instruct participants in athletics including for the first time, softball, with contributions from […]
If you are one of those parents who constantly fight with your child to put down the remote or the game boy and get involved in some sort of constructive activity, you might want to check out the latest spin on some traditional Belizean pastimes. News Five’s Patrick Jones has the details. Patrick Jones, Reporting […]
It?s a common concern for everyone in the agricultural sector, the deliberate, or unintentional importation of destructive insects which can then translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars in loss to local farmers. This week, the Belize Agricultural Health Authority (BAHA) released findings on a new pest that is threatening our home grown products. Jacqueline […]
For all you students who are still enjoying your summer holidays, you may not want to be reminded that school starts soon but this next story is one every parent should see before hitting the streets hunting for back to school supplies, and the emphasis is on back. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Theeyy?rre baaacckk…It?s amazing that […]
It might not have had the bombshell effect of a political press release just before elections, but documents released by the United Democratic Party this afternoon came very close. The opposition party says they now have proof that the Government of Belize and the Belize Social Security Board are the guarantors of telecommunications company Intelco?s […]
The death has yet to be officially announced of Government?s badly needed bond issue, but news from the international scene might just be another nail in the coffin. Belize?s international credit rating took a hit it didn?t need today, as Moody?s Investors Service downgraded our credit status on Thursday. The ceiling for bonds and notes […]
In more news involving Belize Transportation Agencies Limited, BTALCO, tonight News 5 understands that the company, remains under investigation, this time by the Financial Investigation Unit. According to the Unit?s Director, former Central Bank Governor, Keith Arnold, Western Union, and other companies operated by BTALCO are under inquiry for possible financial crimes. Arnold told News […]
Hang on to your gas tanks, the price of butane has just gone up. Today, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, Commerce, and Industry announced via a press release, that effective Wednesday August fourth, the retail price for a hundred pound cylinder of butane has been increased by as much as six dollars. […]
A vicious attack in the Cayo district has left an elderly man hospitalized. According to police reports, around seven thirty on Wednesday morning, eighty-six year old Alejandro Itzab was in his yard working when he was physically assaulted by a man with a machete. Itzab received chop wounds to his face, left arm, chest and […]
In an update to a shooting incident which left a homeless man injured and a police officer under investigation, tonight the wounded has been charged. Thirty year old Norman Bernard will answer to the charge of aggravated assault against Police Constable, Geovanni Denis. It is alleged that on Tuesday night, Bernard attacked the cop with […]
It has been in the works for the last eight years, and today officials of the Ministry of Health proudly unveiled their latest tool in the health sector reform process. It?s a million dollar computer software programme that will put vital information on every patient who seeks treatment at hospitals and clinics countrywide at the […]
With summer almost over, this month camps around the country are closing up shop. This morning, News 5?s Jacqueline Woods spent time with youths at the University of Belize?s School of Agriculture, Central Farm where she found young men and women eager to share their experiences. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It was the first national youth […]
While there is no doubt that Belize is steeped in talent, there?s also no denying that local artists have very few opportunities to develop their gifts. But one young lady refused to be overwhelmed by reality and has continued to make strides in her aptitude, music. And this weekend, she is just one Belizean that […]
This morning, government representatives, diplomatic officials, and more than a hundred media personnel from throughout the region met in Placencia for the opening of the thirty-fifth Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union. The region?s industry leaders are in Belize to discuss the state and direction of the Caribbean media. News 5?s Patrick Jones […]
