A delegation of business men and women from the Republic of China on Taiwan is on an official visit to the country, with an eye to explore areas of greater cooperation. Today, on the first full day of their visit, the group, led by Minister without Portfolio, Yi-fu Lin, paid a courtesy call on Prime […]
Students of Sacred Heart Junior College in San Ignacio this week delivered school supplies, sports equipment and teaching materials to close to two hundred primary students in rural Toledo. The donation is part of the institution’s school support programme, which was started in 2001, following the devastation of Hurricane Iris. Over the last few months, […]
The Sadie Vernon High School in Belize City has gained a reputation over the years as an institution where young girls who just can’t make it at other schools come to complete their secondary education. But don’t tell that to this group of young women, who say they are not looking for handouts, but are […]
Alone among Belize’s big three agricultural commodities, citrus does not depend on any special trade preferences from Europe. And while times are not particularly good in the industry, orange and grapefruit products remain the Belizean products most likely to survive in the coming dog-eat-dog era of globalisation. As farmers and factory personnel begin to process […]
It is a subject that often occupies a prominent place on this newscast: violence, all too often violence against women. But tonight’s lead story is not about a rape, murder or other type of assault; it is about all of these acts and more, which when added together amount to a characteristic of Belizean society […]
In related news, the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women was observed today with ceremonies in Battlefield Park in Belize City. Following the programme, which included speeches and testimonials, a candlelight march was organised through downtown streets.
On Wednesday the Chamber of Commerce and National Trade Union Congress of Belize issued a press release challenging Government to institute a list of ten reforms or face the prospect of citizens refusing to pay new taxes expected to be imposed in the new year. Today N.T.U.C.B. general secretary George Frazer, elaborated. George Frazer, General […]
The National Council on Aging today quietly made another major step toward the implementation of Belize’s national policy for older persons. During brief ceremonies in Belmopan, the Council inaugurated its secretariat and office. In attendance was Prime Minister Said Musa, who was presented with a copy of the 2003-2008 action plan. Musa challenged the Council […]
In crime news, four people have been arrested on drug charges in the Cayo District. The Anti Drug Unit, acting on information received, raided a house in Santa Elena town on Tuesday afternoon. The search turned up just under three pounds of cocaine. Twenty-year-old Adrian August, twenty-five year old Fernando Montero and twenty-six year old […]
Next to Marion Jones, he’s Belize’s best known ambassador to the world of big league professional sportsYand last night Milton Palacio represented the jewel in fine fashion. Setting the pace in the Torento Raptors 114-91 route of the New York Knicks Palacio scored eighteen points, hitting six for nine from the floor and six for […]
Despite recognized deficiencies in parts of our educational system statistics say that our secondary school students continue to improve. Today the best of those performers were honoured for their efforts. Patrick Jones, Reporting Since 1999, the number of students receiving national awards for excellence in the CXC has been steadily rising. This year, a record […]
We begin tonight’s newscast on the subject of culture. No, not another art exhibition, music competition or book launch…We’re talking about the politics of culture…and perhaps the culture of politics. It involves the resignation of Yasser Musa as President of NICH, the National Institute of Culture and History. Rumoured for several months, the departure less […]
It looks more like a financial straight jacket than meaningful reform but Cabinet yesterday endorsed new legislation to severely limit its power to borrow money. A press release outlining elements of a soon-to-be-proposed finance and audit bill indicates that the National Assembly will have to approve any loan greater than ten million dollars. It also […]
Not to be outdone, late this evening a joint release from the Chamber of Commerce and National Trade Union Congress weighed in on the subject of widespread tax increases being considered for the new year. In short the two organisations, which are often at odds with each other, agreed that the public should not pay […]
In a bit of brighter news for Belmopan, the European Union has decided to delay the introduction of drastically reduced prices for Belizean sugar. The decision this week by the EU Ministers of Agriculture to indefinitely postpone implementation of the thrity-seven percent cut from June 2005 will help Belize and other ACP producers make the […]
The Dangriga HIV/AIDS society has received a twenty thousand dollar donation. The cheque was presented to the society by Human Development Minister Sylvia Flores on behalf of Sister Denise Sauceville of the Sisters of Mercy in St. Louis, Missouri. Sauceville and the St. Louis Mercy nuns will be involved in conducting a number of sessions […]
We’re not yet back to the glory days of the seventies but if the resurgence in Belizean softball is to be sustained it will only come with hard work. This week a good foundation is being laid with instruction in the basics. Patrick Jones, Reporting The one week training course is teaching the fundamentals of […]
Over the last few months of turmoil in the telecommunications industry, his silence has been deafening…but today Jeffrey Prosser, chairman of Innovative Communications Corporation, spoke out…or at least issued a press release. Citing comments in the Belizean media–but not contradicting them–the telecom tycoon essentially admitted that he has failed to come up with the fifty-seven […]
Two children from the Stann Creek District have been seriously injured after they were hit by a bus. Nine year old Kendy Castellanos and thirteen year old Roni Sanchez were attempting to cross the Valley Road in Alta Vista Village on Sunday afternoon when they were struck by the Southern Transport bus. Driver Javier Flores […]
The Living with Hope Radiothon and Concert held in August was one of the biggest fund raising drives ever held to help persons living with HIV and AIDS. While the event did not quite reach its goal of one hundred thousand dollars it did receive pledges of over ninety-seven thousand, with actual collections exceeding eighty-five […]
If you’ve ever been a hospital patient you know that at certain times, even the simplest physical movements can seem like climbing Victoria Peak. Hopefully, thanks to some new training for Belizean hospital staff, those painful moments will be far fewer. News 5’s Patrick Jones reports. Patrick Jones, Reporting Handling the wide variety of ailing […]
They call themselves “Da Combo” and a duo of young men from the Cayo District have pooled their musical talents both to entertain and to inspire their audience. Caleb Ortega and Jacob Diggz today released a new album of ten original dancehall songs that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit over adversity. Diggz told […]
With Garifuna Settlement Day now behind us there is nothing standing between two hundred and seventy thousand Belizeans and that oh so special holiday of Christmas. This next story will no doubt be one of many we’ll bring out between now and December twenty-fifth…And it may prove to be the most inspiring. Jacqueline Woods reports […]
Details are still hard to come by tonight but one thing is confirmed: Jeffery Prosser has not paid the fifty seven million US dollars in loans due at the International Bank of Miami. Prosser had until four this afternoon local time to make the transaction but News 5 understands that his source of funds had […]
It’s about as disturbing as a crime scene can get…a young mother, her unborn child still in her womb, lying on the floor of her own house, blood pouring from a gunshot wound to her chest. Standing over her dying body are three of her children, the youngest just five years old. And the man […]
