Three children have lost their lives in two separate traffic accidents over the weekend. On Saturday morning, six-year-old Samantha Jones of Esperanza was killed when she was hit by a pickup truck while attempting to cross the Western Highway. The driver, thirty-two year old Jose Guerra of Santa Elena, told police that as he was […]
And in related news, we regret to report that eighteen-year-old Ellion Augustine, the subject of a story we ran on Friday, has died of his injuries. Augustine had been left paralyzed from the neck down following a traffic accident on the night of October thirtieth. He was on a respirator being prepared for evacuation to […]
Police have made arrests in two recent crimes in the Cayo District. Eighteen-year-old Usiel Orellano and seventeen-year-old Bryen Orellano, both Guatemalans, are believed to be part of a gang from across the border responsible for several recent hold-ups. In this instance, they have been charged with the robbery of a bar in Bullet Tree Village […]
Meanwhile in Belmopan three men have been detained for last week’s burglary of the Small Farmers and Business Bank. Close to three thousand five hundred dollars in cash and cheques, plus a gun and other items were stolen sometime between the night of November third and the following morning. Everything but the money has now […]
The less said about this next story, the better. Suffice to say that just when you thought it was safe to enter the community centre at Maskall…yeah, you guessed it: it ain’t over yet. News 5’s Patrick Jones has the latest. Patrick Jones, Reporting To quote an old saying, the more things change in Maskall, […]
An announcement from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions indicates that new appointments have brought that important part of our justice system up to full strength. New members of staff include Crown Counsels Kamar Henry and Anthony Sylvestre Jr. Both are graduates of U.W.I. and joined the DPP’s staff on June first and […]
Waterfront employees were back on the picket lines this afternoon at the port compound on Caesar Ridge Road, even as the union representing them was pouring over proposals for the settlement of the dispute submitted by Port of Belize Limited. According to president of the Christian Workers Union, Antonio Gonzalez, the November third draft Memorandum […]
She is a world traveller who claims to have visited two hundred and nineteen countries, admittedly a number greater than we ever knew existed. And while we didn’t check her I.D., this woman on a mission–unlike many religious zealots–also has a healthy sense of humour. News 5’s Patrick Jones accompanied the energetic visitor on her […]
And while some Christians may believe that the end is near, members of Belize’s Hindu Community are busy celebrating their new year. It’s called Diwali, or the festival of lights, a time when Hindus all over the world pray for blessings. The scenes on your screen are from Sunday night’s celebration in Corozal, which included […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley with this fresh delivery of Sports Monday. November twenty-sixth brings up Muscle Mania: a presentation by the Belize Amateur Body Building Association at the Princess Hotel featuring the only legitimate world-class adult athletes currently residing in this nation. We caught up with Vice President of the Belize […]
Belize will be closing a number of embassies and consulates abroad, an austerity move which Belmopan says is part of its “home-grown” plan to return the country to financial health. The blue, white and red flag will be hauled down from our high commission in Ottawa, Canada, a mission in Geneva, Switzerland and consulates in […]
There is news today on the telecommunications front…although we’re not totally sure what it means. The public had been led to believe that Intelco, the failed venture headed by Glenn Godfrey and breastfed by Government, had been sold to BTL’s Jeffrey Prosser. Apparently, somebody jumped the gun as News 5 has confirmed the reports in […]
It is with great regret that I must inform viewers that for the second straight morning I travelled to the village of Maskall…not to report on a murder, robbery or natural disaster…but just more immaturity and petty politics by grownups who should know better. Granville Garnett, Village Councillor ?Sir me dah the councillor and I […]
Some time late last Saturday night three friends, all members of the Belize Family Life Association, were on their way to Punta Gorda. But as their vehicle approached the Gales Point junction on the Coastal Road, the driver lost control and the Landrover turned over several times. Eighteen-year-old Ellion Augustine was thrown out of the […]
His contributions to Belizean music and art are approaching the status of legendary…but Pen Cayetano is not the type to rest on his laurels. The 2004 version of his annual exhibition, now on at the Belize City House of Culture, is his most ambitious in years…as News 5’s Janelle Chanona found out. Janelle Chanona, Reporting […]
It’s a rainy Friday night and I can’t think of a better time to present a story that will start your weekend with the kind of warm inspiration that these days seems to be in short supply. Jacqueline Woods reports from Belmopan. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Two days ago, I celebrated my fortieth birthday but imagine […]
It does not involve thousands of farmers like the sugar industry, support two processing factories like the citrus industry, or cover the vast acreage of the banana industry. But when it comes to earning money for Belize the growing of shrimp has surpassed them all. With almost ninety-three million dollars in earnings last year, shrimp […]
In crime news there was an overnight burglary in Belize City…and while that is hardly an unusual occurrence, the fact that this particular venue has been hit five times has the victim concerned. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Belize City police still have no leads into who broke into the offices […]
Like burglary, the flooding of certain Belize City neighbourhoods following heavy rains is hardly the stuff of headlines. But try telling that to residents whose homes have become Islands. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One thing residents of Jane Usher Boulevard Extension certainly do not need more of is rain. The wet weather has turned streets into […]
It’s a dilemma faced by many cultures today, that is the battle to keep important traditions alive for the next generation. One local musician is using his lyrics to urge all ethnic groups to find simple ways in everyday life to share and promote their heritage. That’s the message of Jason Martinez, known to his […]
In the popular mythology, life in a Belizean village is supposed to be a heavenly experience in which the neighbours are always friendly, exotic fruits and succulent game meats grace every table and the toughest decision you have to make is whether to watch the sunset in the company of beer, rum or scotch. Of […]
The deeper we delve into the labour dispute at the Belize City Port the more it looks like a fight that never had to happen…at least not yet. Today the Union called a meeting to inform stevedores of their legal position and while the legal scholar in question happened to be the Leader of the […]
The first phase of a new initiative designed to make legal information more accessible to the public was launched today in Belmopan. At brief ceremonies on the grounds of the Help for Progress building, the first of three legal information centres was opened. It=s part of a joint project of the Government of Belize, through […]
Two new diplomats are set to take up positions in Belize. Cuba?s Ambassador designate Eugenio Martinez arrived several weeks ago to replace the highly respected Regla Diaz. Martinez is accompanied by his wife, Johana Tablads, who will serve as consul at the embassy, located in Buttonwood Bay. Martinez will present his credentials in Belmopan on […]
There has only been one confirmed case in the Cayo District, but tonight government officials are advising all farmers to be on the lookout for rabies in their animals. In late October, tests conducted on the brain of a horse showed positive for rabies and since then, two other animals, a bull from Lower Barton […]
