For over forty years, the young Women?s Christian association has been serving the Belizean community with programmes that aim to uplift the lives of girls and women. And over the years the leaders of the ‘Y’ have given dedicated service without much public fanfare or recognition. That is until now. This morning the association gathered […]
The Belize Postal Service has released another stamp issue. The four-stamp set which includes values of twenty cents, sixty cents, seventy-five cents and five dollars, depicts different views of the Central American Woolly Opossum. Emelia Cayetano, Supervisor, Philatelic Bureau ?The public has been very responsive to our stamps. Most people do know that Belize release […]
It had been strongly rumoured for several weeks and tonight it’s official. According to a release from the Prime Minister’s office, Financial Secretary Hugh MacSweany has been removed from his post and replaced by Dr. Carla Barnett. Barnett had been serving as CEO in the Ministry of National Development. MacSweany will now become a special […]
As crimes go it was neither the most violent nor costly…but the deliberate assault on a female senior citizen still hurts like a punch to society’s gut. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Seventy-year-old Idorine Hyde was home watching television around three on Monday evening when she was called outside by […]
A hunting expedition in the Cayo district ended tragically for a teenager on Monday night when he died of gunshot wounds. According to police reports, twenty-five year old Abner Nejira and his now deceased sixteen-year-old brother-in-law Waldemar Hernandez, were hunting in an area behind Frank’s Eddy Village when the incident occurred. Nejira, who originally told […]
Employees of the Belize Waterfront Association represented by the Christian Workers Union were back on the picket lines again today. And while the number of placard bearing disgruntled employees continues to grow, the dispute between the Port of Belize Limited and C.W.U. remains unresolved. But there might be some light at the end of the […]
Throughout their campaign of critical concern aimed at the cruise ship industry, the Belize Tourism Industry Association has maintained that they do in fact support this booming segment of Belize’s tourism product. And now, they’re putting money where their mouths are…by launching their own cruise ship initiative. Working with the Multi-lateral Investment Fund, a subsidiary […]
This month more than a hundred and fifty student volunteers are on a door-to-door campaign to raise awareness on the issues of Family Violence and Gender Inequality. Coordinated through the Women’s department, young men and women from secondary and tertiary schools from throughout Belize will be handing out pamphlets with user-friendly legal documents, inspirational material […]
The announcement last week that the Government of Belize is ending all contracts with radio stations effective November first has had a sobering effect on some of the media houses that have come to rely on this lucrative arrangement. In the case of one station, the process of adjustment has started with the reduction of […]
In years past we’ve seen how the occasion is observed in Mexico as well as by residents of Benque Viejo del Carmen. This week the House of Culture in Belize City is doing its own exhibition to honour the dearly departed. Jacqueline Woods Reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The celebration, known as Hanal Pixan or food […]
With all the recent political happenings in Belize one can be excused for not getting involved in anyone else’s politics…but if you watch TV, listen to radio or pick up a newspaper it’s an event pretty hard to avoid. I’m talking about the U.S. election and the fact—perhaps I should say hope–that by this time […]
Belmopan police are investigating the biggest bank heist in the city’s history following a reported hold-up Friday night. But as Patrick Jones found out today, among those being questioned are two KBH security guards who were making a nighttime deposit. Patrick Jones, Reports ?The two security guards had come here to First Caribbean International Bank […]
There was another fire in Belize City this week, this time at a guesthouse. News 5 was on the scene and spoke with two guests who had checked in just an hour before the fire started. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Flames, smoke and ashes filled the night skies above the north side of the city as […]
Police may have foiled a sinister Halloween outing on Saturday night when a mobile patrol responded to a report of gunfire near the Lord’s Ridge Cemetery. When they arrived at the Antelope Street Extension they stopped a brown Toyota they believed might contain the culprits and discovered some serious arms, ammunition and Halloween masks. Sgt. […]
In their zeal to get to Antelope Street for the weapons bust, one of the police units accidentally struck an area resident. The elderly man was knocked unconscious and now he and his wife are struggling to deal with his injuries and get some assistance from the police. News 5 spoke with the couple this […]
Police are issuing a warning about accepting drinks from strangers after a thirteen year old girl was raped in Orange Walk on Friday evening. Authorities say the victim was discovered semiconscious and a medical examination has indicated she was carnally known. The girl told police she was with some friends and was offered a soft […]
In a strange and shocking incident in the Corozal District, a four month old baby is in a critical condition after being struck in the head by a rock. His mother, Amanda Sho of Libertad Village, told police she was walking through the village around ten Saturday night with her baby and younger brother when […]
It’s been publicized in Belize that the International Monetary Fund, (IMF), has advised the government against issuing a proposed hundred million bond, but now their recommendation has gone international. Today the BBC’s Caribbean service published an article on the internet saying the IMF considers the bond would quote: “significantly burden the Belize economy.” The bond […]
At the end of September, the Belize Hotel Association held its first Cruise Ship Impact Forum. Today, they presented the recommendations brought forward by the various industry stakeholders. News 5 spoke with the President of the BHA and the Minister of Tourism this afternoon. Maria Otero, Pres. Belize Hotel Association ?I think the main concerns […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening I?m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The Over 35 Belize City Football competition at the MCC Grounds reached money time Saturday as Lake I and Kulture Yabra clashed for all the marbles. Maybe it had nothing to do with the imminent arrival of Halloween, but the Lake-I team […]
