By most accounts it may have been the best single show in four years of Karaoke Television. Four finalists, eight songs, and numerous wardrobe changes produced almost two hours of excitement that culminated in the selection of KTV’s 2005 champion. After Lorraine Bennett of Belmopan was chosen by the judges as runner up, it was […]
It was a murder that shocked the close-knit towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena… but exactly one month after the body of U.S. national Donald Kostecki was found shot to death outside his home, three men have been charged for the brutal crime. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods was on hand for the arraignment. Jacqueline […]
Police in Orange Walk are taking another look at the death of a Trial Farm man. On Saturday, police recovered the body of forty-three year old Carlos Puerto from the bottom of a well near his house. He was last seen heavily intoxicated and it was believed that he accidentally fell to his death. New […]
The death of Carlos Puerto was not the only occurrence that had police working overtime in Trial Farm. Acting on a phone tip, cops searched an area near Blackwater Creek and unearthed a sack containing seven hundred and thirty-six rounds of 5.56 calibre ammunition. Also in the bag were two magazines and fourteen expanded shells. […]
And still in Orange Walk, police continue to search for the killer of shopkeeper Lou Xiao Yue. The twenty-six year old–better known as Susan–was a popular figure in the community and today friends and neighbours set up a shrine in her memory. News 5 understands that a number of citizens who confronted the murderer and […]
We’ve always known that Carlos Fuller is a fine weatherman…and it looks like that fact has not escaped his colleagues. On Saturday, Fuller was elected President of the Regional Association of the World Meteorological Organization at its fourteenth annual meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica. Region four of the W.M.O. includes Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the names of the 2005 Farmers of the Year. Senior Farmer of the Year is Burton Caliz of the Blue Creek Road in Toledo. Caliz operates an organic farm, growing a variety of vegetables as well as pigs and chickens. He stresses harmony with the environment. Lady Farmer of […]
Activities surrounding the first annual Music Week continued in Belize City today with a panel discussion. The topic on the table was entitled “Belizean music on the air: Composers need paying too!” According to organisers, local vibes are used daily in music programmes and in commercial productions on radio and television, but with no financial […]
It is the envy environmentalists around the world… and today the organization called PACT continued its support for grassroots efforts at conservation. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The management committees of the Gales Point Manatee Wildlife Sanctuary in the Belize District and the Golden Stream Corridor Preserve in the Toledo District received grants totalling […]
Tonight is the night. Out of the forty-nine contestants who appeared over the first twelve weeks of K.T.V., we’re down to the final four. The three women and one man hail from Belmopan, Corozal, Burrel Boom, and Crooked Tree. This afternoon they took a break from their preparations to talk about what the experience has […]
It was a typical crime–the jacking of a Chinese owned shop–but with a fatal result. Belize’s latest murder took place in Orange Walk on Sunday afternoon. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports from the scene. Tony Lee, Chair, Belize Chinese Assn., O.W. ?Well everybody right now is sympathising. It?s mourning, because Susan is a very nice […]
Police, this time in Dangriga, are also looking for a crime suspect: the driver of a vehicle that killed a pedestrian on Sunday night. The victim is twenty-six year old Guatemalan Bernabe Choco. Choco, who was last seen drinking at a bar near mile nineteen on the Stann Creek Valley Road, was found lying on […]
It is not the first and will certainly not be the last drowning we will report during this season of hot sunny weather… but each time we broadcast this type of news it still hurts. The latest victim is two-year-old Jalen Samuels. The baby boy, a resident of Faber’s Road in Belize City, went on […]
He was interdicted from duty in February four days after he shot Leslie Rogers Junior during a controversial arrest in Belize City. Today, police constable Aldo Ayuso was charged with aggravated assault and wounding following an incident early Sunday morning at the Lion King Club on King Street. According to twenty-five year old Alex Tillett, […]
He cannot be very happy about the financial and political crises created by those who followed him in government, but over the weekend former Prime Minister and Father of Independence, George Price, had reason to smile. On Friday in Havana, Cuba, he was bestowed with that country’s highest honour, the Jose Marti Award. The official […]
Music: life wouldn’t be worth living without it. And in recognition of that fact, the next seven days are being celebrated in Belize as Music Week. The calendar of events has been organized by MIAB, the Music Industry Association of Belize. MIAB President Ivan Duran explained what the week is all about. Ivan Duran, President, […]
Most of the news involving Belize Telecommunications Limited these days has been about the ongoing battle for the company’s ownership. But while the moguls trade legal blows, B.T.L. keeps right on rolling along. The company’s latest expansion programme is targeting the rural areas of Maskall and Lucky Strike villages in the Belize District, where after […]
On Saturday the second edition of the Courts Treasure Chest promotion took place at the company’s Northern Highway headquarters. Making the lucky selection was previously drawn winner Avis Williams. Here’s what she won by selecting treasure chest number four. Raphael Martinez, Host ?All right Ms. Williams, pick your key. She has selected key number four. […]
Two weeks without classes due to the teachers’ strike had students, parents, and educators a bit nervous, but day one of the 2005 P.S.E. went off without a hitch this morning, and Jacqueline Woods sampled some early opinion. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting On the first day of the Primary School Examination, six thousand and eighty-three Standard […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley stepping up with this fresh brew of Sports Monday. After some two and a half months, the King of the Ballers Tournament reached money time Friday night at Big Bird?s Isle where Blackballers and B.T.L. Scare Dem Bullets clashed in the decisive match of the three game championship series. As […]
Belize and Guatemala this week moved one step closer to a partial scope trade agreement. The process started last November and the two sides are hoping that by mid-2005 mechanisms will be in place. These measures should make it easier for certain goods and services to move freely between the two countries, promote a level […]
One of Belize City’s oldest and most popular hangouts along the Haulover Creek burned down last night. But the owner and patrons of the “Traveller’s” and “Aqui Me Quedo” bars are not the only losers. The building on Regent Street West was also headquarters for the Belize Premier Football League and valuable records have been […]
A Benque Viejo man is under investigation for possibly creating false immigration documents. According to a police press release, a twenty-two year old woman showed up at the S.S.B. Office in Santa Elena on Thursday to apply for her Social Security Card, but her Permanent Residency Card turned out to be a fake. Investigations led […]
An arrest has been made in a city shop robbery one month after the crime. Eighteen-year-old Francis Petillo, a resident of Flamboyant Street, has been arrested and charged for the March eighth robbery of Tow Tow grocery. Police believe Petillo was the man who entered the Mahogany Street store, hit proprietor Lai Wei Dong in […]
Belize City lawyer Hubert Elrington was taken into police custody this afternoon after he allegedly tried to prevent police from searching a home in San Ignacio. Police at the station confirmed that they detained Elrington pending charges of obstruction. Officers arrived at the house of Bobby Vasquez around one-thirty to look for a laptop computer, […]
