A Belize City mechanic is dead after he was crushed to death by a vehicle he was repairing. Forty-nine year old George Lewis was fixing a cargo truck belonging to Jose Novelo on Saturday morning when the tragedy occurred. According to police reports, after Lewis had been working on the vehicle, he asked Novelo to […]
A robbery in Toledo over the weekend has left the quiet Punta Gorda community shaken and police checking out a number of possible angles, including inside collusion. The assistant manager of Maya Island Air in Punta Gorda reported to police that around eleven on Friday night there was knock on his door and when he […]
Taking the P.S.E. in two sessions may make sitting the test easier, but it also means two days of stress instead of one. Tonight, whether they cruised or struggled, the big test for Standard Six students is at least over. News Five’s Patrick Jones sampled opinion at the testing centres. Patrick Jones, Reporting Over six […]
Medical science has come a long way in the understanding and treatment of disorders that affect our minds… but here in Belize we have not always been able to access those advances, largely due to a lack of resources. Today, despite government’s tight financial situation, steps were taken to provide needy patients with the best […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?re in tuned with Sports Monday. The fifteenth annual female Cross Country Classic ran for some sixty-five miles from Santa Elena, Cayo to Belize City in a monster package on the Western Highway yesterday. For sure, the early morning sights and sounds are indeed quite distinct from those of […]
It seems the fifty thousand dollars a day metre finally stopped running today as the government of Belize complied with a Miami court order. This morning at the Esquivel Telecom Centre in Belize City, Jeffrey Prosser and his appointed directors, as well as directors for Ecom and G.O.B. held a board meeting with most of […]
The Prosser suit in Miami may not be the only litigation facing the Government of Belize. The Amandala newspaper is reporting in today’s issue that Lufthansa Consulting, based in Los Angeles with headquarters in Germany, is seeking to enter into trade arbitration through the United Nations. Lufthansa is reportedly seeking damages of thirty-three million U.S. […]
It was a shocking and brutal end for an elderly watchman of St. Matthews Village, but today the four men police believe are responsible for the murder of sixty-eight year old Wilford Requeña were charged in Belmopan Magistrate Court. The four individuals: Rudolph Young, Leroy Arnold, William Rubio, and Alfonso Juarez, who range in age […]
It’s not graduation season yet, but that did not stop the Belize Red Cross Society from holding commencement exercises this afternoon in Belize City. Eighteen women received certificates after successfully completing the Home Caregivers Training course. Coordinator Audrey Courtenay says the women are now equipped with the tools necessary to play a meaningful role in […]
President Bush has made his nomination for the new U.S. Ambassador to Belize. Robert Johan Dieter is currently Director of Clinical Programmes and Professor of Clinical Law at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, Colorado. He previously served in the university’s legal aid and defender programme, has been a lawyer in private […]
The anxiously awaited bridge at Young Bank is almost complete and engineers from the Ministry of Public Works will be allowing traffic to pass over it this weekend and early next week. However, the bridge will be closed again from Wednesday to Saturday next week for its final surfacing. The Ministry cautions everyone using the […]
It promises to lift spirits in a time when things appear gloomy on the horizon. That’s the sentiment expressed by Gilvano Swasey, the curator at the Image Factory Art Gallery. The latest exhibition entitled “Out of the Blue” took six months to put together and includes works from island artists from Caye Caulker and San […]
When we think of Mother’s Day, most of us think of, well, mothers. But because there is no grandparents day celebrated in Belize, we sometimes forget the important role that grandmothers play. These wonderful women have been known to raise little ones long after their own children are grown, and take care of children not […]
What do most women want for Mother’s Day? Flowers? A sentimental card? Breakfast in bed? Sounds good, but so does some nice prize money. But just how many Belizean women are willing to ride all the way from San Ignacio to Belize City to get it? We’ll let Patrick Jones tell you. Patrick Jones, Reporting […]
An immigration raid this morning on one of the busiest streets of Belize City has resulted in a number of people being detained for possible deportation. When News Five arrived at the scene just before noon, a number of vendors were packing up their wares from stalls set up along Fort Street, located just outside […]
It is one of the few local organisations that isn’t afraid to throw in its two cents when it comes to saying their piece on government decisions. Today, the Belize Tourism Industry Association held its mid-year review. According to B.T.I.A. President, Lucy Fleming, the recent expressions of public outcry against the government have impacted the […]
The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, today unveiled its new look. Complete with logos and slogans, the new image is designed to highlight all the positive reasons why investing in Belize is a win-win situation for any serious-minded investor. It’s a promotional strategy that officials at BELTRAIDE hope will build on the achievements […]
And while he was unable to attend the BELTRAIDE launch this morning because of a special Cabinet meeting in Belmopan, Home Affairs Minister Ralph Fonseca still had a lot to say about the investment climate in Belize. In his address, which was read by BELTRAIDE’s Administrative Chairman, Kay Menzies, Fonseca said that the slogan “Making […]
Belizean musicians are known for their versatility… and one young artist has just released a new bi-lingual C.D., which is sure to be a hit with Reggaeton fans whether they prefer English, Spanish, or are equally comfortable in both languages. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Alex Jason Norales has been singing lead vocals as a member of […]
The sound of music filled the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts on Wednesday as Belizean students got a rare visit from a visiting professor of violin music. News Five was invited to listen–and learn–from the master himself. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Dr. Simon Shiao has been winning international competitions since he was only twelve-years-old. It?s […]
No doubt your children are already begging you to take them to see a play at the Bliss this weekend. Why are they suddenly so interested in something not on TV? Well, perhaps because they’ve heard that a lot of grownups are going to be on the stage kidding around. Here’s Jacqueline Woods with more […]
To many people, the Cayo District is the heart of Belize’s eco-tourism efforts, but it is also rapidly becoming a centre for Belizean culture. The latest addition to the cultural and historical mix is a new museum showcasing a private collection which has now gone public. Patrick Jones reports from the Lucio Chief Memorial Museum. […]
It began as a tactic to support efforts by the unions and political Opposition to force the resignation of the government and hold new elections. But the sabotage of the nation’s electrical system, hardly a brilliant idea in the first place, appears destined to backfire as an irate public is growing weary of the inconvenience […]
As if B.E.L. repair crews in Orange Walk did not have enough to worry about, last night they and local residents faced the havoc created by mother nature in the form of a violent storm. Patrick Jones, Reporting Across San Jose Palmar Village the scene was the same…families were drying out their belongings and starting […]
It’s not going to change the world, but it just might change how the world sees Belize. It’s called the Belize Foreign Policy Yearbook, 2004 and is designed to keep the international community up to date on the state of the country’s diplomacy and its stance on issues such as foreign trade. According to Belize’s […]
