Business owners operating in the Corozal Free Zone are tonight up in arms over a massive increase in taxes placed on the zone’s most popular products. According to recently gazetted Statutory Instrument 107 of the Free Zone Social Fee Order 2005, all whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, liqueurs, cordials, wines, beer, stout, and cigarettes will […]
It may never find its way into the history books, but a major milestone was reached today when Belizean and Guatemalan negotiators put their initials on a first ever trade pact between the two nations. The partial scope agreement will allow duty free and reduced duty access for a number of goods, as well as […]
Today officials of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association were in town for a series of meetings with local service providers, government, and the media. The organisation represents fourteen cruise lines that operate in the region in order to present a common front for dealing with various entities at ports of call. The F.C.C.A.’s President, Michele […]
A robbery in downtown Belize City has been foiled and three suspects quickly apprehended and charged. Police say around eleven on Tuesday morning, thirty-two year old Mexican national Lisbet Lagos was standing outside of Brodies Pharmacy on Regent Street when two young men approached and snatched two gold chains from her neck. Lagos quickly alerted […]
A case of attempted murder was thrown out of court on Tuesday after the perpetrator’s alleged victim failed to testify. According to court reports, after deferring the matter seven times, this week Magistrate Harry Hulett was forced to dismiss the case against nineteen-year-old Maurice Felix of Sanker Street in Belize City. In December 2003 Felix […]
Almost three days after Hurricane Katrina began its assault on the U.S. Gulf Coast, we have received no specific reports on how numerous Belizeans living in the affected areas have fared. Word has been received that Belize’s honorary consul in New Orleans, Jean Bernard, successfully evacuated to Houston and it is believed that most of […]
These days the word mail is usually preceded by the letter “e”…but that doesn’t mean that the postal service is a thing of the past. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports on the latest newfangled invention… called stamps. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today, the Belize Post Office commemorated two hundred years of postal services and launched two […]
We have run many stories over the past fifteen years detailing the generous work of doctors from abroad who have made a life and death difference for hundreds of Belizean families. Today, I was reacquainted with one set of volunteers who, year after year, continue to institutionalise miracles. Janelle Chanona, Reporting They have come from […]
It’s another black eye for a government department that has already suffered more than its share of embarrassment. Sometime over the weekend a thief or thieves broke into the Immigration Department in Belmopan and made off with two hundred blank passports. The theft was not discovered until around midday on Monday and at first it […]
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Jeffrey Prosser and his various business entities have loudly condemned the action of the Belize Government and Michael Ashcroft for their takeover of the B.T.L. board of directors. In an email today, Prosser P.R. chief Rene Henry asserted that Ashcroft and G.O.B. are “now openly in contempt and […]
Police are taking a closer look at activities in Belize’s growing private security industry… and as a result, the proprietors of two companies have been charged with firearm offences. Pleading guilty yesterday in Magistrate’s Court to possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition was forty-two year old Gilbert Garcia, the manager of Security Oriented Services […]
A Belize City businessman has posted a thousand dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of three suspected arsonists who hit his property last night. According to Archie Lee, sketchy eyewitness reports indicate that sometime after dark last night, three men alighted from a white vehicle and set several piles of bush on fire […]
Today a budding business in the tourism industry suffered a serious blow when a key employee collapsed and died. That worker was a horse belonging to Gabourel’s Horse and Buggy Rides. Sources tell News Five that for some time now the animal named “Can’t Touch This,” had problems breathing and on many occasions was taken […]
Tonight, a new relationship between a local medical school and institutions in India is promising new opportunities to enterprising Belizeans. According to officials at the Central American Health Sciences University, Belize Medical College, a “twinning” programme has been established with the Vinayaka Mission of Salem, India. The partnership is designed to facilitate students from medical […]
Poetry, it’s taken on new meaning in Belize City as enthusiasts have descended on a local nightspot to express their innermost feelings through the spoken word. Born out of this growing pool of talent, the Belizean Poets Group is holding the first ever Belizean Poets Contest, scheduled to take place at the Lyrical Lounge in […]
It didn’t make it in time for Sports Monday, but we think a hotly contested football game between the twin pillars of national security played over the weekend deserves some special attention. During Family Day activities coordinated by the Belize Defence Force on Saturday at the Marion Jones Stadium, one of the headline events was […]
It is estimated that seven percent of Belize’s population–around nineteen thousand people–are sixty years and older. Just how these most experienced citizens have been faring in a country where the majority of residents are below eighteen has been the primary focus for the National Council on Ageing. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, […]
The enabling legislation was passed by the National Assembly earlier this month and today the government finally used it to erase any lingering presence of former owner Jeffrey Prosser from the Board of Belize Telecommunications Limited. According to a press release issued late this evening by newly appointed Chairman Keith Arnold, the B.T.L. board today […]
A Belize City mother’s painful miscarriage was made worse last Friday when a horrible hospital mix-up sent her child’s body to the laundromat with the dirty linens. According to authorities at the K.H.M.H., five minutes after one on Friday morning, a five-month-old foetus weighing two pounds, four ounces, was delivered during a stillborn miscarriage at […]
But as the country’s flagship hospital tries to recover from that unbelievable snafu, tonight Belizean medical officials have another headache to deal with, one that might have much worse implications for the public: a suspected case of dengue hemorrhagic fever. Reports to News Five indicate that on Friday, ten-year-old Mario Espinoza of Hattieville Village was […]
Three people remain hospitalised at the K.H.M.H. tonight, the victims of traffic accidents in Belize City over the weekend. The first incident occurred around ten-thirty on Saturday night in which a pedestrian on Mahogany Street was knocked down by a vehicle that did not stop to render assistance. According to forty-two year old Leonal Montoya, […]
Meanwhile, tonight, another accident victim continues her long walk to recovery from injuries inflicted by a hit and run driver. On July third, seven-year-old Skylar Sanchez suffered severe head and body injuries when she was struck from behind by a pick-up truck on the Western Highway, near Hattieville Village. For three weeks, the brave little […]
On Friday’s newscast we reported on the apprehension of a suspected burglar who made the mistake of breaking into the house of the Commander of the Belize Defence Force. Today we are informed that the accused also made the error of giving police a phoney name. Today, the man originally known as Mike Godoy of […]
Belize’s newly created Coast Guard is in need of resources and last week a high level delegation travelled to Washington looking for help. Minister of Home Affairs Ralph Fonseca and Coast Guard Commander Cedric Borland held talks with officials of the U.S. State Department, Department of Defence and U.S. Coast Guard. They were accompanied by […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley with your latest dish of Sports Monday. The National Softball Tournament was staged inside Rogers’ Stadium over the weekend with the nine best teams in the country making the big dance. We pick up the action on Sunday as the double elimination format forces C.T.C. Lady Rebels of Belize City […]
