Good evening, I?m James Adderley and we welcome you to this post-Gamma issue of Sports Monday. It proved to be a case of water, water everywhere as tropical storm Gamma passed very near the Belizean coastline over the weekend. As a result, all sporting events scheduled from Friday through Sunday were washed out. On the […]
The National Meteorological Service has been busy all day closely monitoring the movements of what has now become Tropical Storm Gamma. The system now threatens Belize, especially the coastal areas as it moves west northwest. Chief Meteorologist Carlos Fuller says he wants the public to understand the potential danger of the storm and cautions everyone […]
But before that warning was issued, it seems some boats ventured out to sea. Among them was a boat carrying five fishermen from Sarteneja Village in the Corozal District. Sometime this afternoon, however, they were reported missing somewhere off the Placencia Peninsula Coast. According to authorities, the boat departed sometime this morning but encountered problems […]
Weather could have also been a factor in the disappearance today of a small plane belonging to Blancaneaux Lodge in the Mountain Pine Ridge. The Islander craft named “Sophia” piloted by Belizean Rene Tam and carrying two guests, left the International Airport at ten this morning. According to the Civil Aviation Department, the last radio […]
While the search is on for three missing persons aboard a private plane and five men on a fishing vessel, a man who disappeared Thursday while snorkelling in Shark Ray Alley off Caye Caulker is still missing. And today it is looking more and more like weather was a factor. Unfortunately, due to bad weather […]
Last week we reported on eighteen year old Kareem Smith being charged with a slew of robberies. Well, he now has one more to add to that list. Smith appeared in Magistrate’s Court on Thursday where he was arraigned for robbery. The new charge arose out of an incident on September eighth in which Tyrone […]
A man from San Roman Village was killed in a traffic accident on the Northern Highway. Around seven Wednesday night thirty-five year old Apolonio Toledano was riding his bike from Carmelita to Orange Walk Town when he was struck by a Ford pickup near Tower Hill. The driver, American missionary Ester Burke, claims she saw […]
He is one of scores of local artists trying to carve out his own niche in the Belizean music landscape. And Andrew Peterson, the self proclaimed “Reality Youth” is hoping his unique blend of reggae and gospel will spread like wild fire. Peterson stopped by our studios for a preview of his first album, called […]
It is one of Belize City’s most historic buildings, lovingly restored and cared for by its congregation. It is normally a quiet, reserved place, set a bit apart from the hustle and bustle of downtown. But today, St. John’s Cathedral opened its doors wide, inviting the country to join with them in celebrating the consecration […]
It may or may not have been due to pressure from the Association for Concerned Belizeans last week, but Keith Arnold is stepping down as head of the Financial Intelligence Unit. News Five has obtained a letter sent by Arnold to Governor General Sir Colville Young, dated November sixteenth, in which Arnold says “Based on […]
Just a couple weeks ago, four divers disappeared in the waters off Placencia when their boat experienced engine trouble and they tried to swim for a caye. American Abigail Brinkman died sometime during that three day ordeal. Tonight another American is missing. This time, it is a cruise ship visitor who was part of a […]
Tonight Belize City police are investigating a bizarre break-in and burglary at the municipal airport. According to police, around ten-thirty last night, three masked men armed with handguns drove up to the offices of Maya Island Air Express Freight and Tropic Air in a blue Mazda pickup. Sources tell News Five the bandits immediately tied […]
The growing popularity of cycling in Belize has prompted many people, including those who started riding just to lose weight, to enter organised competitive events. One such event this Sunday is designed specifically for the group of people who call themselves Baseboys and Barbershop crews. And believe me, with the egos involved, all bets are […]
When Belizeans hear the name Trekforce they usually associate it with British youths carrying out special projects around our country. But one recent Trekforce expedition was designed specifically for Belizean teens… and as these urban kids found out, it’s really a jungle out there. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For five days this month, members of the […]
For the third time in less than four weeks, officials are engaged in a search and rescue mission at sea. Details remain sketchy, but tonight we understand a tourist who arrived in Belize today on a cruise ship was out snorkelling with his wife and brother about a mile south east of Caye Caulker in […]
The B.E.L. bombshell of yet another hike in rates seems to have caught everyone by surprise… everyone except the folks at the Public Utilities Commission. According to chairman Dr. Gilly Canton, during the full tariff review process that brought new rates into effect on July first, a contingency clause, called a threshold event, was incorporated […]
In light of the most recent chapters of the bus wars, the brutal reality of the importance of the country’s transport system is now at the forefront of the government’s consciousness… and tonight there is news to report regarding the future of the Novelo’s Bus Company. Reliable sources tell News Five that there is a […]
A B.D.F. solider sentenced this week in absentia for ammunition offences has turned himself in to authorities. Former Belize Defence Force soldier, thirty-seven year old Eloy Hemmans was thought to have fled the country after he failed to appear in Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to face a charge of prohibited ammunition. Hemmans was found guilty […]
A teenager has been arrested and charged following a beat-down in Belize City that sent another youth to the hospital. Seventeen year old Miguel Angel Chacon, is described by police as the ring leader of a group of men who beat and robbed two young men at the Belize City Centre. According to the authorities, […]
With one allegation of police brutality after the next and perceived corruption throughout the ranks, the Belize Police Department has had a tough time establishing and maintaining good community relations, especially in hotspots like Belize City. But as I found out this morning, there are pockets of cooperation scattered across the country whose efforts have […]
Tonight preparations continue in earnest for the official consecration of Reverend Canon Philip Wright as Bishop for the Anglican diocese of Belize. Presiding over the ceremony will be Archbishop of the West Indies Drexel Gomez. This afternoon Archbishop Gomez called on Anglicans to work with the clergy as only through unity can the work of […]
Medical care in Belize has undergone tremendous transformation, but as we found out this afternoon, some of the doctors and nurses in the country are continuously striving to improve their skills so as to serve the public with the latest methods in medicine. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Resuscitation courses aren?t new to Belize, but this week?s […]
Across the country tonight, Garinagu, and the Garifuna at heart, are preparing to mark this year’s Settlement Day with dance, music, food, and tradition. Here in the city, some of our youngest citizens left the books behind to experience that culture first hand. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting With November nineteenth only […]
As anyone who has had to endure the painful process that is a trip to the land?s office in Belmopan will tell you, any improvement in the system is greatly appreciated. And this morning, during official ceremonies in the Corozal District, residents of Sarteneja reaped the benefits of those improvements as eight hundred land certificates […]
With a price tag of between thirty-five and forty million U.S. dollars, the Chalillo hydroelectric project is perhaps the largest private undertaking in Belize’s history. Today that facility was officially commissioned in a ceremony at the site, which straddles the Macal River and connects the Mountain Pine Ridge and Chiquibul Forest Reserves. And while the […]
