There have been some minor rearrangements to the cabinet shuffle announced last week, all involving ministers of state. In a government press release issued today, it was announced that Marcial Mes, who was appointed last week as Minister of State in the Ministry of Natural Resources, is now Minister of State in the Ministry of […]
Progress brings problems … and nobody knows that better than the Belize City Council. This morning in an attempt to lessen confusion and improve the flow of traffic in the area surrounding the Queen Square Market, vendors were relocated from the canal side and instead placed on Hicatee Street, which runs along the south side […]
Tonight is the beginning of Belize’s longest holiday weekend and over the next four days some of us will be resting, some of us praying, some drinking … and many may be doing all three. But come dawn on Saturday morning any Belizean worthy of citizenship will be glued to the radio for coverage of […]
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the winners of the 2006 farmers of the year competition. Senior farmer of the year is Toledo’s Nicanor Requena. The twenty-seven year old works forty-five acres near San Pedro Columbia, using the land for agro-forestry, fruit trees, and cacao as well as raising cattle and pigs for sale as […]
It was a break-in that threatened to derail the smooth transition from Sales Tax to G.S.T. due in July. But thanks to some quick work by police the government should not have to worry. A.S.P. Chester Williams, Head, C.I.B. ?Persons who have the propensity to commit crimes must get the message loud and clear that […]
Police strongly suspect that two Belize City residents, Dwayne Bishop and Stephen James, are the duo who held up Leslie’s Block Factory at mile three on the Northern Highway. Authorities say around twelve-fifteen on Wednesday afternoon, two young men wearing stockings over their faces and holding a nine millimetre pistol entered the establishment and ordered […]
We have carried numerous reports on this newscast concerning official efforts to crack down on the circulation of counterfeit currency. But while the Police Department is still trying to deal with bogus cash, advances in technology have forced them to embark on another initiative: curtailing credit card fraud. According to a police press release, reports […]
If you are planning on being in Belize City or San Pedro Ambergis Caye over the Easter weekend then Belize’s first major Reggaeton bashment just might be your destination. The concert will feature both local and international artists and promises to have the audience on the move. Today one of the show’s promoters, Israel Vasquez, […]
Last night our favourite chefs gave us a tasty recipe for holiday fish. Tonight we have prevailed upon one of Belize City’s hardest working bakers for a lesson on how to prepare a traditional Belizean favourite. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting In homes across the country today there was a whole lot […]
The long anticipated changes in Cabinet were announced today, but it is difficult to discern any particular direction in the Prime Minister’s appointments. The biggest move involves the return engagement of Ambassador Eamon Courtenay, who will be made a Senator before taking over as Minister Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Courtenay, who previously served as […]
With the sum of Belize’s internal, territorial and economic zone waters covering an area far greater than the eight thousand eight hundred sixty-six square miles of it’s land, it seems like a no-brainer that Belize would outfit a first class navy. But nations with small populations, long coastlines and limited resources are in a bind. […]
The dry season may bring good weather for holiday outings but it also spells trouble for old wooden houses facing the peril of fire. Today that combination, along with what appears to be a large measure of professional incompetence, produced tragedy for some residents of Belize City. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin could only stand by […]
A mid-afternoon robbery on the outskirts of Belize City has netted a duo three hundred dollars in cash. Around twelve-fifteen today, two men entered Leslie’s Block Factory at mile three on the Northern Highway. Armed with a gun and a knife, the men robbed an employee of one hundred dollars in company cash and then […]
A Crooked Tree resident was today arraigned in Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping a minor on two separate occasions. Thirty-two year old Victor Edward Gillett appeared before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord where he was charged with two counts of rape and one count of grievous harm. The crime is indictable and Gillett was remanded to […]
Charges were dropped today against a Belize City youth accused of robbing the Princess Hotel of over thirty thousand dollars. The action was taken this morning in the course of an application for bail for twenty-one year old Leon Rodriguez. During the presentation by attorney Dickie Bradley, Justice Troadio Gonzalez concluded that there was not […]
When members of the Police Department are in the news it’s usually because they’ve either captured a criminal or have themselves been accused of a crime. But a significant portion of the department’s work involves proactive efforts in the community … and those good deeds were recognised today. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It is expected that […]
Week three of KTV is now history as an overflow crowd cheered home a winner in last night’s Karaoke competition. Here’s how it went. William Neal, KTV Host ?The winner for week three of KTV … is none other than contestant number five.? (Otty Trujillo sings ?Unchained Melody? by the Righteous Brothers) Otty Trujillo of […]
Deadly violence in Belize City tends to run in streaks … and if that pattern holds then residents of the old capital should brace themselves. Following Sunday afternoon’s fatal shooting in Cardinez Alley, shots rang out once again last night in Port Loyola. And when the ruction died down one man lay dead and a […]
Orange Walk police are awaiting the results of a post mortem to find out what determine the death of a sixty three year old farmer in that district. According to police the body of Guatemalan Salomon Guzman was found by a gate at the entrance to La Quinta farm located nine miles on the Honey […]
A fire Monday afternoon in Cayo has destroyed a two storey house. The blaze consumed the wood and concrete structure on George Price Avenue in Santa Elena that was home to May Bush. Bush was said to be sleeping in her upstairs bedroom when she was awakened by the smoke. Fortunately, she was able to […]
Last week it was management and workplace policies … and in its continuing efforts to reduce both the transmission and stigma and of AIDS, this week the National AIDS Commission brought in a key player: the media. At a one-day seminar at the Radisson, TV, radio, and newspaper journalists were today briefed on current communication […]
It’s not the first time we’ve tackled this story … And it will certainly not be the last. But it seems like every day it gets a little bit harder to find a parking spot in downtown Belize City. Today, with a new council firmly installed in City Hall, I checked to see if a […]
It’s the one time of year when you are likely to find more Belizeans than tourists enjoying the wonders of Belize’s cayes, reefs, and waters that surround them. But when you put on that mask and snorkel this weekend, whether at San Pedro, Placencia, or points in between, what will lie below? In 1995, we […]
This weekend, the Belize Police Department found itself investigating the sixteenth murder of the year. The victim was out buying a firearm, but as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin discovered, he soon wound up on the business end of a gun. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Police reports are that around noon on Sunday, twenty-nine year old Gilbert […]
Belize City police have arrested and charged a sixty-nine year old man for having sex with and taking pornographic pictures of a twelve year old girl. This morning Henry Stein was handcuffed and taken over to Magistrate’s Court where he was arraigned on two counts of trafficking in persons, and one count each of carnal […]
