If you ran out of butane gas today you would have discovered that the cost of cooking has gone up. According to a release from the Ministry of Finance the new controlled price of a hundred pound cylinder in Belize City is one hundred and two dollars. The rise of around eight dollars applies equally […]
Good evening. I?m James Adderley and you?ve just jumped aboard the express we call Sports Monday. The San Pedro Tiger Sharks swam into Capital City, Belmopan Friday night in a bid to close out the fifth game semi-basketball championship series after going 2-zip out at the Island over the University of Belize Jaguars. And at […]
Two weeks ago, the arrest of businessman Jitendra Chawla on human trafficking charges left many in Belize’s Indian community disturbed and worried. On Wednesday night, task force coordinator Anita Zetina and Director of Public Prosecutions Kirk Anderson met with leaders to discuss the issue and more importantly, to clarify the law. Arun Hotchandani, Consul General […]
The case of the Crown versus Jason Flores ended today in the Court of Appeal, where a sentence of fifteen years behind bars was upheld. Flores was arrested and charged for the January 1999 child rape and beating of a ten year old girl in Dangriga. He managed to escape from a holding cell and […]
Detained for public drinking, tonight a Belize City resident is charged with drug trafficking after cops found crack in his pocket. According to court reports, officers on patrol picked up twenty-five year old Alton Roches from Jane Usher Boulevard for drinking in public. But when authorities searched his pockets at the police station, they found […]
This weekend, millions of football fans from around the world will stop whatever they’re doing to watch the final games of World Cup 2006. And though many of us have watched live coverage of the matches courtesy of American commentators on ESPN or GolTV, there are three Belizeans calling the games from the press box […]
In December, the crime shocked the city … a young mother holding her infant son was shot at close range. Lisa Garoy and her child survived, and determined to take control of her life, Lisa Garoy has fought to defy modern medicine every day. But as I found out this morning, some wounds never heal. […]
Earlier in this newscast, we spoke to community leader Arun Hotchandani regarding human trafficking. As it happens, this week the regional representative for the United Nation’s High Commission for Refugees is in Belize on a familiarization tour. According to Hoffmann, refugees should not be confused with immigrants seeking better economic opportunities. Marion Hoffmann, Regional Rep.,U.N.H.C.R. […]
In news from the Caribbean, word from CARICOM leaders tonight is that they have decided to back controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in his bid for a seat on the United Nation’s Security Council … and Belize is the reason. In a statement from CARICOM Chair and St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas, […]
Today residents of Punta Gorda Town hit the coast for a massive clean-up campaign after a large amount of debris accumulated near the Joe Taylor Bridge. According to officials from the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment, more than a mile of shore is covered with a number of logs, plastic bottles and bags, styrofoam, […]
For most of us, birthday parties are a yearly tradition. But for one Belize City woman, one such celebration this afternoon marked a major milestone. Isabel Garbutt, 101 years old ?I usually go through life the usual way rough and tough. Good sometime or not so good sometime. Life is not a bed of roses […]
Tonight none other than the Prime Minister of Belize will officially open the second art show of Angela Gegg, the artist also known as Proshka. Earlier today, News Five’s Alyssa Noble got a preview of the latest exhibition to debut on the Belizean entertainment scene. Angela Gegg, Artist ?Be unique and be creative. Don?t care […]
He was accused of the January 2004 murder of Kareem “Butchy” Broaster, but today a jury of seven women and five men could not agree on the question of Darrington Lauriano’s guilt. After five hours of deliberation the dozen jurors told Justice Troadio Gonzales that they were deadlocked. The hung jury means that Lauriano will […]
Two guys already doing hard time in Hattieville will now look forward to an additional seven years behind bars. This morning eighteen year olds Tyrone Lopez and Tyrone Godoy were found guilty of burglary by Magistrate Sharon Fraser. The court found that in February of 2005 the pair had broken into the snack shop at […]
A year ago, the story created a hundred and eighty thousand reasons for suspicion but tonight the Court of Appeal has ruled that the small fortune in cash found in a car must be returned to its owners. Last June a police patrol on Mahogany Street searched a black Mercedes Benz, ostensibly looking for guns […]
The annual archaeology symposium continued today at the Bliss … and while scholars debated the reasons behind the demise of the ancient Maya civilisation it is becoming increasingly clear that today’s Belizeans have a lot to learn by looking at the past. Dr. Arlen Chase, Director of Caracol Excavation, Univ. of Central Florida ?Belize has […]
In news from Belize’s academic community, St. John’s College School of Professional Studies has appointed its first dean. She is Deborah Domingo. The former principal of Sadie Vernon High School and acting principal of Anglican Cathedral College assumed her new duties at the beginning of the month. According to the board of directors, Domingo’s educational […]
Summer programmes for children are covering everything from sports to computers. Tonight News Five’s Alyssa Noble visits one initiative that has the kids moving in many positive ways. Alyssa Noble, Reporting This week, members of Zoe Ministries are holding a dance camp for kids five years and older. Marcella Meighan, Coordinator of the camp, says […]
They served for several years as volunteers in Dangriga … but when the time came to take leave of Belize the two young women just couldn’t go cold turkey. They figured out a way to ease their way slowly back to the United States … and that’s why News Five’s Janelle Chanona found them wheeling […]
If I appear a little bit dishevelled tonight it’s because only a few hours ago I was slogging through the jungle south of La Democracia Village. The hike was part of a unique educational programme, run by the Belize Zoo, that teaches young people an appreciation for the wonders of Belize’s environment … by putting […]
The nation may still be waiting for the actual text of the Senate Social Security report, but in the meantime there’s no shortage of other issues emanating from Belmopan. This morning the petroleum controversy returned to the front burner as the Ministry of Natural Resources sought to seize the high ground in the battle with […]
An accountant has been fined a total of twelve thousand dollars for the forging of cheques. Thirty-eight year old Glenford Cadle of Corozal Town had pleaded guilty to three counts of forgery and three counts of claiming upon a forged document, when he appeared for sentencing this morning before Justice Adolph Lucas. Lucas ordered a […]
A convicted murderer’s plea to have his life sentence thrown out was denied today in the Court of Appeal. Philip Tillett was convicted for the June 2003 murder of Kirk Lee Gentle during a fight inside the walls of the Hattieville Prison. But Tillett and his attorney Leo Bradley Junior attempted to convince the Justices […]
In the 1970’s her name was a household word as one of the golden girls of Belizean women’s softball. Today, while the blazing speed of Linda Lewis’s fastball may have slowed, her instincts have remained as sharp as ever. Alyssa Noble, Reporting Only one student was chosen from among the many applicants who competed for […]
He’s a bona fide attraction who has played to packed houses all over the country … so why is Super G starting over? This morning I found out. Super G, Punta Rock Artist ?I just want to say to the public that the general deh ya for stay, and I have something brand new.? Jacqueline […]
