Meanwhile, separate shooting incidents in Belize City have left two men charged with attempted murder. According to police, around eight on Thursday morning, thirty-four year old Eric Savery was in his car with his three children and a male companion but as they turned onto Dolphin Street a man on a bicycle rode up alongside […]
On a regular basis the police department reports the destruction of a marijuana plantation somewhere in the bush. But tonight there is word that a ganja farmer or farmers have been hard at work, right on Jane Usher Boulevard in Belize City. According to police, around two thirty this afternoon an anonymous tip sent them […]
Lack of space is a perennial problem for Belize’s educational institutions, with many schools reporting that year after year they have to turn away students because they’ve simply got nowhere to put them. That reality exists at Pallotti High School but this year, the sisters are embarking on an ambitious project to increase capacity. And […]
Across the country, orphanages and homes for battered women are bursting at the seams, which is why it was such devastating news to hear that one such facility in Belmopan had been destroyed by fire. But as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports, community members have banded together to give the children a reason to smile. […]
As the sun set again today, search and rescue teams in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve continued their efforts to find missing Belize Defence Force Solider Sgt. Ramon Aguilar. Those efforts were fuelled by some excitement today as we understand that something Aguilar had in his possession at the time of his disappearance was found. While […]
Today our roving reporter Jacqueline Godwin and her trusty cameraman Chris Mangar headed south to participate in the annual activities marking World Food Day. But as they discovered, a lack of proper nutrition, especially among the country’s poorest citizens, remains a significant challenge. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today farmers, producers and processors from across Belize gathered […]
Following the recovery of ninety-five passports stolen from the Belmopan Immigration Office, tonight police say they have their third suspect in custody. According to investigators, around seven this morning Julian Garcia Samos, the owner of the bag in which the passports were found, showed up at the San Ignacio Police Station in the company of […]
A full week has now elapsed since Belize Defence Force Sergeant Ramon Aguilar disappeared during a training course in the Chiquibul Forest … and there is still no hint of his whereabouts. Tonight the only good news to report is that improved weather conditions have allowed more flyovers by B.D.F. aircraft. Those planes are not […]
After months of negotiations, today the Belize City Council signed new contracts with two of the sanitation companies that service the old capital. During brief ceremonies at City Hall, Rupert Marin, representing Sanitation Enterprises Limited and Lawrence Ellis of Belize Maintenance Limited put their respective signatures on the dotted lines. According to Mayor Zenaida Moya, […]
It’s a Caribbean wide competition that seeks to recognise the most positive contributions to societies that all too often are caught up in negativity. This afternoon I was on hand to meet two Belizeans who are following a proud tradition of excellence. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The first recipient, Doctor Leslie Mendez in the past thirteen […]
For even the most experienced Belizean traveller the process of obtaining a visa to visit the United States can be a stressful experience. Well, in a few weeks time that stress will either grow or shrink–depending on your proximity to a computer. News Five’s Kendra Griffith explains. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Starting November first, Belizeans applying […]
Judging from the growing participation in and public support of the annual Lionman Triathlon, it looks like the gruelling sport–which combines swimming, biking, and running–is destined for great popularity in Belize … and not just for men. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting At dawn on Saturday morning, forty-eight young women will divide […]
Earlier in this newscast we looked at a pair of unsung heroes. But heroism is a relative concept, and when it comes to offering a helping hand to those in need there is no shortage of heroic Belizean, large and small. Just ask Neville Bermudez. Janelle Chanona, Reporting To a stranger, Neville Bermudez is just […]
Over the last several years virtually all of the news coming out of the Immigration Department has been bad: everything from the illegal bucket sale of passports to their outright theft from the office. Today, however, twenty-four hours after the announcement of the director’s dismissal, the tide finally turned. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports from […]
Prime Minister Said Musa has made a public statement following the six day retreat at Caye Chapel attended by Cabinet and invited guests. According to Musa, the ministers frankly confronted their differences, both real and perceived, and … Said Musa, Prime Minister ?The ministers achieved consensus that the principle of Cabinet responsibility was the mechanism […]
Today the Belize Defence Force expanded its search for Sergeant Ramon Aguilar who remains missing somewhere in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. According to B.D.F. Chief of Staff, Lt. Colonel Reuel Black, they have now been joined by a specialised rescue team based at Caves Branch which is using dogs to track down the missing soldier. […]
Another man convicted of sexual assault has been freed by the Court of Appeal. Kevin Cadle, convicted of Carnal Knowledge and sentenced to six years in prison, was released from custody after the court cited numerous errors on the part of the trial judge, Justice Troadio Gonzales. These involve openly disparaging the defendant’s case, including […]
On yesterday’s newscast we reported on the wounding of an innocent bystander as gunmen in a fleeing vehicle shot at a police patrol. Today I stopped in at the home of that shooting victim to see how she’s doing. Melody Williams, Daughter ?Well I would want her to go back in the hospital to take […]
The last hearing took place on August twenty-fourth, but after two months of hiatus due to September celebrations and the illness of Chairman David Price, the Commission of Inquiry into the Development Finance Corporation is back in business. A press release today indicates that public hearings will return on Tuesday, October twenty-fourth and continue on […]
The legal wrangling in the ongoing battle for control of Belize Telecommunications Limited continued today in the Belize Court of Appeal. This morning, attorney Elson Kaseke, representing Solicitor General Edwin Flowers, appeared before Justices Mottley, Dennison and Sosa asking for a stay of the Chief Justice’s order to reinstate American investor Jeffrey Prosser to the […]
It’s a familiar scene on newscasts in the big cities of North America: that is a troubled individual stands atop a tall building and threatens to end his life by jumping. Well, today that drama was duplicated on the grounds of Hattieville Prison, where a desperate inmate climbed the facility’s water tower. News Five’s Kendra […]
If there is a good side to the many trials and tribulations that citizens often face, it is that despite our problems, the Belizean public has been unfailingly generous when misfortune strikes. Today I got a chance to report on one happy result of that generosity. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting After undergoing a kidney transplant almost […]
When someone in Belize is seriously missing, whether at sea or on land, the lead search and rescue agency is usually the Belize Defence Force. Well tonight one of the B.D.F.’s very own is missing in the Chiquibul Forest. Juvencia Aguilar, Mother ?I just want my son to come back. That?s all I want, him […]
He was a popular police commissioner whose openness and candour set him apart from most of his predecessors … but as Director of Immigration, not even his extreme likeability could save Carmen Zetina from losing his job. A government press release today announced that the embattled director will be stepping down at the end of […]
Two years ago, if someone told you he was happy to see the price of premium gasoline at nine fifty-four a gallon you’d think he was smoking too much weed. But that was two years ago … Today we are indeed happy to see gas at nine fifty-four, especially when twenty-four hours ago it was […]
