In several stories over the last month we’ve followed Health Department officials as they inspected, shut down, re-inspected and subsequently allowed the re-opening of a Belize City bakery. Well, this week the inspectors were at it again, this time visiting Belize’s largest hotel. What News Five’s Janelle Chanona discovered was that, one: not all businesses […]
The public hearings of the D.F.C. Commission of Inquiry will resume … but they will be forced to pack a lot of testimony into a very short time span. According to a release from the Commission there will only be five more public sessions, which will take place on December twelfth, fourteenth, nineteenth, twentieth and […]
The Belize National Coast Guard and B.D.F. Air Wing went into action this morning after a skiff belonging to the University of Belize failed to show up at Calabash Caye following a departure from Belize City yesterday. This morning the combined air and sea search located the vessel about two miles east of San Pedro. […]
An argument between a man and a woman has left one hospitalized. According to Orange Walk Police twenty-two year old Mariana Buddan was at home when her boyfriend, twenty-eight year old Heriberto Jesus Rejon, went to the residence around nine this morning. Investigations reveal that the couple was eating when Rejon accused Buddan of having […]
A witness booked for perjury has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Twenty-six year old Frederick Arzu was ordered arrested after he was caught giving a false alibi at the trial of his friend and former cellmate Ernest Hinds. This time around Arzu thought twice before lying under oath and admitted to his bogus testimony. […]
He may have left Belize for the greener pastures of football in Costa Rica, but there is no denying that former B.P.F.L. star goaltender, Shane Orio, has reached the peak of his career. Last night Orio’s team, Puntarenas, squared off against Olimpia of Honduras for the second game of the Central American Club Championship final. […]
And while we’re on the subject of Belizeans starring abroad, viewers in the Washington D.C. area shouldn’t miss a special concert featuring Punta King Chico Ramos. The veteran rocker will be performing at the Inter-American Development Bank on New York Avenue on Friday night. The gig begins at six-thirty and tickets are free, with distribution […]
Hotels are the backbone of Belize’s tourism industry and today the organisation that represents that part of our economy held its annual general meeting. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting According to President Miriam Roberson, 2006 was a busy year for B.H.A. Miriam Roberson, President Belize Hotel Association
In the world of tropical cyclones–otherwise known as hurricanes–no news is good news … and the 2006 season, which ended today, was one of the least newsworthy on record. Today News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin visited the Weather Bureau to find out why. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting You are looking at the tracks of the nine storms […]
In recent years the Mennonite communities of Belize have received increased recognition as some of the nation’s most productive farmers, road builders and businessmen. But what about the women? Not to be outdone, one set of ladies has combined hard work and an artistic flare to produce a remarkable product. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, […]
Poetry is hot in Belize with artists of varying abilities taking to the stages, airwaves and bookshelves of the nation in record numbers. One of the most ambitious efforts yet, both in terms of quality and presentation, launched this morning at the Radisson. Kendra Griffith has the story. Kendra Griffith, Reporting As of this morning, […]
The long simmering conflict between the police and Director of Public Prosecutions has once again boiled over. Credible reports reaching News Five indicate that a Police Internal Affairs investigation of alleged brutality against a murder suspect in Dangriga has resulted in a memo from the Director of Public Prosecutions instructing the Police Department to arrest […]
The man at the wheel of a pick-up truck involved in a fatal accident in Toledo has been hit with a mountain of criminal charges. Fifty-two year old Ignacio Avila of Belmopan yesterday was charged with Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless Conduct, Driving a Motor Vehicle Without Due Care and Attention, Driving a […]
Two men accused in separate robberies have been arraigned in Belize City Magistrate’s Court. In the first case, eighteen year old Leon Yorke pleaded not guilty to Robbery, Resisting Arrest, Assaulting a Police Officer and two counts of Aggravated Assault this morning before Magistrate Sharon Fraser. Yorke was granted bail in the sum of four […]
If somebody told you that government was passing out cash, you’d probably laugh … and think that an election was coming. And if they told you the office passing out the blue notes was the Tax Department you’d likely go into cardiac arrest from shock. Well get ready for the ambulance because, according to News […]
Operating from its new digs in the capital city, the United States Embassy announced today that it issued its first visa from the new location on Monday. And the recipients couldn’t be more deserving. According to a press release issued today, Ambassador Robert Dieter presented Belize City residents Alta Casares and her infant son Angel […]
Today another Belize City High School took to the streets … not in any political protest but to show its commitment to staying drug free. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting These young men and women of Edward P. Yorke High School may be drug free but that did not stop the students from spreading the word against […]
With some four thousand Belizeans living with HIV and at least one new infection reported daily it’s more than clear that dealing with the AIDS pandemic should be one of the nation’s highest priorities. Today the Ministry of Health launched a campaign to have as many people as possible learn their HIV status. News Five’s […]
It’s that time of year when Belizeans are in the mood for entertainment … and while the fare for Christmas 2006 ranges from ballet to fashion shows, there’s nothing like an original play at the Bliss. Janelle Chanona has a preview. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Beginning on Thursday night
It was a vacation tragedy even more dramatic than that chronicled in the film “Open Water.” And like that dive disaster, the events that unfolded in October 2005 off Belize’s coast resulted in unnecessary death. At that time, authorities made a great effort to show their concern and commitment to punishing those responsible. This week […]
He may be an escaped convict on the run, but that did not stop Ernest Hinds from being convicted and sentenced for an assortment of crimes. Today Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord found the twenty-seven year old Hinds and twenty-three year old Joseph Almendarez, who was in court, guilty of Attempted Robbery, Using Deadly Means of […]
A former prisoner accused of attempted murder was set free today because the victim and eight other witnesses refused to testify against him. According to court reports, in June 2004, twenty-three year old Jeffrey Flowers was accused of stabbing another inmate, Dennis Hyde, with the metal handle of a bucket that had been fashioned into […]
Belize’s newest entry into the journalism business, the Independent Reformer, hit the stands today. According to its inaugural editorial, the paper “contains almost no hard news” and will instead “focus on opinion and editorial pieces.” Following that dictum, the first issue includes articles lambasting government for its lack of commitment to political reform, coddling of […]
Belizeans of a certain age may recall the days when Belize’s territorial integrity was bolstered by a robust contingent of over a thousand British soldiers and air force personnel. These young military men, whose appetite for food, drink, and other local pleasures bordered on the legendary, certainly left their mark on the country. And while […]
In 2004, the Youth Enhancement Services launched a campaign aimed at reducing sexual abuse and exploitation of young women and girls. Today Y.E.S. held a press conference to update the media on their progress. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Since launching its campaign in 2004, Y.E.S. has done many things to increase […]
