This afternoon, veteran teacher, principal and activist David Price was laid to rest in a small ceremony at Wesley Church on Albert Street. Price, at the time of his death, was chairing the Commission of Inquiry into the D.F.C. He became critically ill in November and was rushed to a specialist centre in Cuba. He […]
They refuse to let Belizeans take advantage of low cost computer based phone services like Skype or Vonage and for that and other reasons few people will be singing the praises of B.T.L. this Christmas. But as of December fifteenth the phone company is offering an alternative that, while not as economical as we’d like, […]
People in the global music industry will tell you that for every overnight success there are a hundred performers who worked their way up the hard way. So it has been with the annual Brokdong competition. What started three years ago as an almost forlorn attempt to revive a forgotten musical tradition has grown into […]
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By now it should be apparent that government’s plan to take majority ownership in Universal Health Services and integrate the facility into the nation’s health care system did not have much thought behind it. It is first and foremost a way for government to make the best of a bad financial situation, the result of […]
After what seems like months of seeing accused sexual predators set free for lack of proper prosecution the tide seems to have turned … at least for this week. Yesterday David McKoy received an eight year sentence for attempted rape and today another man with more lust than brains is spending the night behind bars. […]
On yesterday’s newscast we looked at an effort to end the practice of providing children with toy guns. Today that campaign reached a climax with organisers pledging to keep up the heat. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has more. Mark King, Councillor, Belize City Council
Now in it’s third year, the annual Brokdong competition is already on its way to becoming a Christmas tradition. According to the President of the Institute of Creative Arts, William Neal, this weekend’s event will not only have a large number of new songs but there are also some enthusiastic new artists in the mix. […]
Having experienced the beat of Brokdong on Saturday night, why not slide into something mellow on Sunday? … like the Pallotti Music School’s Christmas Concert. First chair violinist in the Pallotti orchestra, Cindy Burgos, gave us a preview of what we should expect. Cindy Burgos, 1st chair violinist, Pallotti Orchestra
There will be war in Belize City this weekend … but the battle I’m talking about won’t be fought with TEC nines, Uzis and AK-47s. Instead some of Belize’s most nimble young minds will use pawns, knights, bishops and queens to put their opponents in the ground. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the story. Glen […]
If you fought the traffic on Albert Street today you would be convinced that Christmas in Belize is all about shopping. But as News Five’s Janelle Chanona discovered, for many families, it’s also about tradition. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past fifteen years, tradition in the Nisbet household has meant setting up the Christmas Village. […]
We may be in the midst of a national debate over how the nation’s finances are being handled, but ask most Belizeans their greatest concern and the answer you’re most likely to get is one word: crime. Today the institution that represents an important part of the overall equation introduced its newest members. News Five’s […]
While the police recruits were preparing for the big event in Belmopan, their future colleagues in Belize City were engaged in the type of police work that they don’t necessarily teach in the academy. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin explains. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Since the Yabra Community Policing Centre opened its doors a year ago on […]
And now to a more traditional type of police work: that is the collection of evidence. Almost daily we hear an accused has been set free due to the lack of it. But that situation may be changing as law enforcement agencies improve their capabilities in crime scene investigation. Through the assistance of the U.S. […]
A thirty-one year old man has been sentenced to the minimum of eight years in prison after being found guilty of attempted rape. The twenty-four year old victim testified in the court of Justice Troadio Gonzalez that David McKoy unsuccessfully tried to engage in sexual intercourse with her at a house party in Belmopan in […]
While David McKoy may have received an eight year sentence for his crime, chances are if he behaves himself he’ll be back on the streets in less than three. The process is called parole and the prison’s Parole Board met yesterday and approved twenty-six out of the fifty-three applications. Among those rejected by the board […]
A man, who escaped from a prison bus last month but later turned himself in, has died–perhaps as the result of drinking contaminated water while on the run. Although the results of a post mortem have not yet reached News Five, the sister of deceased prisoner Casey Allen says medical authorities suspect that Allen may […]
As the family and friends of the late David Price continue to make preparations for his funeral, today the Government of Belize announced it will assume the costs of paying for transporting Price home as well as his medical treatment in Cuba and the cost of the air ambulance that took the critically ill patient […]
Vance Cabral, the tour operator accused of negligence in the death of a diver and causing great trauma to three others, has had his license revoked for a minimum of five more years. A release from the Belize Tourism Board states that the Tour Operators Licensing Committee, following a November second meeting, reconvened today to […]
Belize will be represented at the summit of the Central American Integration System this weekend in Costa Rica by Deputy Prime Minister John Brice
Tonight the residents of the Placencia Peninsula have something to cheer about. The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a twelve point six million U.S. dollar loan to upgrade and pave the Placencia Road. The twenty-two year loan carries an interest rate of six point two five percent and five year grace period. Work is slated […]
They may not always be on our minds but in times of need we are grateful that they are always on the front lines. News Five’s Kendra Griffith looks at a new exhibition at the Image Factory that spotlights the many accomplishments of the Belize Red Cross. Lily Bowman, Director General, Belize Red Cross
With violent crime such a major issue in Belize it’s only logical to take a close look at the question of guns … and at Christmas time even the toys come under scrutiny. Kendra Griffith has more. Norman Rodriguez
This next story needs little introduction other than to say that if you are easily confused regarding issues of gender and sexuality you would do well to stay close to home this Saturday night. Our entertainment reporter has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting True to its design, the flier announcing this weekend
Had he died a year ago David Price would have been fondly remembered for his many contributions as a veteran teacher, principal and intellectual. That impressive career, however, was only preparation for what could only be called a rendezvous with destiny as Price was selected to chair a Commission of Inquiry which investigated the demise […]
