Ever since cruise tourism became a big business in Belize it has been viewed by environmentalists with sentiments ranging from disdain to horror. And while those feelings may be justified, a new initiative seeks to go beyond the rhetoric to ask the right questions … and hopefully find answers. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting In 2006, approximately […]
A quick look around the global media scene shows there is no shortage of major issues facing our planet: AIDS, drug abuse, poverty, racism, gender based discrimination, and terrorism to name a few. But the cause that has most recently captured the public’s imagination is global warming–or as it is more scientifically called–climate change. Stewart […]
Since its heyday in the 1970s, Belize’s boxing scene has been on the ropes and maybe even down for the count. But promoter Osmond Martinez is hoping to change all that starting this Saturday night at the Princess Hotel in Belize City. On that night Belizeans will be treated to two professional fights and four […]
Earlier in this newscast we looked at how the cruise tourism industry is trying to come to grips with its impact on the environment. Today in Belize City, that industry–more specifically its economic benefits–figured prominently in a case before the Supreme Court. The question was whether the operators of the Fort Street Tourism Village could […]
When you reach the milestone of eighty years of age you can’t help but think about your eventual demise. But the last way most octogenarians would want to think about passing is as a murder victim. Today I travelled to Corozal to investigate Belize’s latest homicide. Clive Duesbury, Son of Murder Victim “He called it […]
While cops in Corozal try to solve a murder, Belize City officers have a pair of shootings to deal with. Around one-thirty this morning twenty-four year old Ernest Sarcasa was standing by the Enterprise Club on Queen Charlotte Street when a man he claims not to know fired several shots at him. Sarcasa received wounds […]
A Belize City man is in police custody for attempting to burn down a house. The incident occurred on Freedom Street in Port Loyola around ten Sunday night. According to thirty-five year old Roy Latchman, he was in his bedroom when he heard a noise at his front door. When he got up to investigate, […]
Police have arrested a second suspect in Thursday’s shooting on Daly Street. Twenty-six year old Marvin Ottley of Vasquez Avenue is the man who police believe assisted Allen James, who was arrested last week. Ottley, like James, has been similarly charged with two counts of Aggravated Assault and Attempted Murder and one count each of […]
A man convicted of carnal knowledge with a thirteen year old girl has been sentenced to twelve years in prison. Antonio Paau, a thirty-two year old bus conductor, was found guilty earlier this month in the Supreme Court. The crime in question was committed in August of 2005 after he had made friends with the […]
She won five medals in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and captured the hearts of Belizeans everywhere when she displayed our flag in victory. But despite earning millions in product endorsements and appearance fees, it appears that years of legal battles against unproven accusations have left Marion Jones deeply in debt. Citing court records from a […]
On Friday we introduced viewers to some of the good works being done at Price Barracks by the visiting medical personnel of the U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Comfort. Today News Five’s Kendra Griffith travelled across Belize City Harbour for a tour of the ship itself. Kendra Griffith, Reporting On June fifteenth, the United States Navy […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. With three teams already into the postseason of Semi-pro basketball, the battle for the final playoff berth raged up north at the Corozal Civic Center Saturday night as the Corozal Running Rebels hosted B.N.E. Oilers of Belmopan. It’s a pretty good start for the visiting […]
Two families in the Belize District are in mourning tonight following a bizarre traffic accident on the Western Highway. Around seven this morning bus driver Rudolph Moses headed to work as usual. His first passenger was Dave Ramos. But as News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports, minutes later, Moses would be dead and Ramos fatally injured. […]
Meanwhile in Belize City, another family is holding vigil at their loved ones bedside following a robbery and shooting on Thursday night. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Gladys Moya, Victim’s Mother in Law “Right dah yuh door-mouth, you can’t even stand up and talk.” Janelle Chanona, Reporting Tonight twenty-four year old Kimberley Marin remains in […]
In political news, Prime Minister Said Musa returned to Belize on Thursday following meetings between the Caribbean heads of Government and President of United States George Bush and his government’s top executives. This morning the P.M. told the media he hopes the sessions will have positive results for the region. Prime Minister Said Musa “What […]
But while the P.M. was away, one issue that has been gathering political steam concerns possible reforms to the Senate. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Anthony Chanona, P.U.P. Senator “People want to have greater participation in what is happening in their country. Anybody who wants to deny that is basically in the dinosaur age, Belize […]
Today is International Public Service Day and this morning in special tribute to the men and women who turn the wheels of government, Belmopan honoured its longest serving employees. During ceremonies this morning, forty-seven public officers who have served twenty-five years with government were awarded a certificate of long service and a commemorative pin. But […]
By all accounts, Belizeans love a good deal … and that’s exactly what visitors to a yard sale set take place at Old Belize on Saturday are going to get. The event is a fundraiser to support the administration of Crime Stoppers and for payment of rewards. This afternoon board member Francis Woods gave us […]
For some people, a preschool education is little more than learning to colour between those potty training trips to the bathroom. But as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, those first years are crucial to a child’s overall development. Kendra Griffith, Reporting These toddlers may be playing, but according to the experts at the Early Childhood […]
For the next five days, Belizeans will be the beneficiaries of the medical expertise of United States Naval officers who are currently touring the region. As News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin and Chris Mangar found out this morning, while some patients will be treated on land, others will be airlifted to a floating hospital. Jacqueline Godwin, […]
There are beauty pageants and then there are beauty pageants and while Belize boasts a plethora of queens, the latest event to hit the local stage fills a unique niche. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Next Friday, six Belizean women will take centre stage in the second annual Miss Big and Beautiful […]
It’s a constitutional case that has the potential to set important precedents both here and internationally. Today the attorneys on both sides in the Maya land issue concluded their arguments and left their fate in the hands of Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. But whoever wins or loses, the legal battle has forced Belizeans to think […]
As Janelle noted in her story, the government’s attorney, Nicola Cho, declined to speak to the press. Belmopan’s position, however, has been explained numerous times, most recently by Prime Minister Said Musa in an interview with News Five in April. What’s interesting is that the P.M. seems to have little philosophical quarrel with the Toledo […]
Tonight Belize City police are on the lookout for Dwayne Jones. Jones is wanted for questioning in the stabbing of twenty-two year old Leon Price. Authorities report that the two men got into a fight shortly after seven Wednesday night on Ebony Street. Price told police that he and Jones had a previous misunderstanding over […]
Corozal police are looking for two men who not only robbed a teacher and security guard this afternoon at the Corozal Community College, but the suspects also tried to break into the school’s accounts section. Police report that around one p.m. two armed masked men held up the teacher and security guard at the entrance […]
