In political news out of Belmopan, this morning the new members of Prime Minister Said Musa’s Cabinet were officially sworn in as ministers. Florencio Marin was first to take the oath in the presence of Governor General Sir Colville Young. Marin now has responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Rodwell Ferguson was […]
A Belize City resident is grinning ear to ear tonight after his numbers matched those drawn in Saturday night’s Lotto. Late this afternoon, Lennox Flowers walked into Tropical Gaming Company’s offices on Queen Street to pick up his fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollar check. Lennox Flowers, 57.500 Lotto Winner “Well the winning number was a […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and here’s this week’s dish of Sports Monday. The drums summoned Belizeans from every corner of the Jewel as the Carl Ramos Stadium came to life with Game II of the R.F.G. Insurance Title series between F.C. Belize and Revolutionary Conquerors at Dangriga yesterday. As visitors, F.C. Belize comes in […]
For the first time since his latest and most dramatic cabinet reshuffle, this morning Prime Minister Said Musa explained why Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde are no longer in his Cabinet and gave the rationale behind the resignation of the Deputy Prime Minister. Appearing on Love F.M.’s Morning Show, the P.M. told hosts Carmen Barrow […]
Two weeks after the bizarre kidnapping of Derek Aikman, tonight investigators tell News Five that the Director of Public Prosecutions will be handed all the evidence early next week. According to Commissioner of Police Gerald Westby, their next step will be to follow the D.P.P.’s advice. Gerald Westby, Commissioner of Police “As I have said, […]
If you are a big television fan, you might remember a show in the late 1990s called “Pacific Blue” which was about the adventures of cops patrolling Santa Monica beach on bicycles. Well life is imitating art as the Belize Police Department is changing its wardrobe and public image in San Pedro. News Five’s Kendra […]
On Thursday, the Belize City Council told News Five that it will not renew its contract with Belize Waste Control Limited, but today that sanitation company says it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. According to a letter from the B.W.C.L., the company has a valid ten year contract with the Belize City Council. General Manager […]
Without doubt, special education in Belize has come a long way. Tonight News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on the latest developments underway to ensure that everyone is treated equally. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, government representatives, parents, and students officially declared open the National Resource Centre of the Special Education Unit. Five thousand students with […]
This weekend, dancehall fans will invade San Ignacio for a one night show featuring Jamaican singers Alaine and Mr. Vegas. The duo arrived in Belize this afternoon and stopped by our studios to give fans a sample of their performances. [Alaine singing] Alaine “I’m so excited to be in Belize. I’ve always wanted to visit […]
Since the start of the school year in September, hundreds of students and their teacher coaches have been putting in long hours, all in an effort to become the next Coca-Cola Spelling Bee Champion. Only twelve boys and girls could make it to the finals and this morning News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin travelled to Dangriga […]
We are always hearing stories of how the police can’t respond to emergency calls because there’s no fuel for their vehicles. Now we know why. Police constable Leroy Kerr, the man given the responsibility to authorise fuel orders for the department, is being accused tonight of operating a monumental scam that defrauded government of over […]
Belize City police say they are still trying to find out how twenty-eight year old Lyjon Franklin may have broken into the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts, but that has not stopped them from charging him with the crimes of Aggravated Burglary and Handling Stolen property. The break in the case came after authorities […]
A convicted murderer has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life behind bars. On May thirtieth, a jury found twenty-four year old Wayne Martinez guilty of the stabbing death of forty-five year old Reno Castillo. His brother, twenty-seven year old Morris, was also accused of the murder but was acquitted of the crime. […]
With the long delayed construction of a new access road to the dump on the Western Highway it appeared that Belize City’s garbage problems were–if not solved–at least eased. But a recent decision by the Belize City Council suggests that there are more significant changes on the way. Wayne Usher, Councillor, Sanitation “Let us give […]
Starting this weekend, Belizeans will have the opportunity to travel non-stop to one of their favourite destinations abroad … although they’ll have to wake up early to make the flight. Around six-thirty on Sunday morning Delta Airlines’ inaugural flight from Los Angeles will land at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The service will be offered […]
Last week on this newscast we alerted holders of Visa cards that the charges on their foreign purchases were being inflated by one percent and that every U.S. dollar they spent was costing them a total of two dollars and eight cents Belize. Tonight we’ve got news for all credit card holders who have been […]
Two Belizean artists have been selected to receive prestigious awards by the World Music Expo, WOMEX. Andy Palacio and Ivan Duran will be officially honoured during a ceremony scheduled to be held in Sevilla, Spain in October. The international organisation credits Palacio with putting Garifuna music and culture on the world map. Since 1995, the […]
It’s Reef Week in Belize and institutions and activists from home and abroad are focussing on our marine attractions even more than usual. Today an impressive group of over fifty professionals gathered in Belize City to look at a strategy that aims to convince decision makers that protecting the coastal zone is more than just […]
The word means “higher” in Latin, but the secondary school called Excelsior has never quite lived up to its name. Reputations are not etched in stone, however, and as News Five’s Kendra Griffith discovered, the winds of change are blowing through this once troubled south side Belize City institution. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Today the faculty […]
As the dust begins to settle following the latest Cabinet reshuffle, the People’s United Party is looking very much like a house divided. But this morning, P.U.P. Chairman Francis Fonseca dismissed that interpretation, asserting that even though opinions might differ, his new ministerial colleagues and former Cabinet members are united in a common cause: winning […]
Free Internet for schools. It’s been the mantra of politicians across the globe ever since the Internet became the World Wide Web in the early 90’s. In Belize the concept has been tried–and crashed–once before, but today the nation’s largest telecommunications company says it’s ready to make it a reality. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. […]
A Dangriga man has died while in the custody of police. Authorities have launched a full investigation to determine what caused the death of eighteen year old Fredrick Martinez. Preliminary reports are that around five-thirty on Sunday evening Martinez, described by police as a mental patient, assaulted a taxi driver and was threatening other people. […]
Belize City police have detained one man in connection with a shooting incident that has left a thirty-seven year old woman hospitalised. According to police, around eight on Tuesday night Gaye McKenzie was standing outside her family’s residence at the corner of Ebony and Sittee Streets talking with another woman when she was shot in […]
Tonight a popular sculptor is behind bars, accused of a sexual assault. This morning forty-nine year old Curl Gordon appeared before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie where he was formally arraigned on one count of unlawful carnal knowledge. No plea was taken as the matter is an indictable offence. During the proceeding the prosecution objected to […]
In other court news, a convicted rapist has been granted a new trial. Last October, forty-eight year old Dennis Gabourel was sentenced to ten years in jail for raping and beating his ex-common law wife. Today, Hubert Elrington successfully argued against Gabourel’s conviction on the grounds that the trial judge erred in law and failed […]
