The vehicle crashed into the light pole near the bridge foot on Friday night and on Saturday morning it was still there. Reports reaching News Five indicate that the vehicle was being driven at the time by Belize City traffic officer Mark Banner, along with two passengers. Banner has yet to be charged and police […]
It’s a subject that figures prominently in the historical observations of many Caribbean nations but in Belize the issue of slavery is often glossed over by Belizeans of all races. That failure to confront our past, however, may be changing … as News Five’s Marion Ali reports from the Belize City House of Culture. Marion […]
James Adderley, Reporting Good evening, I’m James Adderley and here’s this week’s issue of Sports Monday. The Maxi Basketball Tournament at Big Bird’s Isle kicked off its playoff round Friday night with two big ballgames. We’re at the end of the first quarter in the opener between M&M Christian Ambassadors and Tuff e Nuff when […]
Earlier this month, missing monies created chaos at the Christian Workers Union as accusations of misappropriation were levied at the organisation’s leadership. But tonight, the C.W.U. bosses have been vindicated as a police investigation into the matter has resulted in the arrest of a former employee. This afternoon it took over an hour for nineteen […]
Tonight a well known criminal is under police guard at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital pending charges in connection with an assault on a Belize City businesswoman. According to police, around twelve-thirty this afternoon a lone assailant approached Kim Shop at the corner of South Street and West Canal, forced his way inside, and started […]
Tonight residents in the Corozal district are asked to be on the lookout for funny money. According to authorities in the north, over the past week businesses have reported counterfeit Belize bills in fifty and hundred dollar denominations, as well as fake fifty dollar greenbacks. The counterfeit cash carry the serial numbers DB544458, DC 139009, […]
Oil has been a hot topic in the news ever since the natural resource was discovered in commercial quantities below the Spanish Lookout community. But these days the discussion centres on how the find will financially benefit the country. On Monday, members of the Finance and Economic Development House Committee will meet at the National […]
In news about another type of energy, the government has announced a three dollar increase in the price of butane. The new retail rate for a hundred pound cylinder is one hundred and five dollars in Belize City, Belmopan one hundred and seven, while in San Ignacio it’s one hundred and ten bucks. Customers in […]
The first stage of government’s free textbook programme is in full swing as the first shipment of school supplies arrived in Belize earlier this week. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin stopped by the Belize District’s Education Centre this morning to find out how the distribution is going. Judy Diego, Manager, District Education Centre “It has been […]
And while officials are taking care of the textbooks, across the country, parents and students are beginning to make their own back to school preparations. But there’s good news for highschoolers in Belize City tonight as a new programme will see a number of third and fourth formers become trained tutors in exchange for one […]
Throughout the world religious leaders of all denominations have noted the significant decline in the number of people being called to serve the church. The situation is no different in Belize and tonight the Catholic diocese is appealing to young men and women to take up the vocation. But in the meantime, Bishop Dorrick Wright […]
Talent shows are a common feature on the Belizean event calendar, but this afternoon News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin headed to Hattieville for a very special event. Jacqueline Godwin This afternoon, inmates of the Belize Central Prison entertained their fellow inmates in their very own talent show. The event was part of activities commemorating Kolbe Week, […]
James Adderley, Reporting The Francisco Morazan Stadium inside San Pedro Sula, Honduras, provided a field of dreams for Belizean football as Revolutionary Conquerors of Dangriga opened the 2007 UNCAF Champions Tournament against the Honduran powerhouse Real España last night. And indeed it couldn’t have been a better start for the Belizean sub-champion when the Real […]
Police continue to pursue leads in the execution style murder of businessman Richard Hoare. Sources tell News Five that the young woman whose cell phone was found in Hoare’s S.U.V. the night of his death, has once again been detained for questioning. The list of others pulled in by investigators includes some prominent names in […]
It’s been a rumour most of the week but tonight it’s official: the Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs Ralph Fonseca are on their way to Venezuela for meetings with that country’s president. According to a release issued by the Press Office today, P.M. Musa and Fonseca will join other CARICOM leaders in Caracas […]
Since July, there has been a buzz of political commotion countrywide as candidates and their canvassers make sure that eligible voters living in their constituencies have registered or transferred into the division. And while the two mass parties are already trading pot shots in the media and on the street, the independents are also soliciting […]
They call themselves “the largest and most positive worldwide organisation for building good citizens that the world has ever seen” … and who could argue with the Scouts? Today eleven local troopers and their leader returned home after taking part in their one hundredth world jamboree in London, England. We caught up with three of […]
With over two hundred miles of coastline, scores of cayes, dozens of rivers and countless lagoons and ponds, Belizeans should be comfortable in the water. But humans are not fish and many of us must be taught to overcome our basic fears. That’s exactly what’s been happening over the summer at some hotel pools in […]
The Belize Social Security Board has most recently been in the news in connection with its efforts to finance expansion of National Health Insurance. But while politicians and actuaries debate the amount the Board could or should contribute to N.H.I., Social Security for years has been providing significant assistance in the field of education. News […]
He was buried today following a well attended funeral service at St. John’s Cathedral … and while police have yet to identify businessman Richard Hoare’s killer, they have been pursuing some promising leads. Sources close to the investigation inform News Five that one important link is a cell phone found in Hoare’s car the night […]
Three more men have been arrested for crimes arising from Saturday night’s violence in Santa Elena, Cayo. Seventeen year old Greg Garcia has been charged with Abetment to Attempted Murder, in the stabbing of Justin Gordon. Ruben Echeverria had already been charged with the Attempted Murder. Also charged was twenty-nine year old Myro Echeverria for […]
After the report of the Senate Select Committee investigating the financial affairs of the Social Security Board sent the managers of the fund into crisis mode, the board’s directors have been working to rebuild S.S.B.’s reputation in the eyes of the public. Part of the official response has been sessions in policy making, transparency and […]
And while those board members strive to do the right thing, their skills will be tested by the financial pressures of the expanded National Health Insurance. N.H.I. rolls out nationwide in January and that will cost money. And while politicians can make promises, ultimately someone has got to write a cheque. Doctor Ramon Figueroa is […]
On Monday night members of a West Landivar citizens group were unyielding in their objection to a project planned by businessman, David Gegg. And while it appears that government will follow those residents’ wishes and stop any construction, today Gegg told us that the move makes no sense since there is ample precedent for such […]
Exactly one month from today the route from Yabra Green to Marion Jones Sporting Complex will be packed from sidewalk to sidewalk. News Five’s Marion Ali explains why Carnival 2007 will be a blast. Marion Ali, Reporting Carnival: It’s always colourful, hot and exhilarating … but some years it works out better than others. The […]
