After five days, an intensive search covering more than one hundred and fifty square miles of cayes, mangrove swamps, and open sea have not turned up any concrete evidence of what may have happened to seven men missing since Sunday. This evening the families and the Coast Guard Service held a joint press conference to […]
And while national attention this week has been focussed on the search and rescue efforts at sea, tonight the Government of Belize is looking for another kind of relief following a blow out in the butane industry. According to the importers, because Belmopan has not been incorporating rising acquisition costs into the pricing mechanism, they’ve […]
During negotiations between the butane industry and Belmopan, the Musa administration did agree to waive new fees that were implemented at the Western border. But that point is now moot as a press release issued today indicates that in light of a tense standoff between custom brokers, truckers, and importers “the board of Directors of […]
In crime news, murder suspect Arthur Young is still on the loose. Young is the target of investigations into the stabbing death of twenty-four year old Calvin Young. Sources to News Five indicate that the wanted man was seen in the Belize Rural area last night and tonight residents are asked to be careful as […]
Meanwhile, investigations also continue into an armed robbery earlier this week that left a Belize City businessman hospitalized. According to forty-seven year old Jian Zhi Huang, he was at his game shop Kent Market at the corner of Water Lane and West Street when two male customers entered the establishment. But after playing a few […]
Two months after one its appointed senators resigned, the Musa administration has filled the vacancy. In a press release issued this afternoon, Belmopan has asked ophthalmologist Dr. David Hoy to replace former senator Anthony Chanona. Hoy will be officially sworn in at the Senate’s next meeting, set for November twenty-first. Chanona officially resigned from the […]
In pageant news, on Sunday ninety beauty queens from around the world will take to centre stage in Manila, Philippines for Miss Earth 2007. This is the first time Belize is participating the event and the country is being represented by former Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy. According to reports coming out of the competition, following […]
They’ve been to Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium promoting the critically acclaimed CD, Watina … and tonight Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective are back in Belize. And the musicians did not come back empty handed either as on October twenty-eighth Palacio and producer Ivan Duran of Stone Tree Records were the recipients of […]
Christmas may be eight weeks away, but as any fundraiser will tell you, there’s no harm in an early start. Marion Ali, Reporting The sight and sounds of the Salvation Army has become synonymous with the Christmas season. Today the bells of the Kettle Appeal officially started ringing on Albert Street. The proceeds of this […]
While there’s no shortage of artistic talent in Belize, opportunities to hone potential into skill are limited. But this weekend an event at the Bliss is designed to show local dancers what can be achieved through discipline and dedication. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This weekend, Belizean audiences will be treated to the grace and beauty of […]
It has been four days since seven men went missing while on a fishing trip at sea. And despite an intensive air and sea rescue effort, there has been no sign of them. The families of the men today revisited the area where the recovered vessel, the Ocean Hopper, was found near Gallows Point in […]
But as the families of the missing continue to hope their loved ones will be found, police investigators have been carefully analyzing the Ocean Hopper and other pieces of recovered property in an attempt to determine what may have transpired on Sunday. Supt. Aaron Guzman, Officer Commanding C.I.B. “We did process the boat so see […]
And while members of the public have been wrapped up in the case of the missing fishermen, tonight there are disturbing reports that come tomorrow no one will be able to buy butane. Following meetings in Belmopan this afternoon, all importers and distributors have decided to go on strike until Government agrees to a nineteen […]
Meanwhile, another hot issue brewing on the front burner is that of the standoff between importers and government officials at the Western border. Today representatives of the Border Management Agency, the Ministry of Finance, and the Organization of American States met in Benque Viejo in an attempt to find a solution. The situation has brought […]
Today aspiring musicians from high schools across Belize City got a glimpse of what it takes to be a composer. The lessons came courtesy of Belizean born British artist Errollyn Wallen, who has been playing the piano since she was nine. According to Wallen, the idea is to show the students how to tap into […]
Everyday many children all over the country spend an entire day at school on an empty stomach. But thanks to a donation from the Sunrise Rotary Club of Belize that reality has changed for twenty students of St. John Vianney primary school. During a brief handing over ceremony this morning, Rotary donated over five thousand […]
Over the last decade, tourism has become a major player in the Belizean economy. But today as partners in the sector gathered for the twenty-second annual general meeting of the Belize Tourism Industry Association, News Five’s Marion Ali discovered that there is still plenty of room for improvement. Rosella Zabaneh, President, National B.T.I.A. “Tourism is […]
While environmental issues are always in the headlines, of late significant public outcry over the granting of petroleum exploration concessions, tourism development, and most recently, the integrity of protected areas has prompted local conservationists to present a unified position to policy makers in Belmopan. News Five’s Janelle Chanona explains. Mike Heusner, Belize Hotel Association “When […]
Up to news time tonight, there was still no sign of the seven friends who went out fishing on Sunday from Belize City and never returned. Family members will be meeting for a prayer service at seven tonight and they are appealing to members of the public to donate any available assistance towards the efforts […]
Book launchings are no longer a novelty in Belize, but one that took place this morning at the Image Factory will have repercussions extending well into the future. News Five’s Stewart Krohn reports on an addition to the high school curriculum that’s been a long time coming. Dr. Joseph Iyo, Co-Author “What we are saying […]
The body of an Orange Walk teenager who reportedly drowned on Monday has been recovered. Police say the corpse of eighteen year old Alfonso Cawich was retrieved around ten-thirty last night in the Honey Camp Lagoon not far from where he was seen to go under while swimming toward shore. There were no visible signs […]
The newly appointed National Protected Areas Commission held its first meeting today in Belmopan. The body will advise the ministers responsible for protected areas and coordinate the various public, private, and civil society groups that administer the nation’s diverse parks and reserves. Members of the commission are co-chairs Chief Forest Officer Wilbert Sabido and Fisheries […]
Viewers may recall a story we ran last month in which Jacqueline Godwin reported on the hardship caused by the destruction of a hammock bridge near the village of Calla Creek in the Cayo District. The loss of the bridge, which succumbed to heavy flooding, prevented residents from attending school and reaching their workplaces, as […]
You don’t need to watch the news every night to know that the exploitation of children for sexual purposes is a major problem confronting our society. And while exposing the predators in the media is one way of combating this crime, the battle is being waged on many fronts, as News Five’s Marion Ali reports. […]
We regularly spotlight the work of charity organizations that are helping to better the lives of Belizeans in ways both large and small. Tonight News Five’s Janelle Chanona profiles the work of one such group—Hand in Hand Ministries—that seeks little publicity but produces a major impact. Janelle Chanona, Reporting In its five years of operation […]
