Today a shoplifter received no mercy from a Belize City magistrate and was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing two cans of Red Bull. On Monday, fifty-one year old Danny Parham was caught on camera taking the energy drinks from Bottom Dollar Store on North Front Street. But Magistrate Roberto Ordonez imposed the […]
While there will be new faces in different places next month at the Police Department, the common allegation of brutality continues to plague the department. According to twenty-seven year old resident of La Democracia Village, Delroy Clarke, on Sunday afternoon he was picked up by two cops and taken to the Mahogany Heights Station where […]
A group of cane farmers, recently returned from a regional conference in Barbados, say that caneros should receive a piece of the action when the sugar company begins to sell electricity made from bagasse. According to a release from the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, when they and their Jamaican counterparts were invited to attend […]
It has taken a while for our local airlines to follow the lead of their larger international colleagues but the high cost of fuel has driven at least one Belizean carrier to raise fares. The increases by Tropic Air average between ten and eleven percent, with a round trip from Belize Municipal to San Pedro […]
Saturday will be celebrated as World Blood Donor Day in Belize and around the globe. To get the word out on this vital public service and in the hopes of recruiting new members, Belize’s Volunteer Blood Donor’s Association is holding a week of activities. According to First Vice President Ronald Stuart, people shouldn’t wait for […]
In the next couple of months, the Belize Rotary Club will be bringing its fifth theatre production “Oliver and the Genie” to the stage. The proceeds of the plays are the biggest fundraiser for their Gift of Life programme, which allows children with serious heart conditions access to medical care abroad. But this year, the […]
Traffic is rolling across the Sittee River at Kendal and News Five’s Marion Ali was on hand to check out the situation. Marion Ali, Reporting While the river crossing at Kendall is not as smooth as drivers were accustomed to before last week’s flooding, the completion of the causeway is good news for all who […]
The destruction of the Kendal Bridge in the Stann Creek district was the single most devastating blow to the nation’s infrastructure by Tropical Storm Arthur. But there is a ray of hope on the horizon as tonight the word out of the Ministry of Works is that starting tomorrow, a temporary solution will be in […]
Rice remains in the news this week, with the latest development being that government has decided to import more than a million pounds through a dealer in Chetumal, Mexico. According to Managing Director of the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation Roque Mai, the first of three shipments is scheduled to arrive in Belize City tomorrow […]
Grocery stores are a popular target for criminals but as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, in one such incident over the weekend, one shop owner fought back. Marion Ali, Reporting Around eleven-thirty on Sunday morning an armed robbery at forty-two Freetown Road ended in death. Police say the victim, twenty year old Jermaine Gomez, was […]
A uniformed police officer was attacked by three men on Saturday night and tonight investigators believe it was a case of mistaken identity. According to twenty-three year old Zacceus Caal, around eight-thirty that night he was at the intersection of Albert and Albert Street West when a young man walked up to him, put a […]
A second suspect has been arrested and charged in connection with the double murder in Bermudian Landing two weeks ago. According to court reports, twenty year old Lakeview resident Nelson Henry was formally arraigned on two counts each of Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Magistrates’ Court this morning. Police believe the accused was […]
It’s been the cause of serious tension in the People’s United Party but after weeks of “delicate negotiations”, a press release issued by the political organization today confirms that an agreement has been reached for the purchase of the Belize Times, Independence Hall and Positive Vibes Radio. According to party leader John Briceño, through a […]
When we last left the case of the Income Tax Department versus three Michael Ashcroft controlled companies regarding non-payment of millions of dollars in business tax, negotiations to reach an out of court settlement had fallen apart. In response, the Barrow administration took out fresh summonses against Telemedia, Digicell and Belize Enterprise Systems Limited for […]
In news from the Chief Justice’s courtroom, an application by the Attorney General’s Ministry for leave to appeal the C.J.’s decision granting judicial review of the government’s proposed amendments to the Referendum Act was heard this morning. The substantive matter will be dealt with on June thirtieth but this morning on behalf of the A.G., […]
It’s easy to become fascinated by the vivid scenery that makes up the Belize we know and love. And while many of us take those images for granted, for the last two decades amateur photographer Noel Escalante has been documenting the local landscape and people. On Tuesday, Escalante will unveil his latest exhibition “Beautiful Belize” […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley so welcome board this journey we call Sports Monday. The Interoffice Basketball League continues to entertain inside the Civic Center people and we’re inside for Friday night’s opener as the Belize City Council plays host to GPO/Grace Kennedy team. We join the action in early third quarter when Andrew Moses […]
This afternoon government officially released the preliminary figures of the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis which was being conducted in the wake of Tropical Storm Arthur. Forty communities were impacted in the northern, southern and central areas of the country and the price tag for damages has come up to a whopping fifty-two million Belize […]
The results of the annual Primary School Examination are in and, unlike some years in the past, there is reason to celebrate. Mean scores were up in all four categories, with major improvement in three. We’ll have some analysis in a few minutes but first let’s shine a spotlight on the nation’s top achievers. From […]
Second place honours went to Denesha Grant with a score of three hundred and eighty-one. For Denesha, her classmates and staff at Holy Redeemer, the success represented the culmination of years of effort. Denesha Grant, 2nd Place P.S.E. Student I didn’t think I would do this well on the P.S.E. I was doubting myself. I […]
Now, for a little background on the P.S.E. The annual exam is spread across four content areas: English, Math, Social Studies and Science. Looking at the scores, there is improvement in all four categories. English, with a mean national score of sixty point five percent showed only a minor gain over 2007 but it did […]
Since Monday, News Five reporters Janelle Chanona, Ann-Marie Williams and Kendra Griffith have been travelling by truck, tractor, speedboat and dorey to bring you the dramatic stories of Tropical Storm Arthur. Today it was Marion Ali’s turn to make the trip south. What makes her reporting particularly meaningful is that her family lives in one […]
The gloves are off between government and Belize Telemedia Limited in their dispute over payment of business tax and the enforcement of an agreement to provide the company with a guaranteed rate of return. Today, following what he considers an unsatisfactory response from B.T.L., Prime Minister Dean Barrow issued a press release stating that after […]
On last night’s newscast we took a look at the aftermath of massive flooding at Gales Point and Mullins River Villages. Our team had literally just stepped off the boat and we immediately brought you George Tillett’s video footage along with Kendra Griffith’s commentary. Tonight we return to Gales Point, but this time with some […]
Relief operations continue in flood affected areas with life rapidly returning to normal—or at least as normal as life can be without household goods—and in some cases any house at all. The best news received today is that, after a visit by engineers from the U.S. Southern Command, the United States government has agreed to […]
