The YWCA has kept a busy pace with its wide range of activities including the ongoing summer camps for the youth. Notwithstanding, it has embarked on the ambitious task of repairing and upgrading its facilities to better serve the hundreds of young women that turn to them for guidance and development opportunities. Initially, the N.G.O. […]
The Belize Basketball Association has joined other organisations in providing opportunities for wholesome activities at this time of the year when schools are closed for the summer break. The B.B.A. has teamed up with FirstCaribbean Bank in jointly sponsoring a training camp exclusively for teenagers. Today News Five spoke to representatives from both organisations. Cojac […]
And in news that we consider monkey business, there is a report that on Thursday July seventeenth a tourist by the name of Laura Sutton was attacked and bitten by a monkey reportedly belonging to Marina’s Grocery in San Pedro Town. Sutton received numerous bite marks to both arms, along with several scrapes and scratches […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley punching out this week’s portion of Sports Monday. Fanfare, amusement and entertainment provided an atmosphere of excitement and party as the Benque Fiesta roared to life over the weekend out west. Even the prevailing rains couldn’t dampen the session at La Isla de Benque Viejo and it certainly had a […]
A major decision was handed down today in the Supreme Court, but that judgment by Justice Samuel Awich will likely lead to more legal tangles between Belize Telemedia and the Government. It arises from an interpretation of Section 112 of the Supreme Court Judicature Act. Belize Telemedia and the Government have been in and out […]
But while Telemedia scored big this afternoon, Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh has reserved ruling in the case between the Belize Bank and the Central Bank. The dispute involves over ten million U.S. dollars gifted from Venezuela to Belize which the government wants to recover. Both sides concluded arguments and today attorney for the government, Lois […]
In an update to a story carried earlier this week, twenty-five year old Jermaine Jex, one of two men who stomped open a woman’s apartment door was charged with Burglary when he appeared today in Magistrates’ Court. Jex at first pleaded guilty to the charge, but Magistrate Sharon Frazer entered a plea of not guilty […]
A teenager has been shot. Fourteen year old Glenford Martinez of four and a half miles Western Highway reported that on Thursday night he was talking to a friend on the basketball court on Levi Slusher Street in Belize City when he was accosted by Keith Middleton. Martinez says Middleton beat him up and demanded […]
Three people are receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H. at this hour after a traffic mishap on Princess Margaret Drive. Twenty-one year old Vivian Martinez told News Five that shortly before five this evening she was driving a red Geo Prizm on Princess Margaret Drive from the direction of Newtown Barracks towards Freetown Road. Martinez said […]
Today it was all smiles for members of the Belize National Football team as finally they collected handsome payments for gate receipts of games played against Mexico in the FIFA qualifying match at Houston’s Reliant Stadium and the Estadio Universitario of Monterrey, Mexico. For several weeks the players were locked in a squabble with Dr. […]
This morning the airwaves were buzzing with rumours that the three Belizeans and American detained in Chetumal have been sentenced to thirty years in prison. Today News Five’s Jose Sanchez traveled north and found out that while there was no truth to the rumour, things are still not looking good for the three Cobra security […]
The government of Guatemala has made a donation to the government of Belize. The aid, which is to be used in times of natural disasters, includes medical and hospital equipment, first aid kits, and other emergency material necessary to assist the population during emergencies. The supplies are valued at forty-six thousand Belize dollars and were […]
The duties of the Belize Defence Force Volunteer Battalion include supporting the regular force and aiding civil authorities when necessary, which means they have to be ready at all times. That is why since July sixth, the soldiers comprising the volunteer element have been sharpening their skills in the Mountain Pine Ridge. On Thursday, Kendra […]
Saffiyah, Reporting Hey guys, I’m Saffiyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. I’m here to tell you what’s happening and where it’s happening so you won’t have anymore excuses people. You’ll always have something to do on the weekends. The place to be this weekend is definitely Benque Viejo del Carmen for their huge Benque […]
A tempest that was brewing since last week in the Haulover Creek, has turned out into a full blown storm with key players from the city and the islands joining forces with the fishermen to fight against the competition. Jose Sanchez has been following this story which we broke last week. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Round […]
The case of the Belize Bank versus the Central Bank of Belize continued today before Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. The Belize Bank is challenging the composition and constitutionality of the Central Bank’s Appeals Board in relation to instructions regarding ten million U.S. dollars which was gifted to Belize by Venezuela and a similar amount from […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow had his say yesterday in respect of the windfall tax reached with B.N.E. and other oil companies. And today, the opposition, P.U.P., had its own take on the petroleum tax agreements. The P.U.P. takes issue with the delay in reaching the tax proposals which it claims has led to losses to […]
In an update to the ongoing saga of three Belizean guards and the owner of the Las Vegas casino, Channel ten of Chetumal today reported that the four were taken to the district court this afternoon where they were arraigned for Smuggling Arms into Mexico and Premeditated Murder. As the images show, the men were […]
Three inmates described as Guatemalan nationals are enjoying freedom tonight. That is, because they escaped from the Kolbe Foundation at nine this morning. The trio; Melvin Zacarias, Jose Interiano, and Wilfredo Vasquez were cutting grass in the prison compound when they made good their escape. The guard at the tower was not watching them and […]
Belize City police are investigating a robbery that occurred on Wednesday morning at a local hotel in which a guest claimed he lost seven hundred dollars. According to sixty year old John Ramos, a cook from La Democracia, he was robbed at about ten-thirty yesterday morning at room number twelve on the third floor of […]
The incident happened on July fifth, and today police report that they are bringing charges on a member of the force. Thirty-four year old Michael Cob of San Ignacio is being charged with the offences of Manslaughter by Negligence, Causing Death by Careless Conduct and Driving Without Due Care and Attention. The police officer has […]
And in the city Police are investigating a report filed by a thirty year old woman who claims she was awaken from her sleep by two men looking for her common-law-husband. The woman, Maria Teresa Lara, resides at East Collet Canal and reported to the police that just after noon on Wednesday, three men entered […]
The fire that gutted landmark buildings in downtown Belize City, forever changed the face of the commercial hub and the hustle and bustle on Albert Street, but there is a silver lining to this story because work is beginning that will modernize the area, and with that will come new opportunities. Marion Ali reports. Umesh […]
David Obi, better known as Bredda David, brought us Kungo Music and you will know him for his recent musical venture and hit song Belizean Products. And with the cultural explosion that comes with the September celebrations, Bredda David released his new album this week. This time it is Stay Focus. Bredda David, Musician “The […]
A first group of happy kids graduated today in a popular discipline of the Y’s ongoing summer camp. There was plenty fun in the water and Jose Sanchez captured these moments at the Princess’ swimming pool. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The YMCA’s first session of its swimming camp ended today. And we stopped by to see […]
