“How to Cook a Tapir”; it’s not a recipe but a book that tells the story of a young wife who in 1962 traveled to southern Belize—then British Honduras—on her honeymoon, lived among the Mayans and had the learning experience of a lifetime. The author, Joan Fry, speaks of the difficulties she faced adapting to […]
It is big news for the northernmost district and that is because Corozal will now have a facility for a bachelor’s degree in Primary Education. Today at a Press Conference held at the Belize Institute of Management in the old capital, Galen University and the Corozal Junior College signed off on documents certifying the college […]
The earth is believed to be four point five billion years old but it is only since 1970 that nations began observing Earth Day. The Belize Audubon Society also joined in the celebrations back then. While Earth Day is celebrated worldwide today, the activities in Belize are planned for Saturday April twenty-fifth. The Belize Audubon […]
Heroically he attempted to avert a robbery at the store of one of his friends in the west. But his good intentions cost him his life. And it is believed that the perpetrator of the most recent murder of Jesus Ponce is a Guatemalan national from neighbouring Melchor identified as twenty-two year old, Francisco De […]
There will not be a party for Desmond Kerr’s birthday this coming Saturday. Instead there is grief to mourn the death of forty-nine year old Kerr who drowned around two this afternoon in the Haulover Creek at Bainton’s Bank just behind the Coast Guard headquarters off the Northern Highway. Reports are that Kerr was intoxicated […]
A family from Sarteneja narrowly escaped tragedy at sea as they headed to Xcalak, the southern most town of Mexico. The ordeal happened over the weekend as the group of thirteen was well on its way to visit family. Some held on to a rope tied to the bow of the vessel and others used […]
Belmopan police still have no leads in the disappearance of sixty-six year old Rosa Cristina Cornejo who went missing sometime between last Friday and early Saturday morning from her home in Belmopan. But it is known that one of her children has arrived from El Salvador, where Cornejo is originally from, to help in the […]
News Five has been following the decline of Colonial Life Insurance Company branches throughout the Caribbean. The branch of the insurance provider in Belize is a subsidiary of CLICO Bahamas Limited, which was placed into liquidation by that country’s Supreme Court on April seventh. Since then CLICO in Belize has been placed under judicial management, […]
The Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, SATIIM, lashed out at a government decision on Monday to grant permission to U.S. Capital Energy to conduct seismic testing in the Sarstoon Temash National Park. SATIIM said it felt betrayed by the Prime Minister at the secret manner in which the permit was granted. But SATIIM’s co-management […]
The increases in the prices of fuel since April first, has prompted reaction from the People’s United Party. In a release issued today the opposition quotes verbatim from a statement in the House of Representatives on March sixth, when P.M. Barrow proposed a fuel tax of one dollar per gallon on gasoline and diesel to […]
A sixteen year old boy, one of two persons who police suspect was involved in a murder and robbery, was charged in the Family Court today. The minor was charged with Murder, Robbery and Aggravated Burglary and was remanded in custody at Boot Camp until May twentieth. The charges stem from the murder of thirty-four […]
He is usually busy with hearings and judgments, but Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh began his day today on a different note. In the Supreme Court, a ceremony took place to honour Conteh for his work in the judiciary. The C.J. was conferred with a medal of merit, known as the Merito da Magistratursa Bahia by […]
The compromis signed between Belize and Guatemala back on December eighth, 2008 was a fundamental step taken by the two countries to advance the territorial dispute to the I.C.J. for a definitive solution. Since then the debate has been raging by those who believe there is too much at risk and others who have complete […]
Photographic displays come and go, but one currently mounted at the Pallotti High School Auditorium seeks to do more than just walk the viewer through a history of chronological events. It seeks to challenge the few who are chosen to pick up the mantle and lead, as did Vincent Pallotti, the patron saint of Pallotti […]
The three-day Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad concluded on Sunday with the signing and adoption of the Declaration of Port of Spain by host country’s Prime Minister Patrick Manning. But what does it mean for Belize as a member of CARICOM? And what was Obama’s message to countries he views as […]
After years of preparations and negotiations, the Fifth Summit of the Americas, concluded in Port of Spain, Trinidad with a consensus document adopted in an atmosphere of cooperation that had not been experienced among the thirty-four leaders of the hemisphere in the recent past. The summit focused on critical issues such as trade, the war […]
Even before the summit, the Obama administration announced a lifting of restrictions on Cuban American visits to Cuba and the amount of remittances by family members to the island. Before Air Force One landed in Trinidad, Obama stopped over in Mexico. He had a wide range of discussions with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, but the […]
We reported earlier in the newscast on the Summit declaration. And while it was a serious and enlightening experience for all who attended, it was not all business and some of the events that made it into the spotlight were not intended. Jose Sanchez Reports. Jose Sanchez Reporting Present at the summit were all the […]
If you have been to the gas stations you would have felt another pinch in your pocket with the second increase in the price of fuel at the pump for this month. Only three weeks ago, on April first, the price of fuel was raised by a dollar and thirty-five cents. And since that had […]
There are harsh words coming tonight from the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management. It is over a decision by the Forest Department to grant permission to U.S. Capital Energy, a private oil company, to enter the Sarstoon Temash National Park and conduct seismic testing. SATIIM says that while it manages the National Park, it […]
There are a few homicides that Belmopan Police have been unable to solve, including the March thirteenth murder of twelve year old Saida Noemi Godoy Veliz of Frank’s Eddy Village and the slaying of Police Constable, Weiner Denis on March twenty-sixth. Now there is a new case to add to the growing list: it involves […]
While they have not yet made any major breakthroughs in the murder of little Saida Noemi Godoy Veliz, Belmopan police are one step closer to solving that puzzle. Today News Five confirmed that police have statements from a few residents of Frank’s Eddy village, the place where Saida lived and attended school. Those statements are […]
In court news, an electrician who allegedly knocked down his wife won’t go home to her tonight. Fifty-four year old Rudolph Dawson, also known as “Acid”, was charged today with Attempted Murder, Harm and Aggravated Assault. Magistrate Sharon Fraser did not take a plea because the case may go to the Supreme Court and she […]
A Burrell Boom construction worker is behind bars tonight on charges of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge and Grievous Harm. Thirty-four year old Secundino Cho was accused of having sex with a thirteen year old girl and when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie today, no plea was taken from him and he was remanded until […]
Also in court today, twenty-eight year old Chadrick Chatam was charged for holding up King’s Music last Friday night. Chatam pleaded not guilty but could not be offered bail and was remanded into custody until May twentieth. The store’s manager, forty-six year old Maria Lisbey, reported that she was at King’s Music along with the […]
