There is big news in medical circles tonight and that is because the prestigious South Dakota based Sanford World Clinics is planning to open its first international children’s clinic and Belize is the chosen location. A letter of intent has been signed by the Belize Healthcare Charitable Trust, Belize Healthcare Partners and Sanford World Clinics […]
There’s a development in the case of the Commerce Bight Port in southern Belize, which is controlled by businessman Luke Espat. Late information to News Five is that three government officers showed up at the facility this morning and told the security guard that they were there to take over the compound. But that was […]
Two babies died in the south and the Mayan community protested the tragic events in Punta Gorda last Wednesday. Their cries were of negligence and the decay of the public health services. The fears of every pregnant woman were multiplied when last Thursday another expectant mother gave birth in the morning and buried her stillborn […]
A young man met his untimely death as he headed home Sunday night. The eighteen year old was hit by a Pickup truck on the Northern Highway and died instantly. When News Five got to the scene, the lifeless body of the young man was lying near his crushed bicycle. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, […]
Residents of the Port Loyola area are irate over uncollected garbage which has blocked the drain in their immediate area. The refuse in the drain on Central American Boulevard does not only include the usual paper and bottles, but car rims, bicycle wheels, television parts and even a refrigerator. Two of the residents in the […]
Turning to the Influenza A H1N1, Mexican authorities say that there has been an increase in cases of the virus in neighboring Chetumal, Quintana Roo. And while that may be the case, the Mexican embassy has confirmed that since last week there have not been any new confirmed cases. According to the embassy, one hundred […]
If you are heading to the pumps, you will pay an average of sixty-five cents more for fuel. The prices have been steadily rising and tonight, the gallon of regular fuel is now up to eight dollars and one cent from seven-fifty—a fifty-one cent increase. Diesel increased by forty-eight cents to six dollars and sixty-one […]
A travelling salesman from the island of Curacao was nabbed as he was about to leave Belize on an American Airline flight. He reportedly had on him close to three hundred thousand U.S. dollars in cheques and cash… that’s way over half a million Belize dollars. According to reports from the Financial Intelligence Unit, on […]
The FIU is also investigating a case of identity theft in which the personal information of hundreds of persons was stolen. The scam which was recently uncovered, allegedly involved accessing private data from the Traffic Department’s driver’s license database and the forging of signatures to send and receive funds. Though she could not discuss the […]
It was not as strong as the seven point one earthquake on May twenty-eighth, but another tremor shook parts of Belize early this morning. It measured five point seven on the Richter scale. While it was not damaging, it was felt in Belmopan, Dangriga and very mildly in Belize City. This quake, like the previous […]
The People’s United Party has made two nominations to the Integrity Commission. A P.U.P. release states that Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, in accordance with the Prevention of Corruption Act, has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, to recommend that the names of Attorney, Magali Marin and Accountant, George Swift, be forwarded to the […]
It’s a story that has a happy ending for a toddler who was born with an incomplete esophagus. Back in March we reported that Joshua Teck was in desperate need for surgery in the U.S.—and after support from various child care services including the International Hospital for Children—he was transported to a medical facility in […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley welcoming you to this portion of Sports Monday. Round ten of the B.P.F.L. Football Tournament took us West yesterday to the Norman Broaster Stadium where the battle for the lead in the south zone raged as Hankook Verdes hosted the tough George Town Ibayani. The home team looks to strike […]
There are more allegations of negligence at public hospitals around the country. In the past few days, we have reported on two babies from Punta Gorda who died under questionable circumstances and whose mothers allege neglect by hospital authorities. The two babies died within nine days of each other. Tonight we turn to the north, […]
News Five spoke with a doctor in private practice in Corozal Town who attended to Chi after her ordeal at the hospital. The doctor, whose name we cannot reveal, said that in his judgment, because Chi’s pregnancy was two weeks overdue, and her baby was still alive when she was admitted on Sunday, the death […]
On Thursday, News Five reported on developments between Government and businessman Luke Espat over the Commerce Bight Port. Espat operates the Port of Belize Limited and the Commerce Bight Port acquired during the past administration. But that was then and now things are not what they used to be and Espat claims G.O.B. is trying […]
And while Luke Espat has headaches with government over the Commerce Bight Port, there appears to be trouble looming in regards to the Port Carnival Project. That’s because there are reports that Espat’s partner in the project, Carnival Corporation, has backed out. But while Espat did not volunteer a lot of information on that issue, […]
The Primary School Examination results are finally in and as we told you on Thursday night, they aren’t good. On average, only four point eight percent of the students who sat the exam scored an equivalent of A. Fifty eight point eight percent of the students received D and E scores which range from zero […]
The top performing students will be recognized at a national award ceremony. The top three performers in each district will also be honoured at the district level. The national best scorer, Demi Bellini of Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. School receives the Jane and Michael Nembhard award, which includes a computer and a scholarship to […]
One of its students topped the PSE and today another student from Our Lady of Guadalupe R.C. in Belmopan edged out the competition and won the National Spelling Bee. After rounds of preliminary competition at the district level, the showdown took place at the Belize Elementary Auditorium in Belize City. At midday after the third […]
Rice—it’s normally what’s for lunch and there is some good news to report about that staple food. The government has approved an eleven cent average decrease in the pound of rice and a fourteen dollars decrease for the hundred pound sack. In Belize City, Corozal, Orange Walk, Belmopan and San Ignacio, the price has decreased […]
Belize made the news in the United States on Thursday, but not for good reason. A story in the Washington Post states that a web service provider linked to this country has been shut down by the US Federal Trade Commission. The company, which is registered in Northern California, but has thirty-five Barrack Road, Belize […]
There are allegations surfacing that a number of persons earlier this year were using the MoneyGram transfer business as an avenue to fraudulently collect monies. Information reaching News Five is that the Belize City Council’s drivers license database was used to obtain personal information on prominent persons, including politicians. Their signatures were forged and money […]
It’s is so frequent it is hardly news—now that cases have been falling apart, but one hearing stood out today. And that’s because of the magnitude of the charge that nineteen year old Jamie Chavarria was freed of in the court of Justice Adolph Lucas. Chavarria was charged along with twenty-six year old Edwin Flowers […]
The weatherman is predicting some rain this weekend, but that should not dampen your plans for the lineup of activities in the City, Belmopan and elsewhere. Here is Safiyyah with the weekend agenda. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s Happening Belize? This weekend the Perk Up Coffee House in Belmopan will be lined up […]
