Many are still glued to television sets as the drama continues to unfold in Britain, where general elections have resulted in a hung parliament following Thursday’s poll. Labor’s Gordon Brown remains as Prime Minister until a government is formed. After long years in obscurity, the Conservatives won the majority of seats, but did not attain […]
While the British High Commissioner speculates on the outcome of the election, another peer discussed the elections last night on the British Broadcast Corporation (BBC). Lord Michael Ashcroft is the Deputy Chairman of the Conservative or Tory Party that has won the biggest number of seats in the elections, three hundred and seven. As part […]
Throughout our history, Belize has not had a woman run for Prime Minister. But the region is fast catching on to the power wielded by strong women. Both Panama and Nicaragua have had women at the helm of government. In Trinidad, the United National Congress hopes to make Kamla Persad-Bissessar their first female Prime Minister. […]
There are reports just into our newsroom that Minister of State, Juan Coy was involved in a traffic mishap this evening in Indian Creek in the Toledo District. We understand that the incident happened around fife-thirty this evening and that his vehicle flipped several times. Coy, we’re told, suffered minor injuries. We have not been […]
In January, Johnson and Johnson, one of the most trusted manufacturers of over the counter medications recalled a long list of products that may have been tainted. And today that company has announced yet another recall, this time for infant and children’s medications under the popular brands Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl. A total of […]
When you think of sharks, many people think of ‘Jaws’, the unstoppable man eating fish. Sharks have gotten a bad reputation in most movies spawned from Hollywood. And the truth about the amphibian is far from the fiction. Whale Sharks are known to span up to forty one feet and weigh over twenty one tones. […]
Around the globe and in our own corner, celebrations are being held to honor mothers. Safiyyah has suggestions of where you can wine and dine that special person this weekend. And who won the Burrito challenge at Old Belize? That’s all coming up with Safiyyah. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize. This […]
In our newscast on Wednesday we reported that four Belizeans were possibly murdered as they headed back to Belize through Mexico. The horrific news was prematurely confirmed by a representative from a generally accurate Ministry, and today families sighed with relief today as the speculation turned out to be a terrible rumor. The report was […]
But while the story ends well for the Mariano’s, Martin Rodriguez, and friends, two weeks ago it was a scary situation for one car dealer and his wife who were actually held up and robbed at gunpoint on a Mexican expressway. Ian Whitaker recounted his horrifying experience to News Five. Ian Whitaker, Robbed and Assaulted […]
The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world. Because of its beauty and abundance of life that is found nowhere else, UNESCO gave it a ‘Wonder of the World’ status when it dubbed the reef, a World Heritage Site. But despite the recognition that a part of our environment is something to […]
Stephen Buckley’s family is appealing for financial assistance to meet costs of his medical attention following his shooting by the police last week. We asked if you thought the shooting was accidental, this afternoon the latest on our e-poll indicated that three hundred and fifteen persons said no, and fifty six said yes. Our question […]
We do not know if it represents a shift in foreign policy, but we are taken aback by the visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred Elrington to Israel. According to a release from the Embassy of Israel and not from the government of Belize, Elrington’s official visit is from May third to sixth. The […]
And in Britain, the results of the elections are trickling in. The Conservative Party led by David Cameron is projected to win the most seats in the election but the country might be leaning towards a political impasse according to the first exit poll when voting ended. The Conservatives are estimated to win three hundred […]
In Costa Rica, final preparations are underway for the historic inauguration of its first female president. Laura Chinchilla will assume office in the Central American nation this Saturday and tomorrow morning she will appear on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes. Chinchilla was in Belize in 2007 as vice-president. Our team arrived in Costa Rica late […]
On the home front, a couple in Dangriga lost their home in a fire on April seventeenth. While the house was burnt to ashes, an even greater loss was the death of their children, seven year old Alexander and four year old Archangel Higinio. Both parents, Marie Castillo and Irisi Higinio were attending a wake […]
A resident of the Salvapan Area in Belmopan is hospitalized after a brutal attack on Wednesday night. Thirty-three year old Sebastian Ico was out socializing and police believe he may have gotten into a confrontation before heading home. On his way home at around ten p.m. Ico was wounded, presumably with a machete, on Panama […]
Last week Tuesday we told you about a Guatemalan woman who claimed she has been living in Belize for over ten years and who police say tried to scam the Social Security Board through claims for a child she has in Belize. Well, that woman changed her plea from guilty to not guilty on three […]
One of two accused men was arraigned in Magistrates’ Court this morning for the robbery of a delivery truck on Mahogany Street. The alleged partners in crime who perpetrated the armed holdup are twenty-six year old Brian Yorke and twenty year old Charles Young Junior. But Young was first to appear in court because Yorke […]
Belizean chess player Kris Sanchez made a name for himself on the international stage on Wednesday evening before an audience of roughly twenty million online viewers when he defeated his American opponent in a game of Blitz. The challenge requires players to make their moves across the chessboard in as little time as possible, considerably […]
The date for the Belize International Film Festival 2010 is drawing near and submissions are now being accepted. The nine day festival made a successful comeback in 2009 and this year it’s set for July sixteenth to the twenty-fourth with stops in Belize City, San Ignacio and San Pedro. Submissions are being accepted from all […]
Three entertainers have linked up to release a DVD. The trio who in their own individual rights are no strangers to the entertainment industry, decided to team up for the release of “Destination Belize” by going on a tour of Central America. While they say the music is appealing, there is also a positive message […]
There is tragic report tonight that four Belizeans were murdered in Mexico today. They were on their way back from the USA and were reportedly victims of a robbery. Information is still trickling into our newsroom but so far we know that Kirk Mariano, his wife, Aricia, and Scenes of Crimes Police Constable, Martin Rodriguez […]
He is known for his fiery speeches in the House of Representatives and at the last House Sitting for the Budget debate, he did not show any sign of illness. But tonight, Minister of Housing, Michael Finnegan is in Detroit, Michigan recovering from a prostate cancer surgery at the Harper University Hospital. News Five spoke […]
On Tuesday night’s newscast Commissioner of Police, Crispin Jeffries told News Five that the Police Department has long known that wanted man, Jermaine Fuentes, is alive because he had been taken into custody several times in the US. The Commissioner also said that Belizean law enforcement officers are coordinating with their US counterparts to see […]
Stephen Buckley was shot one week ago by the police with a high powered weapon. He has been left paralyzed on the left side of his body. The senseless shooting stirred public outrage since Buckley is known as a law abiding civilian. We asked on Tuesday night if you believe the shooting of Stephen Buckley […]
