Good evening I’m James Adderly and this is Sports Monday. The 16th Annual DigiCell Valentine’s Cycle Classic proved to us that cyclists are a special breed of athletes who never say quit. Some 83 elite riders were at the starting line inside San Ignacio for yesterday’s 81 mile ride despite a ferocious attack launched by […]
In January two pilots took off with a Mexican plane that was grounded for months at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The story raised eyebrows because the pilots did not have clearance to take the plane out of Belizean airspace. According to Civil Aviation, the plane was to have carried out a flight test in […]
The case of the thirteenth Senator came up today in the Chambers of Acting Chief Justice Samuel Lungole Awich. Belizeans for Justice is taking the government to court for not implementing a constitutional amendment to appoint one more person to the Senate. That appointment would have come from the N.G.O.s, who elected a nominee but […]
To drill or not to drill in the Sarstoon Temash National Park? In response to Thursday night’s question, sixty-nine percent of viewers believe it would be illegal for GOB to allow the US Company, Capital Energy, to drill for oil in the protected area because of a court ruling. The remaining thirty-one percent of voters […]
A tourism project in San Pedro funded by the International Development Bank is running into trouble with residents of the town who over the years have relied on the designated area to earn their livelihood. The project contemplates blocking access to the lagoon and for boatmen, that’s like taking from their tables. The islanders say […]
On January seventeenth, aspiring local musician Damion August came to our studios with his jaws wired shut to make a public complaint of police brutality. August, who goes by the stage name Weezy, is tonight once again in the news not for an album release or another physical confrontation with the police but for allegedly […]
In another case along the same lines, two police officers almost lost their jobs and had their reputations tarnished when a Caye Caulker resident accused them of stealing cash and household items from him. But forty-five year old Maxwell Castillo is now being accused of fabricating the allegations and is facing a charge of Committing […]
Also in court, a local musician was charged for allegedly raping a fourteen year old girl in late January and today another appeared in court for Carnal Knowledge of a twelve year old. The nineteen year old Ladyville resident, Maxwell Wade, was remanded to the Belize Central Prison until March twenty-third after being arraigned in […]
A young boy is traumatized following a home invasion on Wednesday morning. The boy’s father, a tacos vendor, told police that he and his wife left their two children, a boy and a girl at their Orange Walk home around four on Wednesday morning while they went to sell tacos. That was when two men […]
Word to News Five is that employees of Social Security across the country are planning a sickout on Monday. According to the report, workers are up in arms because they have been unable to reach agreement on a number of issues that include salary increases, sick leave and health insurance. The negotiations apparently go back […]
Eight Millennium Development Goals, called the MDGs, were passed at the United Nations back in 2000. The MDGs provide specific and ambitious benchmarks to tackle world poverty by the year 2015. The local Alliance Against AIDS is part of a global project of forty-four countries. It is the focal point agency for developing advocacy initiatives […]
It was last week Wednesday that American tourist, Diana Mechling, was killed when the propeller from a catamaran she had traveled on, cut her on the right pelvis and leg. For almost a week the matter was under investigation before any regulatory body issued any kind of statement. Then the Belize Port Authority issued a […]
Many couples may already have a romantic Valentine weekend charted out, but for those who aren’t sure where to celebrate, there are plenty options to choose from. Whether you’re looking to relax and just spend quality time with that special someone or you want get hype and party, Arielle has ideas for you on What’s […]
We reported in our newscast on Wednesday, that Santino Castillo, the deputy chairman of the Belize Tourism Board who also chairs the Board’s Finance Sub-Committee, had been unceremoniously dumped from the B.T.B. His firing came in a letter signed by the Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia, delivered at Castillo’s office. It is big news because […]
The Prime Minister’s first quarterly press conference for 2011 was on Wednesday; it took place at a time when high priority industries are operating in crisis mode. On the heels of a hurricane that ravaged crops, the citrus industry is facing legal arbitration with an international investor; the country’s only sugar factory has halted production […]
One of the many controversial issues in oil exploration is government’s intent to allow a US company to drill in the Sarstoon Temash National Park in Toledo. Environmentalists have been vocal against it, but Prime Minister Dean Barrow has said before and reiterated on Wednesday that the deal has been sealed. The Sarstoon Temash Institute […]
That was the prime minister’s take on Wednesday and by today the reaction has been fast and furious. SATIIM issued a release saying that the P.M.’s statement shows complete disregard for the law. It goes on to quote Gregory Ch’oc, the Executive Director, as saying that; “SATIIM will challenge any illegal action in order to […]
Tonight’s question is: Do you think oil drilling for commercial quantities is illegal in the Sarstoon Temash National Park? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
The nationalization of Telemedia in August 2009 has sparked debate in local and international quarters. How safe is the investment climate for foreign investors? That’s a question asked by serious and potential investors in the Jewel. Well, the P.M. said on Wednesday that he expects that there will be more rounds of litigation that will […]
In a senate meeting in November last year, Senator Godwin Hulse projected that the sugar content in the new cane crop was possibly better than that of 2009. In his estimate the cane had a minimum sugar content of ten to one. He even went as far as to outline how the mill would be […]
Both major political parties, the U.D.P. and the P.U.P. agree that Cruise Tourism is an industry that needs more than just souvenirs, taxis and hair braiders to stay afloat. While there are no shortages of visitors, when Carnival sneezes, the entire industry catches a cold. The dispute has been over the cost to ferry tourists […]
Since the crisis involving tendering for cruise tourism broke, we have not heard from the Minister of Tourism. He accompanied the Prime Minister and B.T.B. officials to Miami on January seventh to meet with Carnival Cruise Lines but he has been quiet on that most important issue for the tourism industry. But today, Minister Manuel […]
Belize Western Energy Ltd. invited to its Belize City offices today to clarify what it considers to be serious allegations made against the company in light of a news item aired in certain sections of the media. In a story on Wednesday several tanks of varying weight and measure were filled with butane after being […]
In the courts, a fifty-seven year old Revenue Collector from the Belize City Council was charged with the theft of over three thousand dollars. He is Dorien Matthews and he appeared in Magistrates Court this morning after being detained on Wednesday. Matthews pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail of two thousand […]
Exactly one week ago Wyatt Anderson was convicted of Manslaughter for fatally stabbing his brother-in-law, Robert Brown. Today Anderson was initially given the minimum sentence of fifteen years, but it was reduced to fourteen because his attorney, Ernest Staine asked the court to consider the year his client has already served while awaiting trial. Anderson […]
