Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner has been facing serious criticism since deciding to lend financial assistance to needy residents via a social program at City Hall. Despite having cleared up the issue of endorsing checks to himself, many have questioned the sustainability of the mayor providing handouts to the less fortunate during a weekly clinic […]
The fallout over the designation by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control of banana businessman John Zabaneh as an alleged drug trafficking kingpin continues. While he is no longer under that designation, he had to publicly withdraw from the industry, sending the Mayan King and other banana farms into freefall. Farm managers Meridian […]
A number of projects are being undertaken in eleven villages within the Toledo District through Humana People to People Belize. Those initiatives include the improvements of physical infrastructure, as well as early warning systems for reduced risk to natural hazards. Touring the projects was NEMO Minister Edmond ‘Clear the Land’ Castro. He shared his impression […]
Most of Belize’s delegation to the Commonwealth Games concluded on Sunday in Gold Coast, Australia, returned to Belize this afternoon. There were no medals to show off, but the athletes who participated in cycling, table tennis, triathlon and athletics say they enjoyed testing their limits against some of the best in the world. The cycling […]
The table tennis team of Devesh Hukmani, Terry Su and Rohit Pagarani were also participating in the Commonwealths for the first time and faced some of the very best in their field. The results went as expected but the boys say they want another shot. Rohit Pagarani, Table Tennis, Commonwealth Games “This was my […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. [Highlights of the weekend sporting activities….]
A double murder took place early this morning at Caye Lagos which is located about four miles south of Caye Caulker. The small caye is occupied primarily by fisher folks but at three this morning; tragedy struck for two men socializing at a three-story building around eleven-thirty on Thursday night. Caretaker Mark Sewell and fisherman […]
The shocking double murder of Mark Sewell and Gabriel Escalante has devastated two families but the close knit Ladyville Community is also in mourning. The two men were described as friendly and easy-going productive members of the village. Two friends of the deceased told us that the killings have left the residents shaken and grieving […]
There are more details tonight on the murder of former Great Belize Productions Channel Five employee, Marcia Downs. She will be laid to rest this Saturday following funeral services at Central Assembly of God Church on Freetown Road. On Wednesday night, she was executed at a gate leading to her house off Handyside Street, Belize […]
Tonight we can report some relief in the price of diesel fuel for the coming weekend. As of Saturday morning, prices for diesel in Belize City go down to ten dollars and one cent, a decrease of twelve cents from the current price of ten dollars and thirteen cents. Meanwhile, there is a slight increase […]
It spread like wildfire on Thursday night during news time that officers attached to the Gang Suppression Unit had opened fire on George Street residents. While it has since been confirmed that the officers used non-lethal rubber bullets, the residents are crying foul even though the unit is claiming that they opened fire to overwhelm […]
While it is reported that the GSU team was in the area to pick up a fellow officer, Tillett alleges that it was a clear act of police brutality as he claims women and children were also injured during the confrontation. Three persons, including Tillett, were taken into custody and Deputy Commissioner Chester Williams had […]
The Belize Airports Authority confirms that works will be carried out on the runway of the Sir Barry Bowen Municipal Airport this weekend. The scheduled remedial works, however, for the next four days are not expected to interrupt operations and flights will be relocated to the taxiway which is equipped to be used as a […]
There was an armed robbery in Santa Elena, Cayo, during news time on Thursday. A forty-year-old Chinese businesswoman, Yan Ru Shao of a Bradley’s Bank address, Santa Elena Town, says that three men entered store, A and A and Eight, around seven o’clock. They wore masks and were armed with what appeared to be a […]
Last year, the Social Security Board put forth a proposal for a contributions reform. The idea is to increase the contributions of employees and employers and at the same time increase the benefits. The S.S.B proposed this increase so that those who earn more than three hundred and twenty dollars weekly will not get a […]
The dry season is upon us and along with it come erratic weather patterns. On Tuesday, there was a freak storm down south in the Crique Jute Village. Officials say that there were similar patterns across the country, including the Spanish Lookout Community in the west, attributed to the high temperatures being experienced. Forecasters at […]
On Sunday, Guatemalans head to the polls to cast their vote in a referendum. It is part one of a process that could lead both Guatemala and Belize to settle a longstanding territorial dispute at the International Court of Justice. There was an amendment to the 2008 Special Agreement in 2015 which allowed Guatemala to […]
On the Belize side, questions have been raised about how the message about the validity of Guatemala’s claim is getting out. There appears to be a disconnect between the politicians on both sides of the border and their technocratic support team at the diplomatic level. But may that possibly result in a surprise either on […]
If the Belize Tourism Board’s statistics are to be believed, then Belize is a more popular place to visit than ever. Just this past March alone, more than fifty-five thousand overnight visitors touched down on the Jewel’s shores – that is about one in every seven of Belize’s actual population of around three hundred and […]
While we know where they are coming from, where are the tourists going? Popular destinations like Placencia, San Pedro and Caye Caulker, and the San Ignacio-Benque Viejo area remain cream of the crop, but there is an even distribution for both overnight and cruise visitors according to Stephen. Jocelle Stephen, Marketing and Public Relations, […]
So what are the Board’s plans to keep the bumper figures up as tourism enters the so-called “slow season?” Stephen says the B.T.B. has been leaning on its international partners to do special presentations for outlets, including promoting the Jewel as the next great wedding and romantic adventure, and teaming up with Australia to promote […]
Would you like to be in the movies? If you’re a Belizean between the ages of eighteen and thirty, you can come out to the Mexican Institute this weekend to be cast in a film that has potential to be recognized at the renowned Cannes Film Festival. Director Yu-lene Olai-zola has chosen for her film […]
The Football Federation of Belize kicks off the second National Amateur Women’s Football League tournament this weekend. Eight teams from north to south are participating, in the hunt for Belize’s place in the regional inter-club women’s championship in September in Panama. The Federation is paying most of the costs to organize the tournament but its […]
The relentless cycle of gun violence has left us devastated here at Great Belize Productions Channel Five. Today, we mourn the death of one of our own, Marcia Downs. A mother of two, Marcia left work on Wednesday evening and within hours, she was dead. Someone she knew walked up to the gate of her […]
While the family states they fear for the safety of their loved ones, late this evening News Five spoke one-on-one with Marcia’s boyfriend, who has his own conclusions about the reason for her murder. While he did not want to disclose his full name, Michael says he was at the hospital when Marcia took her […]
