Tonight, Belizean poultry farmers are nervously listening to hear if their chickens are sneezing, sniffling or even coughing. That’s right, chickens can cough. Those are just some of the symptoms of Avian Influenza. The mild form of the disease is currently affecting both Guatemala and Mexico, while Honduras is reporting that Newcastle Disease is affecting […]
Police in Corozal are tonight looking for 4 men who attempted to rob a man, but because he had no money, shot him. 31-year old Ulices Moran, of Maskall Village, told police that around 10:20 on Monday night, he was on his way home from Santa Martha when he was attacked by 4 masked men. […]
Corozal police are also investigating an alleged rape that occurred on Tuesday. A 25-year old housewife of Louisville, Corozal, has reported to police that around 4:00 in the afternoon she was waiting for her bus on 7th Avenue when suddenly a white van with tinted windows pulled up. The woman says 2 men came out […]
On Monday we reported that the Chief Justice Abdullah Conteh ordered that Rhett Fuller be granted bail. Today News Five learnt that on the same day we reported the story, Fuller was released around 10:00 in the morning from the Youth Enhancement Academy. Fuller has been imprisoned since October 1998 awaiting an extradition hearing. Viewers […]
Prime Minister Said Musa was in Spain today improving Belize’s relationship with that country, but we were unable to get any details, as no contact could be made with the Belizean delegation. The press office was able to inform us however, that this afternoon Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceno, who had been acting as Prime […]
Regular visitors to Chetumal will be happy to know that the Mexican Government, working with Belizean authorities, has began handing out border crossing cards. Enrique Hubbard, Mexico’s Ambassador to Belize, tells Five that the new card will mean a drastic reduction in paperwork and should promote a closer relationship between Mexico and Belize. Enrique Hubbard, […]
They are not as highly publicized as the Belize Scouts Association but our ladies in blue, the Girl Guides Association of Belize, have been busy getting reorganized. The association is currently focusing on strengthening its leadership skills countrywide. Sister Elsa Oliva, Chief Commissioner, Girl Guides Assoc. “The movement is strong from the point of view […]
A small delegation of young Belizean athletes is back home after participating in an athletic competition in Costa Rica. Today a press conference was called by the Belize Amateur Athletic Association and the National Sport Council of Belize to welcome the Belize team. However, the news was both good and bad as the media learnt […]
News Five has taken you through the bush, behind the Belize Defense Force and on the water with the Maritime Wing. Tonight, we’ll take you through the Belize City streets with officers of the patrol branch. Reporter Janelle Chanona and Cameraman Rick Romero got into the back of a police vehicle this afternoon and got […]
