While the weekend promised to be filled with festivities, a fire Saturday night on George Street put a damper on one family’s celebration. The upstairs house was rented by Gilberto Rivas and his family of four, while the lower flat was occupied by the aunt of Karl Wade, the owner of the house. Neighbors saw […]
The Cash for Guns scheme has entered its second and final week. And it seems that as long as the business community can find the money, the guns keep coming in. Lascelle Arnold, Chairman, Cash For Guns “For half day Saturday we collected 7. Today we collected 17 guns. We’ll be stepping up tomorrow, going […]
In crime news, a 54-year old British National was murdered in San Ignacio over the weekend. The last time anyone saw David Richard Butner alive, was approximately 8:00 on Friday night. On Saturday afternoon, shortly before two police entered a home in the Cahal Pech area and found Butner’s body with what appeared to be […]
A man has been arrested for the rape of an 11-year old girl in Belize City. The young student reported to police that while looking for her younger brother near Hunter’s Alley, a man dragged her behind a cement building and had sexual intercourse with her. She was later admitted at the KHMH. Police investigations […]
Leaving Belize today was Prime Minister Said Musa. The PM is heading to New York where he will represent Belize at the 55th annual session of the United Nation’s General Assembly. This year’s meeting, dubbed the Millennium Summit, will run from September 6th through 8th and is expected to constitute the largest gathering of world […]
The calendar says that the official end of summer will not come for several weeks, but today thousands of Belizean families bid farewell to the two months of relative relaxation as children made their way back to classrooms across the country. News Five’s Jose Sanchez put aside his fears and put on his newly pressed […]
It is a traditional part of the September celebrations, but this year’s Tribute to Belizean Patriots will be special. On the night of September 19th Belize’s first prime minister and father of independence, George Price, will receive the first ever National Hero of Belize award. The honour, which will offer the public a chance to […]
The British High Commission has announced the names of those Belizeans who have been awarded postgraduate university scholarships. New Five’s Janelle Chanona will leave September 7th to pursue a masters degree in investigative journalism at Nottingham Trent University. Crown Council in the Attorney General’s Ministry, Godwin Arzu, will leave on September 19th to study international […]
It was a large and excited crowd that packed the National Stadium on Saturday night to cheer for their favourites in the Carnival King and Queen Competition. News Five was there to record the action. (Contestants dancing in costumes) Beadau Banks, Junior King, Legacy “I feel very excited. This is the first day I came […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and you’re tuned to yet another serving of Sports Monday. In the role of host to the 2000 Central American Bodybuilding Championships, which culminated Saturday evening at the City Centre, Belize had to settle for a somewhat disappointing result. For starters Belize had no junior bodybuilders, but neither did five […]
