The massive terrorist attack on the United States of America continues to be felt here in Belize. According to Ambassador Stuart Leslie, chief of Belize’s mission to the United Nations, five Belizeans remain missing in the wake of the disaster: four in Manhattan and one in Washington, D.C. The missing person in Washington is Philip […]
The grounding of all flights in and out of the United States continues to play havoc with travel to and from Belize. Although a limited number of planes were allowed to fly today, it will take days or weeks for the system to return to normal. For airlines in Belize, the first problem will be […]
If you’ve been watching television this week you may have observed scenes of airline passengers around the world stranded at destinations often thousands of miles from home. While a significant number of those people are marooned in Belize, their circumstances vary widely…as News 5’s Stewart Krohn discovered. Stewart Krohn, Reporting Not all of the thousand […]
On yesterday’s newscast, we reported on the fair organised by the Mexican Embassy at Memorial Park in Belize City. And while that event continues to run nightly, the ambassador has announced that as an expression of solidarity and mourning with the people and government of the United States, the independence celebration scheduled for Sunday night […]
The Belize Tourism Industry Association has released the 2002 Destination Belize Magazine. The one hundred and ninety-four-page publication, which is described as the official visitor magazine of the country, is intended to help tourists get to know Belize’s best places to visit. Kim Simplis, Executive Director of the B.T.I.A., says the magazine is part of […]
In crime news, an agency in Dangriga that accepts payments for B.E.L. has been robbed of over ten thousand dollars. At around four-thirty on Tuesday a tall masked man armed with a gun entered the agency on St. Vincent Street and relieved the cashier of eight thousand, four hundred and thirty-nine dollars in cash and […]
If you have no plans as yet for this weekend, we just might have a suggestion. Since 1979 Dell and the Sensations, a Belizean band based in Los Angeles, has been holding concerts in Belize, especially during the September celebrations. On Saturday night, the band invites you to the City Centre for a first of […]
The Belize Family Court is an institution that many citizens, like it or not, are forced to deal with by a variety of circumstances. Today News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams visited the court to look at a unique programme that helps those using its services to make life a little bit easier. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The […]
Well-known Belizean educator, sportsman and scoutmaster, Karl Tillett Senior, has died. He passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. Tillett taught for over forty years at the primary level in the Stann Creek Valley, Monkey River, Corozal and Central Farm. A softball enthusiast, he has served as manager, coach and official. Tillett leaves behind […]
Don’t let the dreadlocks fool you, Maurice Moore is a no-nonsense chef who combines the freshest local ingredients to fashion an international cuisine that ranks with the best anywhere. Here’s his latest recipe as served at his restaurant Wish Willy, on the island of Caye Caulker. WISH WILLY DISH OF THE WEEK Thai Basil Chicken […]
