Independence Day is a time for citizens to celebrate…but for the government, it is also a convenient time to host foreign diplomats and engage in the art of making new friends and keeping old ones. This afternoon at Philip Goldson International Airport, two good friends of Belize arrived. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister […]
Arriving on the same plane as the Vincentian Prime Minister–they both came on a charter from Havana–was Ricardo Alarcon, the President of the Cuban National Assembly. Alarcon, one of the most powerful men in Cuba, is no stranger to our shores. He represented his country here two decades ago and was an eyewitness to the […]
It has been rumoured all week and now it has been confirmed. Acting on the advice of the Belize Advisory Council, Governor General Sir Colville Young has informed Supreme Court Justice George Meerabux of his removal from office. The Meerabux case was submitted to the Advisory Council by a broad coalition of members of the […]
As his country’s resident ambassador to Belize, he cannot be classified as a visiting dignitary…but Guatemala’s Jorge Skinner Klee keeps a low profile here. That may be changing however. Today the young diplomat, who has been posted here a little more than a year, sat down for a short interview. News 5’s Stewart Krohn asked […]
Don’t be shocked the next time you reach the intersection of Cemetery Road and Central American Boulevard…the hand you’ll encounter is one of friendship. Ann-Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Belize celebrates its twentieth birthday tomorrow, but our present arrived a day early. This “Visible Hand” is a gift from the people of Taiwan to […]
Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize Charles Tsai was busy today, making donations to Belize. This afternoon he presented equipment valued at close to eight thousand dollars to Prime Minister Said Musa. Prime Minister Said Musa “A large quantity of footballs, basketballs, volleyballs, some musical instruments, as well as a couple wheelchairs. It’s a very generous donation […]
The downside of the September celebrations is that many Belizeans tend to celebrate a little bit too hard. One organisation is working hard this weekend so that others may be spared the result of drunk driving. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The campaign, “Think Before You Drink” is a national exercise that seeks to address the problem […]
On September seventh, Belize District school children packed the City Centre. Today they were at it again…and so was News 5’s Jacqueline Woods. The rally brought five thousand children to the Belize City Centre. And in addition to Byron Lee and the Dragonnaires, this year the sponsors, Angelus Press and Belize Tourist Board, included a […]
Viewers who have followed News 5 over the last decade know that we run this story every year on independence eve. And every year it never fails to make our chests swell with patriotic pride. Join News 5’s Ernesto Vasquez in this look at independence, which was put together in 1987 for the series “Belize […]
