It has been on the drawing board for years, but with only days to go before the arrival of the first cruise ship of the season, the Belize City Tourism Village is about to become a reality. News 5’s Janelle Chanona stopped in to see how things were going at the old capital’s newest attraction. […]
The four children who had been hospitalised for possible symptoms of meningitis are tonight home with their families. The infants, ranging in ages from three to five years old, are still on antibiotic treatment, but health authorities have determined that the risk of infection is slim to none. All four children were admitted to ward […]
A seventeen year old resident of Blackman Eddy Village is dead after being knocked down by a vehicle on the Western Highway. Andrew Ireland was riding his bicycle home from Ontario Village at around 7:00 on Wednesday night when, near mile sixty, he was struck by a Jeep Cherokee being driven by Richard Westby of […]
Quick action by police has led to the apprehension of two robbery suspects and the recovery of the stolen goods. According to police reports, Janel Mai of Orange Walk Town, along with a co-worker, were walking through Constitution Park in Belize City around six Tuesday evening when they were held up by two men, one […]
The Pan American Development Foundation, a subsidiary of the OAS, today delivered a third container of hurricane relief supplies. The donation, made in conjunction with Chevron Texaco, consisted of roofing, nails, plywood and two generators as well as one hundred boxes each of corned beef, Spam and ham. The supplies were presented by Texaco general […]
It was the nation’s leading scholarly journal during a period when educated people actually engaged in serious reading instead of watching TV. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was on hand for the publication’s long awaited comeback. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The first issue of Belizean Studies–after a six year hiatus–was launched this morning at the St. John’s […]
Over the last decade the nation of Taiwan has been Belize’s most generous friend and ally, providing millions of dollars in aid for projects ranging from the construction of the Southern Highway to the supply of musical instruments to our schools. This weekend, however, to help the victims of Iris, the Taiwanese will be doing […]
It has become such a popular competition that it may one day qualify as an Olympic sport. What we’re talking about, of course, is Courts Catch the Cash. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Anthony Flowers and Christina Velasquez have already collected ten thousand and five thousand dollars respectively, as winners in the Courts monthly draws. Today they […]
On Wednesday night, Belizean NBA player Milton Palacio proved he could run with the big boys when his team, the Boston Celtics took on the Washington Wizards. Milt faced off with, arguably the world’s greatest basketball player, Michael Jordan in Boston and walked away with the win. Milt’s game started off tame with a two […]
