A Belizean pilot is lucky to be alive tonight after he made an emergency landing in a banana field. Tom Murphy was flying a Weatherly 620B crop duster belonging to the Banana Growers Association this morning in the vicinity of Cowpen when around 6:40 smoke began to enter the plane’s cockpit. According to the B.G.A., […]
While on the subject of bananas, there is good news and bad news to report from this major export industry. The good news is that following the devastation caused by Hurricane Iris last October, banana production is nearly back to pre-storm levels. According to the Banana Growers Association’s Zaid Flores, shipments, which were halted on […]
It’s not what you’d call hard news, but for many Belizeans, the combination of oppressive heat, no breeze and swarming insects has made life miserable from Santa Elena to Barranco. Today, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out that while you can’t change the weather, there is something you can do about the bugs. Jacqueline Woods, […]
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT, celebrated its seventh anniversary today. To commemorate the occasion, PACT awarded scholarships to four Belizean students to pursue degrees in natural resources management and conservation. The recipients are Carren Williams, who will seek her Bachelor’s Degree in biology at the University of Belize, Percival Cho, who will study towards […]
Work on the installation of a modern synthetic track at the Marion Jones Sports Complex was supposed to begin last October, but like many commitments made in the heat of euphoria, the promise proved easier than the implementation. Our athletes may yet get to run on a decent surface, however, thanks to the generosity of […]
Prime Minister Musa today took time out to recognise ten years of steady development at the El Pilar Archaeological Reserve. In a ceremony in the village of Bullet Tree Falls, the P.M. pointed to the relationship between the ancient Maya and their environment as well as the role projects like El Pilar can play in […]
Beauty pageants are often a touchy subject for the people who put together this newscast, but when the contest in question is for a worthy cause, the consensus is that it’s worth a story. Today, Jacqueline Woods stopped by Gwen Liz High for a chat with some dedicated young ladies. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since the […]
There are few Belizeans who have not heard of or visited the Belize Zoo, but not everyone may be aware that the zoo’s outreach and educational activities extend far beyond its compound on the Western Highway…today as far as Punta Gorda. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports. Jacqueline Woods Eager to put their label of the […]
