Sporting news is usually handled in the last section of Monday’s broadcast, and indeed James Adderley will make his scheduled appearance shortly. But tonight we’ll pre-empt Sports Monday with the good news that on Sunday night the Belize National Basketball team won its opener in the Caribbean and Central American Games in El Salvador. The […]
Belize City police are still looking for a man who held up an employee of a local computer firm and then shot him in the knee. The incident unfolded around 3:00 on Friday afternoon. Twenty year old Patrick Peyrefitte, a messenger for Business Computer Systems, told police that he had just arrived at his work […]
While one robber managed to get away with his stolen money, the following night, three men who attempted to hold up a gas station found out that crime is not always easy. Shortly after eight Saturday night, a black jeep Cherokee with tinted windows pulled up at the Buca Shell station at mile two and […]
Further north in Orange Walk, a hit and run driver discovered that while you may be able to drive away from an accident, there is no guarantee that you will get away. Shortly around 7:00 on Friday night, fifteen year old Ryan Bowden was riding his bicycle from Trial Farm to Orange Walk Town when […]
The first call came in just as we were coming on the air, and by the middle of Friday’s newscast we managed to get the initial pictures and information on the air. Today, most of the evidence is in and it suggests that a sad set of circumstances led to the death of two men […]
It’s an organisation that by any measure has played a major role in the advancement of Belize. And today, PAHO took time out to share a proud history in both the region and Belize. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Pan American Health Organization has been in Belize for half of the one hundred […]
In a rare show of bipartisan unity, this afternoon, members of both the United Democratic Party and the People’s United Party joined officials of the National Committee for Families and Children and UNICEF to make sure Belizean children aren’t forgotten in our political future. The plan is to deliver a package of ideas to both […]
As Channel 5’s annual birthday celebration counted down to a climax on Friday night, the prize patrol was cruising the city just waiting for directions to the lucky caller’s house. But as it turned out, the grand prize winner lived too far away. Denese Welch of Belmopan won a pair of round trip tickets to […]
On a good day a lucky naturalist in Belize might get to see all three rare aquatic species. But if you don’t want to face those odds and inconvenience, you could learn all you need to know about turtles, crocodiles and manatees without even getting your feet wet. News 5’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this latest issue of Sports Monday. Week eleven of the Belize Premier Football league found second place Sagitun being hosted at the Ricalde Stadium by Corozal Victory as the race to make the four team playoffs intensifies. With only twelve points to its season […]
