We would have liked to report tonight that the Belize National Basketball Team pulled off a surprise upset of Puerto Rico and went on to trounce the Dominican Republic en route to a shiny gold medal in the Central American and Caribbean games in El Salvador. But to paraphrase the Rolling Stones, while you can’t […]
Police tonight have another murder on their hands. The victim has been identified as Jacob Elias, a Mennonite businessman of Shipyard in the Orange Walk District. On Thursday evening Elias was in the area of Camalote Village, on a mission to purchase some farm equipment, when he was apparently ambushed by a gang of robbers. […]
It’s a crime that is all too common this time of year, but unlike most burglaries, this one had a happy ending…at least for the victim. Marion Ali, Reporting Quick police response and investigation paid off when two suspects were apprehended and the stolen items recovered within twenty-four hours of the crime. Twenty-two year-old Dwayne […]
In a follow up to a story we reported last week, U.D.P. Freetown candidate Dough Singh has won the latest round in his efforts to erect promotional bus stop shelters in the Belama area of Belize City. Singh told News 5 that the action in municipal court was thrown out when the prosecutor failed to […]
With the U.D.P. energy running high for Sunday’s mayoral convention, News 5 spoke today with the two candidates: Wayne Usher and Ann-Marie Williams. Usher, who entered the arena in September, believes his years in managerial positions make him the ideal candidate for City Hall. Wayne Usher, U.D.P. Mayoral Aspirant “Due to the work that I […]
Although it’s often obscured by the frantic shopping, cleaning, buying and partying, Christmas is really for the children. And to insure that no child is forgotten, one thoughtful Belizean residing abroad has taken it upon herself to spread cheer at the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Centre. For the last two years, seventy-six year old Lethia […]
It is an organization and a concept that are capable of turning hundreds of low income Belizeans into proud homeowners. Today News 5’s Janelle Chanona found that, with a little help from friends abroad, that potential may one day be realized. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, housing organization Habitat for Humanity got a much need […]
The request from police press officer G. Michael Reid came in mid-morning: have a cameraman ready, he said, if you want to join us on a raid. And when the call came this afternoon, we were only too happy to tag along. While the mobile dragnet did not net one of Belize’s most wanted, this […]
In other police news, eleven more Cubans remain in police custody after they were found on Thursday stranded in the northern Turneffe islands. Acting Commissioner of Police, Gerald Westby, says they had received reports about the men, and in conjunction with the Immigration Department, a team was dispatched to the scene and the men brought […]
Two Belizean media houses received some good news this afternoon, all the way from Barbados. It was the occasion of the annual Caribbean Media Awards. News 5 was honoured with two first place stories. Reporter Jacqueline Woods and Cameraman/Editor George Tillett won in the children’s category with their story about a young AIDS victim who […]
School might soon be out for the little ones, but that doesn’t mean learning has to stop. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur is currently showcasing a display of animals and plants from the region at the Mexican Cultural Institute on Newton Barracks. Called “Wildlife and Trees from the Yucatan Peninsula”, the exhibition includes information […]
