After enduring mostly unmitigated flak for their decision to resign, late this evening, former members of the Belize Governance Improvement Commission released another document, clarifying the motive for the move. According to David Gibson, who had chaired the commission, money was in fact not an issue because members worked on a voluntary basis with only […]
The case against a Belize City conman who has been writing phoney cheques to unsuspecting businesses is mounting as tonight there is yet another accusation; this time for a whopping forty thousand dollars. According to Belize City businessman Haisam El Bathish, on December first 2004, a man identifying himself as Ali Safa bought a forty […]
A memorial service will be held on Thursday for the pilot killed in the crash of a Blancaneaux Lodge plane over the weekend. The service for thirty-five year old Rene Tam takes place at the Municipal Airstrip at ten a.m. But instead of wreaths or flowers, mourners are asked to give a contribution to the […]
Shares in Belize Water Services Limited are now available for purchase by Belizeans. According to a release from the government press office, thirty-three million ordinary shares, or eighty-two point six-eight percent of the recently repurchased shares from CASCAL are now available from the Central Bank or the Ministry of Finance. Shares are being sold for […]
On Sunday, there was the shocking report of a six year old boy molested by two men in an Orange Walk Village, and now it seems that less than twenty-four hours later in Belize City, a ten year old girl was also victimised. The child, accompanied by her mother told police that a security guard […]
A woman deported from the United States after serving time for burglary, stands accused here at home of the same crime. Fifty-two year old Glenda Neal was picked up by police on Tuesday in the vicinity of a home that was burglarised on November tenth in Port Loyola. When Neal was arrested she had a […]
A U.S. citizen living in Belize has been fined twenty thousand dollars for keeping an unlicensed weapon and ammunition. Donald Richard Cook appeared before Magistrate Margaret Gabb-McKenzie today where he pleaded guilty and was fined ten thousand dollars for the twenty-gauge double barrelled shotgun and ten thousand for the cartridges. He was ordered to pay […]
A man who started smoking when he was only sixteen years old is now paying the ultimate price for his bad habit. Forty-seven year old Mario Ramirez started exhibiting signs of throat cancer in 2003. Unable to afford treatment, he ignored it as long as he could until he was unable to eat. Ramirez finally […]
A flame of awareness is spreading across the country this week as part of the Women’s Issues Network Torch Run 2005. The torch was ignited during official ceremonies in Corozal last Friday morning and since then has travelled through the Orange Walk District. On Thursday, the torch will be carried through the streets of San […]
With Christmas just a month away, the hustle and bustle of the season is in full swing. And so are the fundraising drives intended to put a smile on the faces of thousands of Belizeans young and old. One such initiative kicked off today as the Rotary Club of Belize and the Salvation Army team […]
Today, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust officially launched the third edition of its Christmas calendar. Produced by Bel-Caribe, the calendar features the Flowers of Belize, and for plant lovers it’s a collector’s treasure. PACT’s Executive Director Valdemar Andrade and Bel-Caribe Managing Director Cynthia Henry explain why they want you to support the publication. Valdemar Andrade, […]
Students often hear the phrase “Stay in School”, but sometimes their difficulty is even in getting there… But a donation today will go a long way in helping one Ladyville school that caters to a lot of students from Belize City. News Five was there for the handing over and to find out more about […]
