A Punta Gorda man has been charged with drunk driving following a traffic accident on the Southern Highway on Saturday night. According to the authorities, thirty year old Ernesto Rash has been arraigned on charges of driving a motor vehicle with an alcohol limit above the prescribed amount, driving without due care and attention, and […]
The weekend’s second accident has left twenty-eight year old Belize City mechanic Kelvin Geban in serious condition at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Around eleven Saturday night Geban and another man were on this R-One thousand Yamaha motorcycle when they crashed on Coney drive near the Napa Auto Parts building. However, tonight there are conflicting […]
In news of yet another traffic accident, Kevin Baptist remains admitted to ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital recovering from serious body injuries sustained during a collision with a cow. Baptist was on a motorcycle travelling on the Burrell Boom road when he struck the animal. This morning Baptist declined an on camera interview, […]
The Belize Transport Board has officially confirmed today that the Novelo brothers have been approved to operate legally on the nation’s highways. According to a release this afternoon from the board, National Transport will “fill gaps” on the Western Highway, running four routes between Belize City and Benque Viejo. We understand the permits are temporary, […]
A child molester from the Belize District has been fined for an attack against an eight year old girl. According to court reports, Godfrey Coote was found guilty of aggravated assault after the child reported that he had oral sex with her in 2004. Throughout trial, Coote did not deny the incident. For the offence, […]
There has been a political upset in the west following municipal conventions by the United Democratic Party in Benque Viejo. Incumbent Mayor Said “Badi” Guerra will not represent the town in March following a blistering loss on Sunday to the former mayor Marconi Sosa. According to the U.D.P. secretariat, Sosa garnered five hundred and fifty-eight […]
The Salvation Army and the Rotary Club are just two organisations rounding up toys for tots this Christmas. This morning, six members of the Belize Tourism Unit in Belize City stopped by our studios to inform us that since October, they’ve been spending their days off collecting books and toys to donate to needy children […]
Following a public appeal by the Salvation Army for Belizean businesses to step up with contributions towards its toy drive, Courts Belize has come forward with a donation from the company and its employees. This afternoon Major Errol Robateau received more than five hundred dollars worth of toys, one hundred and eighty of which were […]
Another humanitarian organisation accepted a welcome donation this afternoon as the sponsors of the Nissan truck raffle handed over a cheque valued at more than five thousand dollars to the Belize Cancer Society. During brief ceremonies at Bravo’s office on the Northern Highway, financial supporters including Habet and Habet, Brothers Habet, Builders Hardware, United Insurance, […]
On Friday night, Channel Five’s Gimme Five show came to an end with one lucky Belize City woman walking away with more than fifteen hundred dollars in cash and prizes. Here’s a recap of the week’s winners, starting with Tuesday night’s lucky caller and leading up to the grand finale on Friday. TUESDAY Caller Gimme […]
This week copies of the 2006 “Destination Belize” magazine hit coffee tables and reception desks across the country. Published yearly by the Belize Tourism Industry Association, officials tell News Five that the mag has been overhauled with a simplified cover, updated articles, and new pictures. And according to Executive Director of the B.T.I.A., Andrew Godoy, […]
For the next week, members of the Belize Defence Force will be bombarded with information about HIV/AIDS. The national awareness campaign is being coordinated by the B.D.F. with support from officers of the United States Southern Command. The initiative is part of a strategic plan by the Department of Defence and the U.S. Army to […]
Good evening I?m James Adderley and here?s a fresh dish of Sports Monday coming your way. Week thirteen of the RFG Cup Tournament finally brought the long awaited visit of Dangriga?s new Site Erei to the M.C.C. Grounds where the south made its presence known by the sound of the cultural drums. However, Kremandala is […]
