The House of Representatives met in the National Assembly in Belmopan today and as News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports, while the debate wasn’t long, words from both sides of the aisle were pointed. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Less than a minute into today?s sitting of the House of Representatives, Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow came […]
Tonight both sides are claiming victory in the case of the Printers Association against the Government of Belize regarding the sale of the Printing Department three years ago. Following the sale, the Printers Association accused the government of violating the law by not selling the asset through public tender and alleged ethical wrongdoing by awarding […]
The second suspect in Monday’s execution style killing has been arrested and charged. He is twenty year old Brandon Tillett. Tillett and twenty-one year old James Escarpeta now stand jointly accused of murder, attempted murder and use of deadly means of harm in connection with the death of Kevin Parks and injuries to Parks’ uncle […]
Two police officers are tonight admitted to ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a traffic accident on the Northern Highway. According to investigators, brothers Edwin and Gido Marin were heading to Belize City in a red Ford Escort but between miles four and five their vehicle collided with a pickup truck coming from […]
On Thursday, he walked out of court a free man but tonight forty-one year old Hubert Bennett is recovering from injuries he sustained trying to elude police custody. Acting on instructions from the Crimes Investigation Branch, around noon today officers spotted Bennett near the Belize City Magistrate’s Court and attempted to detain him on a […]
Most attention has been focussed on the Garifuna Settlement Day holiday, but this week the Belize City Council is getting a head start on preparations for the Christmas season. According to Councillor Laura Esquivel, the council has planned several activities to brighten up the old capital. Laura Esquivel, Belize City Councillor ?As you know, the […]
November nineteenth is one of the stars on the local cultural calendar. Today one city school used the occasion to promote the melting pot of ethnicity that puts the “Belize” in Belizean. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin reports. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today the students of Anglican Cathedral College took off regular classes to appreciate Belizean culture. […]
As we reported earlier this week, the Belize Chapter of Partners of the Americas is planning to adopt the Noel Ferguson Park, located near Cinderella Plaza. During the organization’s annual convention, today visiting delegates took time out to plant trees, paint benches and repair swings. According to the local president, Doctor Christopher Bennett, the community […]
Professional athletes, weekend warriors and the brave at heart will test their physical and mental endurance this weekend by participating in the first ever Sol Belize Triathlon. And as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, the highly competitive nature of a triathlon is fast becoming a mainstay on the Belizean sports scene. David Gomez, Member, Triathlon […]
Due to a Public and Bank Holiday on Monday, November twentieth, there will be no newscast. The next broadcast will be on Tuesday, November twenty-first, 2006.
