In recent weeks, traffic accidents on the nation’s highways have claimed too many lives and resulted in thousands of dollars in damage. So when reports of yet another incident on the Northern Highway hit the airwaves, we feared the worse. But as I discovered, tonight two people are alive because they put safety first. Jacqueline […]
In April 2006, Belize City mechanic Mitchum Heredia was gunned down by two armed assailants. Police would later arrest and charge nineteen-year old Emory Felix and twenty-one year old Maurice Felix with the murder. During the four-day trial this week, both men took the stand in their defence to maintain their innocence. But today the […]
Tonight there are disturbing reports coming from the Belize/Guatemala border in the Toledo District. According to Executive Director of the Sarstoon Temash Institute for Indigenous Management, Greg Ch’oc, around nine-thirty on Tuesday morning, he and other members of the organisation were heading to Graham Creek Village via the Sarstoon River when they were stopped by […]
While differently-abled persons are no longer being treated as second class citizens, a number of Belizean families are still afraid to let their loved ones join mainstream society. Tonight News Five’s Janelle Chanona introduces us to a brave little boy who just might change their minds. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Like many five year olds, Juan […]
Today FirstCaribbean announced the winners of the National Unsung Heroes competition. They are Lyndon and Lavern Bailey, founders of the Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute. This afternoon, the couple was presented with a cheque of ten thousand dollars to help them continue their community work. Seven years ago, Lyndon Bailey used the proceeds from the […]
Today Scotiabank’s main office on Albert Street in Belize City gave out six prizes to customers who lucked out in the bank’s American Airlines MasterCard promotion held between May and June. Taking the seven-night Royal Caribbean Cruise for two was Doctor Nerida DePaz. Dr. Nerida DePaz, Winner, Scotiabank’s Caribbean Cruise “This is a dream come […]
Mental Health Week officially ended today with the opening of a health day care centre. As News Five’s Marion Ali reports, the new facility will offer a range of psychiatric services to the public. Marion Ali, Reporting According to the local experts, of the almost three thousand patients who required psychiatric treatment last year approximately […]
