We begin tonight’s newscast with positive news. That’s because Belize is celebrating a pair of victories in the international sporting arena both in football and basketball. In Trinidad, game one of a home and away series played between Belize’s National ‘A’ Team Selection and Montserrat for a shot at qualifying for World Cup 2014, concluded […]
Two persons were injured when a boat exploded near Caye Caulker; one was flown to Belize City by BERT for treatment at the Medical Associates. Shortly after two this afternoon, thirty-three year old Cornel Brown and co-captain twenty three year old Jairo Reyes, were preparing to leave Caye Caulker en route to a resort Brown […]
A protest organized this morning in the Old Capital did not have the numbers that two others had in the past two weeks; only a small group turned out to protest a raft of social ills. The message, however, stayed on course and COLA says it all leads to a big demonstration in the weeks […]
Five pieces of legislation, among them the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Amendment Bill, Belize Constitution Eight Amendment Bill, Indictable Procedure Amendment Bill, Juries Amendment Bill and the Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Bill were introduced in the House in May. They are a bundle of initiatives by the government to tackle crime and violence […]
While the P.U.P. has rejected four of the five proposed amendments, including the controversial preventative detention, it does endorse the Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Bill. Francis Fonseca, Deputy Party Leader, P.U.P. “The one that we support has to do with the amendment to the Supreme Court of Judicature Amendment Bill which is the bill […]
Turning to tonight’s question: We have reported that government is considering the buyout of majority shares in BEL, so we ask: should electricity rates go up to avoid blackouts? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email […]
Celebrations to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Belize’s independence are just around the corner. A logo and theme were unveiled today and this year a number of new events will be incorporated in the revelry. There’s a Prime Minister’s Forum, a National Wear initiative and the carnival will be launched earlier than usual. News Five’s […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has taken to the airwaves since he announced last Friday that government is considering acquiring majority shares in Belize Electricity Limited. This morning an official four page statement was circulated by his office laying out the government’s case and crafted to ease any fear among investors. With the withdrawal of BEL’s […]
In the Dangriga court, five police officers and a Customs boatman who were charged in connection with an alleged drug plane that landed on the Southern Highway since last November have been committed to stand trial at the Supreme Court. Sergeants Jacinto Roches and Lawrence Humes, Corporals Nelson Middleton and Renel Grant as well as […]
On Tuesday night we told you about an attempted robbery in Orange Walk at New Hong Fua Supermarket located on the Corozal Road. Shortly before three o’clock yesterday evening four men, two armed with firearms entered the supermarket and attempted to rob the establishment. Owner, fifty three year old Guoqui Chen told police that one […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow during his quarterly press conference last week openly stated that he would be dissuading supporters of the ruling United Democratic Party from participating in a referendum to ban offshore oil exploration. Barrow’s position came after Oceana in Belize garnered the seventeen thousand votes necessary to trigger the referendum. Oceana’s Vice President […]
During this graduation season, there are often jitters and bouts of nervousness experienced by students as well as their families. Graduations are considered important milestones, especially when children are transitioning to adolescence and high school. Unfortunately, there is a twelve year old child in Esperanza Village in the Cayo District that has been banned from […]
A new writer has been added to the growing list of published poets. The Factory Books product line is proud to include seventeen year old University of Belize student, Bastien Cantareul. The youth’s collection, called Citizens of Decadence, is filled with forty poems of pure, though dark, emotions. Cantareul shared some of his poems at […]
From poetry to a local musician that easily blends in with the crowd. Dan Man is currently working on a new album but the funds are not easy to come by. Dan Man is actually selling copies of a song he recently recorded, a song that will be on that album. But unlike most musicians, […]
