Jul 27, 2021
Colin Gillett
It’s been over a month since the National Fire Service had to vacate the property it called headquarters for decades after the previous U.D.P. administration sold the fire station to Atlantic Bank before the General Elections. They have had to split into two locations – at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex and a house on Sunrise Avenue, about a block away from BERT Ambulance. It isn’t ideal for the department which responds to emergencies, but Fire Chief Colin Gillett says that they are making use of what they have.
Colin Gillett, Fire Chief, National Fire Service
Jun 1, 2021
Track & Field Athletes Selected for National Team
Over the weekend, the Belize Athletics Association held its national games in track and field to determine which top athletes will compete in two upcoming regional tournaments. The selection process lasted two days and as News Five’s Duane Moody found out, these Belizean athletes have been keeping in top shape despite COVID-19 restrictions.
Duane Moody, Reporting
It was an exciting day as over a hundred track and field athletes converged at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex to compete for a spot on the national team that will be sent to represent the country in two upcoming regional tournaments.
May 26, 2021
Deon Sutherland
The Belize Athletics Association is calling all Belizean athletes who are sixteen years of age and older to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex this weekend for its open national track and field championship event. As you will recall, for a year athletes weren’t able to train together and sporting events were put on hold due to the pandemic. But as the world is opening up, regional and global staging of sporting events are returning and Belize wants to get its athletes back out competing. So, that is why the B.B.A. is hosting this open event. President of the association Deon Sutherland tells us more.