The politically sensitive case involving the rape of Freetown standard bearer for the U.D.P. Marisa Quan took an abrupt turn today. Eighteen year old Barry Robinson confessed to the crime last week, but what police did not say when they issued their press release making the announcement was that a second man was named in […]
Anticipation for the 1998 General Elections continues to build and the Elections and Boundaries Commission is taking steps well in advance to ensure that the playing field is a level one for the men and women who are in the race to Independence Hill. This morning the Commission summoned all the political parties and the […]
Earlier this week the Belize Electric Company Limited launched its Secondary Schools Science Competition. And today one Belize City high school showed off what may very well be some of the entries in the national contest. First, second and third form students of Wesley College spent the day touring various exhibits in the school’s science […]
Since he took over as host of the Last Word over a year ago, News Five’s Commentator G. Michael Reid has discussed a wide range of topics in his weekly commentary. But through it all, sports seem to be his favorite preoccupation and it is to that world that he returns tonight for the Last […]
If the old adage “no news is good news,” holds any merit, then you’ll love the bulletin from the police tonight. The only incident noted in the daily sitrep from Belmopan is the detention of a forty one year old man from Toledo, apparently for the possession of an unlicensed sixteen gauge shotgun. It’s not […]
His story made national headlines earlier this year when his release from prison on pardon from the Belize Advisory Council appeared to have placed Burrell Boom resident Carlos Seguro at the mercy of the world. Frailed and barely able to help himself, prison authorities said Seguro had AIDS, and that their decision to seek his […]
The Regional Director of the British Executive Service Overseas, David Lewis is nearing the end of a week-long working visit to Belize. According to Lewis, his visit is to promote BESO as an alternative for local small business owners who cannot afford to pay for commercial consultants or training for their employees. So far, Lewis […]
The National Agriculture and Trade Show is still two weeks away but already the winners of the Farmer of the Year award in the senior, junior and female categories have been announced. A government press release names forty five year old Mario Narvaez of Corozal as the overall winner in the senior division, while twenty […]
A group of government and private sector officials that were recently in Mexico for discussions on the Proposed Text of a trade agreement between the two countries have reported on the progress of their visit. According to the Belize Information Service, the delegation headed by Trade Minister Alfredo Martinez, told their Mexican counterparts that Belize […]
The National AIDS Task Force is embarking on an ambitious drive, which it hopes will lead to the development of policies directly addressing the issues of H.I.V. and AIDS. The Task Force has organized the first in a series of consultation workshops for Thursday in Belize City, where top level personnel from various government ministries […]
In the corporate world of the nineties, downsizing has become as much a part of day-to-day operations as computers, telephones and email. But someone must have forgotten to pass the word along to the people in the local gas station business as more and more service stations are popping up all over Belize City. Over […]
Two Belize City men thought they could make some easy cash up north but have found out that crime has its disadvantages. Police report that Monday evening twenty three year old money changer Marvin Flores was heading back from the border to Orange Walk, but when he reached the junction of Libertad Village he saw […]
A nineteen month old baby girl has died suddenly and mysteriously in Belize City. The child, Ishella Menjivar, of Cemetery Road, was playing in the park Monday evening under the supervision of her mother, twenty eight year old Petrona Cruz. Cruz told police that around five thirty Ishella suddenly fell to the ground gasping for […]
The less affluent members of the family of nations, including Belize, are not generally known for their contributions to the advancement of science. But our lack of size and financial resources does not mean we must forever remain in the technological dark ages. Patrick Jones reports on an initiative that aims to put science at […]
The University College of Belize has signed an agreement to collaborate with Guatemala’s premier tertiary institution, the University of San Carlos. Both schools are members of the Central American Confederation of National Universities. The working relationship is expected to initially focus on the areas of veterinary science and architecture, which are already being developed at […]
The introduction of a new draft set of regulations for primary schools has sent the nation’s teachers back to their books to take a close look at how the rules proposed by government will affect them. Today the nation’s largest provider of education, the Catholic Church, got its educators together for a review. The meeting […]
It was almost a month ago that planeloads of soldiers from all over the Caribbean arrived in Belize for the annual training exercise of the Regional Security System. The over 700 participants from ten countries were rotated through three locations: Consejo in the Corozal District were they practiced amphibious landings, Salamanca in Toledo where they […]
Two Belize City men charged with the crime of robbery have been rewarded with a stiff prison sentence faster than they could say “show me the money”. Twenty year old Charles Brown and twenty eight year old Michael Arnold were sentenced to seven years in prison when they appeared before the Quick Trial Court on […]
A seventeen year old Belize City fisherman has been arrested and charged for the crimes of damage to property, aggravated assault and attempted murder. Deon Cadle of an Ebony Street address was arrested by police following a report made by twenty seven year old Stanley Herrera. Herrera told police that while he was driving a […]
Two other teenagers have also been arrested and charged for the crime of attempted murder in connection with an incident which happened last month. They have been identified as sixteen year old Eric Pitts and seventeen year old Cleveland May. The two are accused of wounding eighteen year old student Luis Contreras and another youth, […]
The police in Belize City were not the only ones catching up with suspected criminals. In Dangriga a two-week investigation has resulted in the arrest of a twenty two year old man in connection with an incident which happened on April fourteenth. A Danriga woman told police that shortly after midnight she came home and […]
A break in at the posh home of a Belize City businessman has left him and his wife considerably poorer. Sometime Sunday night while Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hotchandani slept peacefully at their house on the Newtown Barracks thieves entered through a second story window. After helping themselves to cold drinks from the refrigerator the […]
In crime news which did not appear on the police blotter, sources in King’s Park have told News Five that a group of youths from outside the area went on a violent rampage on Saturday night leaving one boy chopped and three others with multiple stab wounds. The first attack was said to have occurred […]
It’s an organization that has touched the lives of countless people since it was founded in 1865 in England. And as the world around it continues to change, the Salvation Army has embarked on a series of adjustments to keep up with the times. Those changes will also have a profound impact on the work […]
Classes may have just resumed for primary school children after the Easter holidays, but already plans are well underway to provide some meaningful activities for summer. The Conscious Youth Development Program has put together a calendar of events, including sports, which are intended to provide positive outlets for young people to channel their energies. Keith […]
