Four men have been arrested and charged with the weekend robbery of a Belize City Chinese grocery. Xie Li He reported to police that on Saturday three dark skinned men entered her shop on Sixth Street in King’s Park and ordered some bottled water. While serving them, Li was hit in the head with a […]
The body of a man who disappeared while swimming on Monday has been recovered. Julian Novelo, a resident of Yo Creek Village, went missing while he and two other friends were swimming in the Rio Hondo. About halfway across the river Novelo began complaining of exhaustion and tried holding on to one of his companions, […]
At about 10 o’clock this morning, twenty illegal immigrants were captured during a routine patrol of the Calla Creek area of the Cayo District. The group, all citizens of Ecuador presumably on their way to the United States, were at least two kilometres inside Belize’s western border when they were detected by the Belize Defence […]
The Ministry of National Security has hired a coroner investigator to strengthen the National Forensic Service. Marianne Taylor, a Canadian National, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physical anthropology from the University of Calgary and is also qualified in forensic archaeology, death and crime scene investigation and evidence handling. She has worked with the […]
Prime Minister Said Musa took his place among his fellow Caribbean leaders as the twenty-second CARICOM Summit opened in the Bahamas this evening. High on the meeting’s agenda are trade items, including steps toward the creation of a regional single market and economy. Belize, which has traditionally bought more from CARICOM than it sells, will […]
Belizeans who study in Jamaica or travel frequently to the Caribbean will be happy to know that Air Jamaica may soon be opening a route between Belize and its hub in Montego Bay. A delegation from the Jamaican national carrier visited last week and presented a proposal for three times a week non-stop jet service […]
It took them a while but the Belize National Football Association has finally gone public with recent decisions that will have serious implications for the way the world’s most popular sport is played in Belize. News 5’s Jose Sanchez reports from a press conference held this morning at the Radisson. Jose Sanchez, Reporting With the […]
A security guard on duty at a Belize City meat shop clings to life after thwarting a robbery on Saturday afternoon. Thirty-six year old Nigerian, Daniel Akigoyoubi, an employee of J and B Security Service was working at Southside Meats on Albert Street West when at about 12:20, three dark skinned men entered the shop […]
Over the weekend a mother of five attempted to kill two of her children and then take her own life. Police report that on Saturday morning, twenty-four year old Kathleen Banner, a resident of Teakettle Village in Cayo, fed an unidentified poisonous liquid to her two year old son, Isaac Wallace, and four month old […]
Over the weekend a thief or thieves broke into the Turton Library on North Front Street and made off with a good portion of the facility’s audio visual equipment. According to library personnel, when they arrived at work this morning they discovered that the upstairs side door had been forced open. An inventory is not […]
In political news the UDP has nominated a familiar face to contest the Dangriga constituency in the next general election. Russell “Chiste” Garcia, who held the seat from 1993 to 98, but was then defeated by current PUP representative Dr. Ted Aranda, finished first out of five candidates at the Saturday convention. He collected two […]
One issue that has been put above party politics is the Guatemalan claim to Belize. With the recent OAS sponsored negotiating process about to culminate later this month in Washington, D.C., the Belize government continues with its campaign to educate the public on the issue. The latest effort by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]
A delegation led by Prime Minister Said Musa left the country today en route to the Bahamas for the twenty-second CARICOM Summit. The meeting, which opens on Tuesday, will deal largely with trade matters, centring on the implementation of the CARICOM single market and economy. Other major issues include the Caribbean Court of Justice and […]
In Belize the term “nine days wonder” has come to signify an effort that starts off with much fanfare but soon fades off into the oblivion of official inaction. Some recent examples are the crackdown on illegal bicycle riders and the enforcement of speed limits with the new radar gun. But one ongoing campaign that […]
It may not have quite the same impact as the recent one hundred and forty-one million U.S. dollar lottery jackpot in California, but Saturday’s lotto draw here in Belize has a winner. The prize is a not too shabby sixty-five thousand dollars, but as of this afternoon no one has yet come forward to claim […]
Six lucky customers were selected today to compete in the second “Catch the Cash” promotion at Courts. They are Gustavo Turcios representing the Dangriga store, Solomon Mas from Belmopan, Julio Huertos representing Orange Walk, Demetrio Choble from Corozal, Sherylee Castillo of Belize City and Chiah Lin from San Ignacio. For Lin it will be the […]
The chief executive officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Marcelino Avila, will be leaving his post to take up a position with the CARICOM Secretariat in Guyana. Avila, who has also served on the boards of several important institutions, has been appointed manager for CARICOM’s Sectoral Programmes. Among his duties will be development of […]
The City of Belmopan, after a quarter century of sluggish growth, is experiencing something of a population boom. In order to cope with the rapid expansion the Mayor and City Council have sought professional help from the Technical Institute just across the border in Chetumal. On Friday Belmopan officials travelled north to receive the first […]
A course designed to teach adults how to understand and work with teenagers is being held at the University of West Indies School of Continuing Studies. The course was first held in Belize in 1996 and according to training officer, Helen Rosalez, this time around twenty-five participants are taking part in the training session. Helen […]
Good evening I’m James and we thank you for climbing aboard this journey on Sports Monday. The final week of the B.F.L. playoff schedule found Builders Hardware Bandits of Belmopan on the road in search of a championship appearance at the expense of Leslie’s Verdes. The Bandits looking like a team on a mission pose […]
