On Tuesday we reported on the tragic accidental death of two babies: one in San Pedro and the other in Hattieville. Today, we regret to announce number three. Few details are available, but a late afternoon release from the Police Department indicates that around 1:55 p.m. a two year old girl was brought to the […]
Belize’s death penalty may be under assault from the European Union and a collection of local and foreign human rights groups…but that has not stopped the legal system from bringing criminals to justice. Today a major trial concluded in the Supreme Court and News 5’s Marion Ali was on hand for the verdict. Marion Ali, […]
On October eleventh, thirteen year old Rodney Borland was shot in the back during an attempted robbery at his family’s store in Punta Gorda. Ten days later, the critically wounded teen was air ambulanced to Guatemala to receive surgery on his spine and to remove a tube from his throat that helped him breathe. This […]
In a follow up to another story we’ve been tracking, today News 5’s Jacqueline Woods visited the woman identified only as Delmi. Delmi, as we reported on November twenty-eighth, is an AIDS patient who already lost her husband to the disease and now cares for her two children who have fortunately tested negative for HIV. […]
It has now been confirmed that Belize’s National Basketball Team has qualified for a shot at a medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador. This was made possible by the defeat of Mexico at the hands of the heavily favoured Dominican Republic, 79-67. On Thursday Belize will go up against the […]
It is not an unusual story, but it’s still one that needs to be told. Jacqueline Woods reports on an alleged case of brutality on the part of Belize City police. Kimberly Bradley, Homeowner “She was inside the bedroom when the police started to beat the two boys. And I think that is really wrong […]
Another week, another set of computer installations. Today’s ceremonies, however, were a little bit different in that the school in question is no stranger to the digital domain. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Saint John’s College was one of the first educational institutions to introduce computers to its students. Today, S.J.C. is making great strides in developing […]
They are as Belizean as rice and beans; as Christmassy as Santa Claus. And you know exactly what I’m talking about. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With Christmas just three weeks away, business on Albert Street is brisk. And when it comes to home improvement projects, Belizeans are going the whole nine yards…especially when it comes to […]
