This morning Cayo’s most wanted man, escape convict Jordy Espat, was shot and killed by police in a dramatic scene in Santa Elena Town. News 5 understands that just after nine today Espat was recognized by residents, who called police and reported his whereabouts. Within minutes of the call, San Ignacio police had surrounded the […]
It’s a strange story that has far more questions than answers. But tonight, one Belize City woman is at home recovering from what she says was a brush with death at the hands of a still unidentified attacker. Twenty-seven year old Norma Serano told police she was alone at her home on Wilson Street on […]
In more police news, four days after a home break-in on the Northern Highway, cops have arrested three men from Ladyville. Authorities allege that sometime between seven a.m. and four p.m on Monday, twenty-year-old Levi Bahadur, nineteen-year-old Bruce Heron and seventeen year old Shane Bahadur, travelled to mile six and a half on the Northern […]
It is the tie that binds us as Belizeans…our quest for a piece of land to call our own; evidenced by the hundreds who make a weekly pilgrimage to the Ministry of Natural Resources in Belmopan. In an effort to cut down on the hassle, late last year government launched a land management program. And […]
With just over a week until one of the biggest national events on the sporting calendar, officials of the Belize Cycling Association say all the pieces are in place for the seventy-fifth ride for the roses. At a meeting last night in Belize City, association executives and members of the technical committee, held a closed […]
Artists all over the world, even talented men and women, have found that it’s difficult to prosper from their romanticized profession. So when an offer like the one in this next story comes along, interest peaks, especially when there’s twenty-five thousand U.S. dollars on the line. CLICO, Colonial Life Insurance Company, based in Trinidad, has […]
Since it’s opening in 2001, the Museum of Belize has welcomed more than twenty thousand visitors from home and abroad. And while there are two main exhibitions on display: the history of the Mayas and Belize City, as time passed, several additions have been made. This morning, the museum added a new segment: a four […]
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there’s a whole other world out there right at our feet…one filled with breathtaking vistas and amazing animals. Earlier today News 5’s Jacqueline Woods got her feet wet finding out how one community group is trying save the Haulover Creek from […]
