Crime in Belize comes in many shapes and sizes. Over the weekend a total of five murders rocked the nation…and later in this newscast we’ll focus on a violent assault in Placencia that had its roots in the international drug trade. But we’ll lead tonight’s news with an act that barely registers on the Richter […]
Another child has come forward to report a sexual assault committed by a parent. The man in question from the Toledo District has been arrested and charged with incest. According to what the fifteen-year-old girl told police, her father had been raping her since August thirteenth of this year and threatened to kill her if […]
As the fastest growing cruise ship destination in the Caribbean, Belizean tourism officials should be whistling a happy tune…but a history of boom and bust in Caribbean tourism has taught the region that complacency is the one marketing strategy that never works. With that lesson in mind, members of the Caribbean Tourism Organization are suggesting […]
While regional governments are joining forces to promote tourism, local entrepreneurs are developing new activities for all those visitors to experience once they’re here. Today, the press was invited for a sneak preview of a Belize City attraction that, according to News 5’s Jacqueline Woods, received rave reviews. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The press release from […]
B>In the drug trade it’s called a wet drop: when a plane, usually from Colombia, discharges several tons of well sealed bundles of cocaine over a pre-arranged area of sea. The bales are then collected by local drug dons and warehoused for future shipment through Mexico and into the States. But not all wet drops […]
