Compared to the high drama surrounding her ups and downs as a prominent union activist, today’s court ordered return to work of Christine Perriott was something of an anticlimax. When she showed up at B.T.L.’s Regent Street offices this morning, the Internet technician was admitted without incident and she told us later that she was […]
A vicious and fatal stabbing has resulted in the arrest of a resident of Independence village. According to police, just after midnight on Sunday, authorities were informed that there was a man with a bad cut to his stomach lying on the street in front of the Bang Chinese Restaurant. When the cops showed up, […]
Tonight police investigations continue into a strange case of arson that took place on the Customs compound in Belize City last week. Reports to News Five are that around three a.m. on June sixth, someone cut through the fence surrounding the Port Authority, busted a hole into a forty-foot container and–instead of stealing the contents–set […]
For the fourth time in less than a week, we have the depressing duty to report the rape of a young woman. The latest assault occurred on Wednesday in the Corozal District. According to the report filed with police, a sixteen year old girl went to work at the house of her thirty-one year old […]
A man convicted of murder and sentenced to life in Prison has had that verdict set aside on appeal. On March second, Edward Barona was found guilty of the June 2005 murder of David Vasquez on Orange Street in Belize City. Today, however, the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction and ordered a verdict of […]
Track and field results doesn’t often make headlines, but the performance of Belizean athletes last weekend in a regional competition has given sporting officials cause for optimism. The CADICA Open held in Costa Rica, was not without a fair share of drama however as the national team arrived late and had to ask organisers to […]
It’s something most of us don’t think about until someone close to us experiences a life-threatening accident or illness. Then we’re only too eager to donate blood. But many emergencies don’t allow for the luxury of time … which is why this next story is so important. Ronald Stuart, President, Belize Blood Donor Service “Blood […]
Meredith Kennedy is not the kind of performer we get to see every day. For one thing her hair is really blonde. More importantly, her performance involves elements of song and comedy that are seldom combined on the Belizean stage. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has a preview. Meredith Kennedy, Singer “I’ve been singing since I […]
