It was conducted with all the seriousness of a general election. And while these ballots took a little longer to count, the results of last Thursday’s UNICEF sponsored voting on children’s rights were no less important. Patrick Jones was on hand at the Radisson for the announcement. Marleni Cuellar, UNICEF Children’s Advisory Committee “We the […]
The Archaeology Department will begin salvage excavations next week on the ancient Maya mound at Nohmul, which was bulldozed last weekend. Archaeology Commissioner John Morris told News Five that his staff will first seek to determine the extent of the damage at the site, located in the Orange Walk District, and will then proceed to […]
In crime news closer to home — much closer actually — several members of News Five’s staff were on the scene last night as three gunshots went off across the street from our studios. The next thing we knew a man with a gun appeared and asked us if we could please call the police. […]
It’s been a long while since the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has gotten such a workout, but then again it’s not every day that the government proposes to overhaul the tax system. The National Assembly has announced that a further committee meeting will be held in Belmopan on June seventeenth […]
And while we all know that government must indeed get its share, accountant, Cedric Flowers took issue with the perceived slur on his profession’s reputation. Cedric Flowers, Accountant “Stuart, I must let the commissioner know that I strongly object to this notion of creative accountants and creativity. There’s nothing wrong with accountants being creative, it’s […]
The subject of basketball is never far from the heart of News Five commentator G. Michael Reid and with the NBA finals on the tube and the CARICOM Championships around the corner he’s ready to take another shot. “I was on foot this past Monday morning and just happen to be passing the Civic Center. […]
