It seemed like a case of deja-vu, but the heat and flames on Albert Street last night and its accompanying blackout were real. In the daylight city residents could only sigh as they passed the burnt out shell of yet another favorite downtown store. News Five was at the scene. Friday’s early morning fire was […]
The tragic accident, which killed three people and left four others burned when a butane tank exploded during a delivery in the Orange Walk District, has left everyone a little nervous about ordering gas for their stoves. To prevent such a disaster from ever happening again representatives from the Butane Storage and Distribution Industry met […]
Forecasters say it’s no cause for concern right now; but the slow moving Tropical Storm Mitch in the western Caribbean should be monitored over the next couple of days. According to head of the National Climate Change Project Carlos Fuller, the potential for Mitch to strengthen into a hurricane remains high. Carlos Fuller, Director, Climate […]
The debate continues over three appointments to the judiciary made by the previous Attorney General Dean Barrow just prior to the elections. Last night on News Five the Prime Minister Said Musa said it is not the individual justices — Manuel Sosa, George Singh, and George Meerabux — that he objects to but the way […]
The stretch of the Hummingbird Highway between the Sibun River Bridge to the Caves Branch Bridge will be rehabilitated with funds secured from the eighth European Development Fund. This afternoon in Belmopan the Prime Minister signed the contract for almost nine million dollars which was awarded to Cisco Construction Company owned by John Woods. Besides […]
In a nation where so many people value education as a means to improving their lives, it is shocking to realize that four thousand children miss school at least three days a week. It may seem like a huge problem to combat, but the Truancy Program begun by the Ministry of Education in September aims […]
In tonight’s edition of the Last Word G. Michael Reid comments on the inevitable changing of the guard after elections and the sometimes unpleasant side effects of wearing your political heart on your sleeve. “The 1993 General Elections was the first in which I was privileged to cast a vote. The four previous elections caught […]
