Saturday afternoon Belmopan Police officers responded to many phone calls about blood on the floor of a public bathroom at the Belmopan Market Square. After they conducted a search of the area, they found a plastic bag containing a pair of jeans soaked in blood. To their horror the officers then found another plastic bag […]
Less than a month ago a man reportedly forced his way into the home of a Ladyville woman, brutally beat her, tied her up, raped her and then set her house on fire. Fortunately for the victim she managed to escape from the flames. Over the weekend the police captured the man they believe is […]
The family and friends of Maya leader Julian Cho whose body was found at his Punta Gorda home on December first say there are still many unanswered questions about his death. This morning the Southern Alliance for Grassroots Empowerment, SAGE, held a press conference in Belize City in which Cho’s wife Maggie and his close […]
St. Catherine’s Academy held a career day today. Students gathered in different classrooms to listen to guest speakers from various fields such as accounting, biology, computer science, agronomy, business management, marketing and the media. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman was one of the guest speakers and spoke to the students about the rewards of being in […]
Another Christmas tradition got underway this morning with over one hundred Belizean families receiving food hampers from the Belize City Lion’s Club. The packages were delivered on the south side of Belize City with the Lake Independence area being the main distribution point. Each package consisted of assorted food items valued at twenty-five dollars. The […]
After the success of the International Bilingual Coral Reef Exhibition in Belize City, the Belize Audubon Society is moving the display to Belmopan. The exhibition, which has as its primary goal to educate the public about threatened marine eco-systems, depicts threats to the reef such as pollution, over-fishing and contaminated run off from poor land […]
It seems Christmas shoppers won’t be getting any relief from the downtown run-a-round despite promises by the Ministry of Works. Today the Ministry announced that the Swing Bridge will not be open in time for Christmas, but will remain closed until the end of January which is its scheduled date for completion under the contractual […]
Whether its accommodating eight hundred people off a cruise ship or eight people who want a personal tour guide for a trip to the zoo, the members of Belize’s tourist industry all want the same thing: for visitors to Belize to have the best time possible during their stay. And the new Belize Tourist Board […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley so let’s roll with another flavor of Sports Monday. The monster in B.F.L. Football was staged at the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday where 2 contenders tried to further their playoff ambitions in a 90 minute transaction. In the role of host the Yabra Sporting Club observes the expected pre-game meeting with […]
