On Sunday the People’s United Party announced its slate of candidates for the March City Council Elections. David Fonseca will be running for mayor and there are nine nominees for councilor including incumbent Mayor Marshall Nuñez. Most of us didn’t think much about it because traditionally there have been nine members of the council, but […]
An accident in Belize City has left two men injured. Police say at about six thirty this morning a security guard for Courts Belize Limited twenty-seven year old Carlos Williams reportedly took a Courts pickup truck for a ride without permission. While on Cork Street by the Memorial Park Williams lost control of the vehicle […]
Orange Walk police are investigating a holdup and robbery at the Come and Go Gas Station around six forty-five, Sunday evening. According to police reports, a masked man, wearing camouflage clothing and armed with a machine gun, walked into the station and demanded money. Police say after an undetermined amount of cash was handed over, […]
It looks like the residents of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye will be having a brighter Christmas this year. Work on the Belize Electricity Limited’s submarine power line connecting the town to the national power grid situated at the mainland coast near Maskall Village has been completed. The line, which was constructed over an eight-month period, […]
The Belize City Council will tomorrow night hold its annual Christmas Concert in front of the commercial center. One of the night’s main attractions will be awards given out to outstanding Belizeans who the council believes need to be recognized in some way. Danny Madrid, City Councilor “Our first is for Peyrefitte Brothers whom have […]
If you hear someone singing Jingle Bells or Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, tomorrow night, peek out your window because it may be the children from the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse spreading holiday cheer. News Five’s Hyacinth Latchman was invited to a special preview at the NOPCA office today. They are […]
If you still haven’t finished your Christmas shopping and plan to make a last minute trip to Chetumal you’re likely to be in for quite a surprise. News Five’s Stewart Krohn reports from Santa Elena, Corozal. Stewart Krohn “For years we’ve watched as busloads of Belizeans head across the Rio Hondo to shop in Chetumal. […]
