The May second murder of a B.D.F. volunteer and mass holdup of nearly two hundred Belizeans on the Hummingbird Highway by a band of heavily armed Guatemalans is probably the most audacious crime ever committed on Belizean soil. At the time the police suffered tremendous embarrassment at their inability to apprehend the killers even though […]
It was obvious that Commissioner of Police Ornel Brooks either didn’t believe or didn’t want to believe the witnesses who came forward to support the two suspects’ alibis. He preferred instead to rely on the testimony of witnesses whom he claimed positively identified the men as the killers. At a press conference shortly after the […]
A five year old little boy Akim Gladden lost his life yesterday afternoon when he came out of a city bus on Raccoon Street and was hit by a jeep. Gladden’s mother Christine Hamilton was accompanying her only child at the time of the accident. She told News Five what she remembered about yesterday’s terrifying […]
The United Democratic Party is asking the Ministry of National Security to reverse its decision to issue police reports to the media on a twice weekly basis. The U.D.P., led by former Minister of National Security Dean Barrow, characterizes the move as an attempt to manipulate and control what is fed to the public. The […]
The San Ignacio Hospital has received an ambulance from the non-profit organization, Janus. On hand yesterday to accept the donation from Gabrielle Wollensak, Janus President was the area representative Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Daniel Silva. Daniel Silva, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries “On behalf of the people of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, in […]
While people in Barbados are looking forward to their elections, Belizeans are looking back at the changes and challenges of 1998. Today the Prime Minister Said Musa gave his New Year’s message and said the government will spend 1999 making positive changes for the nation. Said Musa, Prime Minister “The pop artist formerly known as […]
