A routine road check by customs officials in Orange Walk ended in a high-speed chase and the arrest of two Belize City men. According to Orange Walk police, around eight Tuesday night, customs officers were conducting checks on the Yo Creek/San Antonio Road when they noticed a brown car coming towards them. The men ordered […]
Today the Ministry of National Security and Immigration closed the Refugee Department. According to the Ministry the traditional source of refugees to Belize, Latin America has progressed to democratically elected civilian governments and the last war ended two years ago removing the causes of the refugee problem. Because of this the United Nations High Commissioner […]
The Belize Port Authority is offering a reward of five thousand dollars for any information which will help in locating Charles Garbutt and his family who disappeared at sea two weeks ago. Garbutt is a lighthouse keeper at English Caye and has been an employee of the Port Authority for over nine years. He and […]
Almost a month ago, on December fourth, four year old Neri Orellano left the country to undergo surgery to remove a tumor that was lodged in his spinal cord. The condition caused the little boy a great deal of pain and he had trouble walking and urinating. Thanks to Friends of Pediatrics and their counterparts […]
It’s Thursday and you know what that means: cruise ship visitors wandering around town seeing the sites and looking for souvenirs. But while most visitors just blend into the hustle and bustle of the city, one man today became an attraction himself when it was discovered he was none other than Puerto Rican boxing star […]
Tonight at midnight we will toast the passing of 1998 and the arrival of 1999. For some ’98 was a great year, for others it was one they hope will never come back. News Five asked some people today about what they will remember and what they would like to come their way in ’99. […]
We end our last newscast of 1998 with the Last Word from G. Michael Reid. Tonight, like the rest of us, he looks back on a year that was filled with changes and tries to make some sense of it all. “Well, the stage is set, the welcome mat is laid and we stand ready […]
