Two men face charges of illegal fishing after they were caught net fishing off the pier at the Port Authority in Belize City. Fisheries personnel confiscated twenty-eight yellow fin jacks, two catfish, and a snapper as well as the men’s nets and boat. News Five spoke with Fisheries Inspector Troy Garcia about the incident and […]
Police are warning the public about a con-artist who is operating in San Ignacio, Belize City, Orange Walk and Corozal. They are asking people to be wary of the man originally from Sand Hill who is around fifty-four years old. A.I.P. Simeon Alvarez, Head of C.I.B. “Bill Cantun, since 1982, since my enlistment in the […]
It cost over eight hundred and sixty thousand dollars for the improvements, and although there were some major delays brought on by Hurricane Mitch and other bad weather the Belize City Swing Bridge will open tomorrow. Tonight Hyacinth Latchman looks back at how the bridge used to be, and what motorists and pedestrians can expect […]
The Banana Grower’s Association has given the Ministry of National Security a donation of seventy-five thousand dollars for the construction of a police sub-station at the junction of the Southern Highway and the road to Placencia. The project and the donation were originally announced less than a year ago by the previous Minister of National […]
If you were thinking about having a pleasant lunch this afternoon and you passed the corner of Dean and Plues Streets, you probably changed your mind. A little after eleven o’clock a resident of the area went into her yard and discovered two animal heads. She immediately called health officials and the Belize City Council. […]
Freetown Sibun is known for its efforts to protect Hicatee which inhabit the river. Well, villagers are once again pooling their resources and devoting their energies to another cause. This time they are not making an investment in the environment, but in their children. It may have one of the smallest enrollments in the country […]
Whether you live in a city, town or village, trash on the streets or along the waterways is not only unpleasant but is a health risk as well. This month, one Cayo radio station has been enlisting the help of the district’s youngest residents to get the message out: keep your area clean. Yesterday Hyacinth […]
