You may not be feeling like it’s the day before elections but Belize City residents will be voting for their City Council tomorrow. But will the people turn out in significant numbers and what are some of the issues they would like the new City Council to deal with? News Five spoke with some voters […]
Tourism and archeology in Southern Belize both received a boost last night as a project was dedicated in a short ceremony at the Radisson. The Maya Archeological Site Development Project is an effort financed by the European Union which is providing improvements to the Maya sites of Nimli Punit and Lubaantun in the Toledo District […]
A family in Xaibe Village in the Corozal District was terrorized by five masked men over the weekend. Another man, who may have been involved in the holdup, is in the Corozal Hospital after being shot that same night. Police say that thirty-eight year old Adolfo Duran was at home with his family when five […]
In other news from Corozal, a man has been charged with attempted murder after he reportedly chopped a man in the Alta Mira area. Police say on the twenty seventh of February fifty year old Stephen Staubs was found outside his home with chop wounds to his forehead and arm. There was a machete at […]
In February two tourists were detained at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport after allegedly not paying a bill at San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. According to information News Five received at the time from police sources, the couple was prevented from leaving on their Miami flight and taken to the Ladyville Police Station where they […]
As part of their manifesto promise to improve recreational facilities for children, over the past two weeks the Belize City Council has been rehabilitating the Cinderella Park in the Caribbean Shores Area. Yesterday News Five visited the park and spoke with area representative for Caribbean Shores Jose Coye and City Councilor David Fonseca. Jose Coye, […]
“Challenges for Pediatrics” is the topic of a two-day congress being held by the Belize Pediatric Society for doctors and nurses. The meeting is the fourth to take place since the society was formed in 1996. According to Dr. Javier Magaña, a pediatrician, four years ago the society members committed themselves to providing continued education […]
Get ready to tap your feet and sway to the rhythm of a Jamaican performing arts group which will be giving recitals and workshops in Belize. News Five was at the Philip S.W. Goldson International to greet the performers. We got a taste of the music and dance which has made them regional favorites. The […]
