Six months after massacring the Opposition in nationwide general elections the People’s United Party proved that its victory was no fluke. Amassing almost sixty percent of the total number of votes the P.U.P. installed a mayor and full ten member Belize City Council. The voting, which was largely along party lines, saw a former Mayor, […]
According to the man who garnered the greatest number of votes, Marshall Nuñez, the P.U.P. victory boiled down to a simple, but time tested formula: hard work. Marshall Nuñez, City Councilor “We had to go out there, myself and all the other candidates, we went from division to division throughout the city. We did all […]
One of the newest faces in the P.U.P. lineup was enthusiastic last night about the prospect of serving on the City Council. Yasmin Shoman committed herself to improving the city. Yasmin Shoman, City Councilor “We are a party that does not believe in excuses; we believe in getting the job done and doing it well. […]
The youngest face on the U.D.P. slate, who also got the most votes for his party, Patrick Faber said regardless of the end result, this election was a chance for the U.D.P. to show it can rebuild itself. Patrick Faber, U.D.P. with most votes “What is clear is that the old way is not working […]
Today the Leader of the Opposition, Dean Barrow said he has nothing but appreciation for Patrick Faber and all the new U.D.P. candidates who took on the challenge of running for a party which had just suffered such a stunning defeat. He says the results do indeed show that the U.D.P. is a viable party […]
A little girl is in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being knocked down this afternoon by a sixteen year old driver. According to police reports at about twelve forty-five this afternoon Jody Burgess was driving a car with a California license plate along Mahogany Street heading towards the Government Administrative Complex. As Burgess reached […]
While they are disturbed by the recent number of sexual assaults against children and young women, police say they are heartened that the victims are now starting to come forward. As a result of such courage, police made four arrests this week. Today the offenders were taken to court. News Five was there. The men, […]
On December thirty first, 1998 an eleven year old boy in Benque Viejo del Carmen fell ill from a mysterious disease. Although he was sent to Melchor De Mencos in Guatemala for treatment, he died. After many tests it has been revealed that the death was as a result of Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that […]
With sexual assault against children and incest so much in the news these days, the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse has embarked on a program to help kids protect themselves, even from the very adults who are supposed to protect them. Because discussing abuse is so difficult for many parents, NOPCA has […]
