Because of all the confusion resulting in frequent accidents at the junction of North Front and Douglas Jones Streets, the traffic department has changed the stop signs from North Front Street to Douglas Jones, changing the right of way. However, the move, which was designed to ease the flow of traffic, did just the opposite […]
To protect children as well as combat violence involving youths last week the Government imposed a curfew for all children aged sixteen and under. The statutory instrument signed last Friday by Minister of Human Development, Dolores Balderamos Garcia specified that parents or guardians who allow a child to loiter, wander or be in the street, […]
Two children: Isandra Logan and Tisandra Logan lost their lives in a fire Saturday night on Tibruce Street and a third child Alden Logan Martinez died early Monday morning. Today Fire Chief Henry Baizar told News Five they have determined the fire was caused by negligence. Police told News Five they will be submitting a […]
Cases of unlawful carnal knowledge and indecent assault are so frequent these days they are beginning to seem like commonplace occurrences. But police have not lessened their attack on offenders and today a twenty-five year old teacher from Ladyville was taken to court. Police allege that Valan Hendy has been having sex with a fifteen […]
It may not sound like a big increase to those outside the industry, but the Belize Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism are celebrating a five point two percent increase in tourist arrivals for the month of March. According to the Ministry, the additional visitors are the result of their latest marketing campaign. News […]
While the United Democratic Party is opposing the new curfew, Cabinet is proceeding with additional security measures to protect children. Cabinet has approved the design and implementation of a school security initiative for twenty-two primary and secondary Belize City schools during school hours. The Ministry of Education has also established a truancy and child abuse […]
The government is in the process of creating the University of Belize which would be an amalgamation of a number of tertiary level institutions throughout the country. While the details of the plan are not yet clear, among the proposals are moving the main campus of U.C.B. from the Landivar area of Belize City to […]
News Five often does stories when authors and poets launch a new publication. But today a poet, who is relatively new to the art, twenty-eight year old Sherwin Garcia shared some of his work with us. Garcia says that he started to write poems since 1995 but has loved words since kindergarten. He shared one […]
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