In recent years, prison breaks have become almost as common as Chinese shop jackings. Most of the time the prisoners are caught hours later and hustled back to their cells. But dangerous criminals have gone on to murder innocent people — people who would be alive today if security had been better. No one will […]
While our news team was at the Hattieville Prison this morning they were stopped by an inmate of the maximum security section, Edwardo Martinez. Martinez has been accused of killing sixty-two year old businessman Fredrick Hopkins. Hopkins’ decomposed body was found last Thursday after his vehicle was discovered on April first. Martinez claims he is […]
The police, who are at times somewhat reluctant to release information to the media, today sent out a special bulletin devoted entirely to charges being filed against U.D.P. Senator Audrey Matura Tillett. Matura is being charged in causing a three-vehicle accident at the foot of the BelChina Bridge on April 13 as well as harm […]
The Mexican government will be assisting Belize with even more educational and cultural programs as well as expanding its cooperation in the areas of human development, the environment, agriculture and fisheries. Today meetings were held in Belmopan between Ambassador Jorge Alberto Lozoya of the Mexican Institute for International Cooperation, Ambassador Marco Antonio Alcazar of the […]
In an effort to help Belize’s young people find constructive activities, the Belize Chess Federation is reinvigorating its Chess in the Schools Program. The International Federation, FIDE, has given Belize one hundred chess sets and boards. Thirty of these will be used for Belize Chess Federation activities and the rest will be distributed to schools […]
Belize’s many environmental organizations work hard all year round to help people understand the issues that affect us. But a special joint effort is underway at the Bliss Institute as part of Earth Day, which is tomorrow April twenty second. The exhibition, sponsored by the Belize Audubon Society, seeks to create an awareness of the […]
Channel 5 is looking for a cameraman/editor to work in our news/production departments. Must have experience in a broadcast environment. Reply to personnel director at gbtv@btl.net.
