It was born as the Ramada Royal Reef and died as the Fiesta Inn. Today it was reborn as the Princess Belize. The new owner of Belize’s biggest hotel is Princess International Limited, a European company based in Turkey. Less than a decade old, the hotel originally managed as a Ramada, was in serious financial […]
The Prime Minister’s visit to Mexico City continued today with meetings with the Belizean community and the Japanese Ambassador. Last night during a state dinner with President Ernesto Zedillo, Prime Minister Musa discussed the agreements reached yesterday which included cooperation for the Museum of Belize and the establishment of district houses of culture. Technical Education […]
What appeared to be a suicide in Silk Grass Village turned out to be a case of murder. Two months later Dangriga police have made an arrest. The body of Honduran Luis Alfonso Hernandez Alcantara was found on May 8th at Polack Farm in a kneeling position with a rope around the neck. The other […]
In the Supreme Court today, two men were found guilty of manslaughter in the death of fruit vendor Ernest Rhaburn in 1997. A jury of 7 women and 2 men found Darrel Mayor and Kelvin Reneau guilty after four hours of deliberation this afternoon. Acting Chief Justice Troadio Gonzalez will not pronounce sentence until Monday […]
A man narrowly escaped serious injuries this morning as the vehicle he was travelling in plowed into a delivery truck. The accident occurred around ten fifteen and took place at the corner of Amara Avenue and Allemby Street. According to witnesses the Ford Taurus car driven at the time by Lan Quingzhe was going up […]
A five-week training program for those who work with young people begins next week at the UWI School of Continuing Studies. According to Brenda Johnson Gabourel, N.C.H.’s Director, the 30 teachers, NGOs, youth and church group leaders who work with children and adolescents on a regular basis will learn about how to keep youths out […]
A project that has been successful in a village in the Corozal District is coming to the city. Over the next two months women from Concepcion are teaching their sisters in the Port Loyola division of Belize City to make money in their own homes. News Five was at the Sister Clara Mohammed School for […]
Tonight on the Last Word G. Michael Reid comments on one of his favorite topics: sports. But this time Reid looks at why Belize must develop sports in a sustainable way, to borrow a phrase from the many development NGOs, if we want Belize’s athletic success to be more than fleeting glory. “The origin of […]
