Monday, when we first ran the story of a stabbing on Victoria Street in Belize City, a young man claimed to have seen an East Indian man creep up to the bed where Desiree Flowers was lying and stab her repeatedly. Now the victim is saying there was no stranger that it was this same […]
On Monday night, two men wearing stockings over their faces stormed into Luis store on Lizarraga Avenue in King’s Park and robbed Tie Lin Liang of seven hundred dollars. What they didn’t know was the owner who has been through this before was videotaping them. Liang who did not wish to appear on camera, says […]
One week after the police reported the theft of seven guns and ammunition from the National Exhibit Room on Queen Street, CIB has detained five men. Although the police would not comment on the identities of those being held, News Five understands they were among the crew doing construction work on the Eastern Division police […]
The Commission of Inquiry appointed by the Prime Minister, Said Musa to investigate the death of a Guatemalan, Mateo Ramirez in the border village of Arenal in June, will be convened in Belmopan next week. The inquiry will be held in the Belmopan Magistrate Court on Wednesday and Thursday, July 28 and 29 beginning at […]
The mystery surrounding the death of nine year old Erica Wills continues to deepen. The child’s remains were found on Saturday, exactly three weeks after she disappeared near her home on Cemetary Road in Belize City. Who she went with and why, is still unknown, and now the medical examiner says it may be impossible […]
While the police and medical examiner wrestle with solving the child murders, the National Organization for the Prevention of Child Abuse has become increasingly disturbed, not only by the killings, but the complacency that seems to exist in the homes of the children being targeted. Director Lorna McDougal says it is the children from poor […]
Over the next two weeks, children from all over Belize City are participating in the City Council’s annual summer program. The rain drove them to 4th Floor of the Commercial Center today, but the bad weather didn’t dampen their fun. Olga Gordon “We’re having our summer program. This is the third of its kind and […]
Some Belizean air travelers got an unanticipated dose of excitement this evening en route to Miami. Reports reaching News Five say the American Airlines flight which left Belize this afternoon encountered some troublesome indications on it’s cockpit instruments which the pilot could not correct. As a precaution he requested that the control tower at Miami […]
It seems we are always hearing about conferences and strategic planning, but concrete action is harder to come by. The Women’s Issues Network Belize has issued a report, “Woman at Work” on fifty women who attended a recent policy seminar. It highlights the challenges facing women in the Belizean work force. Coordinator Gayla Fuller promises […]
Characterizing it as an historic event the Prime Minister signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Garifuna Council on Saturday. The major points include protecting the land and sea areas inhabited and used by the Garinagu, the prevention of discrimination against Garifuna workers, and the development of social projects and programs particularly in the […]
From punta rock to painting, one Belizean artist has made a name for himself both in Belize and Germany. Like many Belizeans who have moved abroad, Pen Cayetano and his wife Ingrid have brought their children: Mali, Beni and Ibo home for their summer vacation to relax and learn about their culture. Although they have […]
