Several weeks after they allegedly broke into the police national exhibit room, the five men accused of stealing seven guns and thirty six rounds of ammunition were handcuffed and escorted over to magistrate court this afternoon. James Hyde, Kareem Young, Norman Reyes Junior, Earl Bodden and Wayne Webster were taken into custody on Sunday, July […]
Police may have nipped one potential cry of police brutality in the bud, but another allegation made it to the papers last week. The Reporter carried the story of Blanca Chinchilla of New Road who claimed Corporal Navarette punched her in the face at the Raccoon street station on July 9th. Today the police refuted […]
Yesterday Leroy “The Grandmaster” Young launched his latest anthology of poems at the Fort George Education Center. Today another poet traveled up to Belize City from Punta Gorda to do a little promotion for his new book. Vet by day, poet by night Luis Palacio spoke to News Five about why he got into poetry, […]
The SAPEROCO clown and comedy troupe from Costa Rica arrives this Saturday for one performance at the Bliss Institute as part of their Central American tour. Their hosts, the Belize Dance Company, say it will be an evening of fun theatre without words for the entire family. The mimes originally from Venezuela have performed South […]
To preview the release of their first CD of gospel music, Elaine and Lyndon Sutherland and Zoe Ministries are inviting the public to a Thanksgiving celebration this Saturday. Elaine Sutherland says she was inspired by passages from scripture and with the help of Errol Robateau, her husband Lyndon and the musicians at Zoe the songs […]
Even though he won’t give Chris Rock a run for his money, aspiring comedian Kirk Yarde hopes Belizeans will run to see his stand-up routine. Yarde stopped by News Five today and gave us a preview of the show. Kirk Yarde, Comedian “What happened is one day I was coming across the big bridge no […]
It may not be a large delegation, in fact it will probably be considered tiny, but the three athletes and three officials from Belize attending the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada will be waving their flag just as proudly as the bigger contingents. The six Belizeans, cyclists Ernest “Jawmaine” Meighan, and Andrew Smiling, athlete […]
Just about everyone would agree that Belize needs more jobs, but what good are more career opportunities in growing fields like tourism unless young people can acquire the skills needed for the job? This week educators are examining this very issue and how to create centers for employment and vocational training that will address the […]
