Employees of Nova Industries shrimp farm in Ladyville were rushed to the KHMH after an ammonia leak this morning. Reports to News Five are that several employees collapsed and others complained of feeling faint after exposure to the gas. All work was suspended and the premises were evacuated. Personnel at the KHMH treated those affected […]
The Department of the Environment has solved the mystery behind a fish kill in the New River in the Orange Walk district last week. Their investigation revealed that hundreds of fish died in the section of the river between New River Enterprises and the Trial Farm Creek when organic matter from the lumber mill’s compound […]
Several weeks ago the Ministry of National Security issued an alert about date rape drugs which could be administered in beverages. However, a young woman has reported to police that she believes she was drugged by something in a piece of candy. The 16-year-old girl from Toledo told the Reporter Newspaper that on the 29th […]
The candlelight vigil this Monday night for the four murdered Belize City girls has been rescheduled to accommodate the children who want to attend. Myrtle Palacio, chairman for the National Committee for Families and Children says they would like people to begin assembling at the Corner of Euphrates and Kut Avenues at five thirty so […]
On July 14th, four inmates from the Hattieville Prison tried to escape. They were stopped before they even made it out of the cell whose lock they managed to break. If the men had made it over the wall, their names would have been added to the long list of escapees over the past several […]
Orange Walk residents may have had dead fish to deal with last week, but today a dead manatee was found near Buttonwood Bay in Belize City. It is still not clear what killed the gentle marine mammal but its companions apparently realized something was wrong. Fisheries boat Captain Liston McCord who was the first one […]
Since the beginning of its privatization in 1988 the corporate performance of Belize Telecommunications Limited has been nothing short of spectacular. This year has been no exception with B.T.L. posting record revenues, record profits and for shareholders¼record dividends. While the figures will not be official until presented at next Thursday’s Annual General Meeting, Chairman Lisa […]
Belize’s telecommunications monopoly is not the only business, which intends to respond to the changing needs of its customers. Water taxi operators are also making plans to cash in on growing local and tourist traffic. They will be adding new routes later this summer that will make travel around the country a lot more convenient, […]
Yesterday sixteen year old Kevin Forrester, a member of UNICEF’s Children’s Advisory Committee and thirteen year old Kendra Buller of NOPCA’s Children in Action sat down with a number of other young people to discuss the child murders. This morning the two young people braved the camera, lights and teleprompter in the News Five studio […]
