Another accident late Wednesday evening has left two young men in critical condition. Eyewitnesses say around eight thirty, the car being driven by eighteen-year-old Omar Zelaya was going fast as it made its way down St. Thomas Street and did not yield at the stop sign at the intersection of Princess Margaret Drive. The car […]
A police search in some cool places netted them hot items in a Belmopan home yesterday. Police went to twenty-five Sinsonte Street where they found seventy grams of cannabis in the refrigerator. Stacked away in a white cooler were a total of two hundred and forty three counterfeit one hundred-dollar Belizean bills and one thirty-eight […]
For the second time this year, the Belize Fire Service held a simulated fire exercise in a congested area of Belize City. This time the “fire” was at forty-two Wagner’s Lane. Operations Manager Ted Smith says the Department was more than satisfied by the work of the firefighters. Ted Smith, Operations Manager “It is always […]
In September, the government announced the sale of its shares in the Belize Electricity Limited. For twenty-one days, the Belizean public could buy into the company. Local bidding closed on October fourth, while internationally, bidding closed on October eight. In a press release today, the government of Belize announced that one thousand, four hundred Belizeans, […]
Since Woody, the baby manatee was recovered from the waters off Buttonwood Bay, the calf remains under a twenty-four hour watch at the Coastal Zone Management and Institute. Although Woody was expected to be transferred to Xcaret, Mexico for continued care, today we learn that the mammal will, if all goes well, be sent to […]
Belizean doctors have often complained about the lack of up to date resources in the medical field which makes it difficult for them to treat their patients properly or any at all. In an effort to stay abreast of the latest improvements of their colleagues abroad, medical practitioners have been meeting on a yearly basis […]
Today a new set of wheels was introduced to Belize and the rest of the Caribbean as Toyota dealerships in the region presented the Toyota Yaris. Belize’s Toyota dealer, Pie Marin, is expecting the Yaris to receive rave reviews and starting today, is offering free test-drives to interested Belizeans. News Five’s Janelle Chanona jumped in […]
Along with the “Mitch Memories,” tonight some are remembering the ill-fated ship Fantome. The ship and its crew of thirty-one sank in the Gulf of Honduras as it tried to escape the deadly path of Mitch. Investigators representing the family of the lost crew are still trying to get to the bottom of what happened […]
