In the early 1980’s a very strange phenomenon emerged in Belize City and its environs. Because the nation’s first over-the-air TV station — channel nine — chose to rebroadcast the signal of superstation WGN in Chicago, an entire generation of the old capital’s residents became loyal fans of the Chicago Cubs — one of the […]
Another Palacio is in the news tonight and while we’re not sure if she’s related to Milton, Chief Elections Officer Myrtle Palacio is under no less pressure than her athletic namesake. A government press release late this afternoon confirmed what many political observers have long known: the nation’s twenty-nine electoral districts need to be redrawn. […]
First it was computers for the high schools, now it’s libraries for the primary schools. Today the Michael Ashcroft Foundation officially opened three libraries, one at the Indian Creek Primary School in Toledo, one at Independence Primary School and the other at Christ the King Anglican School in Dangriga, as part of their Library/Literacy Programme […]
In an update to last Wednesday night’s traffic accident at the intersection of St. Thomas, Princess Margaret Drive and St. Matthew’s Streets, News Five spoke to family members of eighteen-year old Duane Cano today to find out about his current condition. Cano was rushed by air ambulance to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami on Thursday, […]
It may not be in a class with the Academy Awards or prizes named after Nobel or Pulitzer but on Friday night in Guatemala City ceremonies were held for the awards known as La Ceiba de Oro. The gala affair, held at the Holiday Inn, honored media houses all over Central America and for the […]
The World Trade Organization has invited a number of countries without permanent representation in Geneva, Switzerland to attend a “Geneva Week” in preparation for the Seattle, Washington Ministerial Conference. Belize is represented by Foreign Service Officer Jose Alpuche and Minister Counselor Alexis Rosado. They join thirty-six WTO members and observers in examining available technical assistance […]
We’ve all got a mental picture of our dream house, that home we will build when we get our land, and enough money. But what if you are so poor your house is a nightmare, a structure that is just waiting to collapse around your ears. As News Five found out some Belize City folk […]
