It’s been four working days since the Minister responsible for Prisons said he would be launching an inquiry into why a prison inmate, Raymond Flowers was at a football game in Belize City — apparently unsupervised — on November seventh. The matter is still not resolved. Today, News Five was finally able to obtain a […]
Within days of taking office, the Attorney General Godfrey Smith launched his three-year plan for reforming Belize’s judiciary. Today he took the first steps towards bringing the nation’s lawyers, judges and magistrates closer to his vision. At a legal summit entitled, “The Bench and Bar in the New Millennium” members of the legal profession explored […]
Although they are no longer referring to it as a “certification” process the United States government today released its list of countries President Bill Clinton considers to be major illicit drug producing or drug transit countries. Belize, which was on the list of “major” countries last year has been moved to the list of “regions […]
The police have arrested two men in connection with a burglary at the Xtra House on Cemetery Road. Twenty-eight year old Errol Swift of Amara Avenue and thirty-five year old Andy Avilez of Ebony Street were today charged with burglary. The store’s owner Vinod Chawla reported the break in occurred sometime between ten Friday night […]
Belize is benefiting this week from its membership with the Caribbean Tourism Organization. In conjunction with the Belize Tourism Board, C.T.O., which provides training for its member countries, is hosting a four-day workshop for teachers at B.T.B. Sherilee Rivero, the Product Development Officer for the Belize Tourism Board, says the workshop is part of B.T.B.’s […]
A chiropractor and physical therapist is the new Director of Physical Therapy at Helpage’s Philip Hall Therapy Center. Dr. Orlando Pelayo, who has been practicing in Belize for twenty years tells News Five besides helping the residents, the Helpage Center is licensed by the Social Security Board to provide services to those who are injured […]
The Protected Areas Conservation Trust, PACT, has a new Executive Director. Valerie Woods, former Director of Tourism, and recently appointed permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Information takes over the directorship of PACT on December first. In a press release this evening, Woods said that while invaluable experience could be gained from being […]
They’re back from their performance at Festival of the Caribbean ’99 in Cancun, Mexico. But while the children pleased the audience, the Pantastick Steel Band Orchestra, and their parents weren’t too pleased with the trip. In a press release today, the Belize Arts Council said while Grace Primary students captivated their audiences, they weren’t treated […]
