Earlier this year the former Commissioner of Police Ornel Brooks accused attorney Kirk Anderson of trying to hinder their investigation into the murder of Jackie Fern Malic by urging the suspect’s girlfriend to destroy evidence. The attorney responded by filing libel suits against Brooks and Assistant Inspector Eli Salazar who made similar comments to the […]
On Wednesday Belmopan residents will go to the polls to decide whether their home will be recognized as the capital “city” as it has always been called. Since it was established in 1970, the capital has been governed by the Reconstruction and Development Corporation, an appointed board. But some “Belmopanese” have felt the community would […]
To help you monitor the progress of the voting on Wednesday in Belmopan, the Elections and Boundaries Department now has a website and they will be posting voter turnout information throughout the day. The site includes a sample ballot and information on the country’s electoral divisions and voter registration. General information on the Elections and […]
It’s Youth Week and among the activities this year is a new program which puts young people in the work force. Although the jobs are only temporary, the enthusiasm felt by the thirty teenaged participants will no doubt last much longer. News Five visited some of the job sites today. The workathon, the first of […]
Police throughout the country are reaching out to the community during Police Week. They have been visiting schools, participating in sporting events, and increasing public awareness of their efforts to combat crime on radio talk shows. Tomorrow Minister of National Security Jorge Espat will dedicate the refurbished Queen Street Police Station. The week culminates on […]
Police are looking for a Belize City man accused of raping a woman in a warehouse in Conch Shell Bay. The thirty-four year old woman told police that on Sunday night around nine she and David Gillett otherwise know as “Snu” were at the warehouse waiting for a third person when Gillett raped her. She […]
Three vehicles were stolen over the holiday weekend in Belize City. Early in the morning of November nineteenth Alma Paredes had her 1993 brown and gold Honda Accord stolen from in front of her home on East Canal. That night a 1980 red Oldsmobile belonging to Adrian Bradley disappeared from the corner of South Street […]
Everyone in business knows it’s hard to collect past due bills sometimes, but how far would you go to get your money? One Belize City trucker took action against a San Pedro shipping company today by staging a protest at the Barracks. Although his method was unorthodox, and according to the police, illegal, he got […]
November nineteenth, means different things to different people. For many it is simply a chance to enjoy good rum, food and fine tune dancing skills. But for others it is an opportunity to see history come to life with the reenactment of the Garifuna people’s arrival on the shores of Belize. As Janelle Chanona found […]
