The House of Representatives held a special sitting today to meet for one last time in 1999. The Belmopan City Council Bill was introduced following the residents’ decision last month to become a city, the Dangerous Goods Act was amended to prohibit the delivery of butane gas in bobtail trucks in developed areas after two […]
Fifteen trainees graduated from the National Fire Service third basic training course this afternoon. Prior to the course, none of the participants had any experience in firefighting and it is the first time in Belize’s history that the service will have two full time female firefighters. News Five attended the passing out ceremony this evening […]
A customs officer was killed in an accident on Northern Highway early this morning. Clemente Canul was killed instantly when the car he was traveling in hit a parked truck between miles two and three. The driver Francis Alfaro and another passenger Arnoldo Howe, both employees of the Customs Department received head and body injuries […]
While everyone loves to celebrate at this time of year, there are some who celebrate a little too hard and pose a hazard to themselves and others on the nation’s highways. To remind Belizeans that they must be responsible the National Drug Abuse Control Council, NDACC is carrying out a campaign called “Think Before U […]
Area Representative of Corozal Southeast Florencio Marin, Deputy Speaker of the House Valdemar Castillo and Permanent Secretary David Gibson represented Belize at the handing over ceremonies of the Panama Canal in Panama City this week. Castillo also attended the ninth Meeting of Presidents of Legislative Assemblies of Central America. Topics under discussion included the possibility […]
When we think of the Scouts Association we usually think of the boys and girls who wear their uniforms in parades, or raise and lower the flag for us at the Pallotti junction roundabout. But to have scouts, you have to have adult leaders. For the next several days those leaders who volunteer their time […]
If you live in a Toledo village or have recently visited a hospital in the towns or cities you’ve probably benefited from their care. The Cuban doctors began arriving in April and since then have treated some seventy-seven thousand Belizean patients. Today they all met at the House of Culture in Belize City to compare […]
