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Up until around five o’clock this evening we here at News Five were preparing to usher in the year two thousand with a shorthanded newscast followed by a long night of reveling. Events intervened, however, and I’ve just returned from the scene of a tragic fire. The blaze, which started in a two storey wooden […]
If events in Asia and Europe are any indication, fears of a massive worldwide Y2K catastrophe were unfounded. And as Belize and the Americas prepare to uncork the vintage champagne or cashew wine it appears that we too will greet the stroke of midnight with little in the way of unnatural disaster. In Belize City […]
To start off the celebrations city residents were treated this afternoon to the sights and sounds of the marching band from Chetumal, Quintana Roo. The young Mexicans paraded on a long route through both sides of town, ending up at Memorial Park. They’ll take a short rest before performing tonight at that same venue.
While all is quiet tonight on the political front it appears that the first working day of the New Year will feature some fireworks of a partisan nature. Minister of Housing Dickie Bradley told News Five that construction will begin on Monday on land near the BelChina Bridge, land that was given to the United […]
In a correction to a story we ran on Thursday night’s newscast, it was inmate Nero Smith who stabbed fellow prisoner Albert Broaster in his back and not the other way around as we had reported. Broaster remains in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in a stable condition. According to reports, Broaster was stabbed as […]
Late this evening News Five was informed that Kevin Coye, the son of Minister of Health Jose Coye, was involved in a traffic accident on Princess Margaret Drive. Sources tell News Five Coye was travelling at a high rate of speed on his motorcycle when his brakes malfunctioned and he crashed into the back of […]
If you’re watching this broadcast at home, chances are you may be in the process of choosing your wardrobe for tonight’s millennium bash. And while I hope that you’ve settled on exactly the right outfit for the occasion, it still isn’t too late for some end of the year shopping… as I discovered this afternoon. […]
Come tomorrow morning, more than one head will be bent over the toilet after a booze filled night. You might have your own recipe for taking care of “goma” but here are a few experts in the highly specialized field whose advice might just save you some pain. Dr. Francis Smith “You want to drink […]
