On Monday, January third, fifty-eight year old Eldrid Nuñez died in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he suffered a traumatic blow to the head on New Year’s Eve. On December thirty-first around three forty-five in the evening, Dangriga police had discovered Nuñez in an abandoned building he resided in on Sisters of Holy Family […]
While banter on local radio talk shows are often times just that, sometimes, call in shows do bring about changes in the community. On January third, Love FM reported to police that several Dangriga listeners had complained that officers fired their service revolvers into the air, for no apparent reason, on the night of December […]
In news from Cabinet, that body’s first meeting of the year has made a number of decisions. Among them is the establishment of a board of governors to assist the superintendent in the management of the prison system. Outside advice will also be sought on how best to make the environment behind the walls more […]
It may not be as valuable as the bale of cocaine found floating by some surprised sport fishermen last year, but twenty-two and a half pounds of marijuana is still not a bad haul. That’s what a police marine patrol found near the southern end of Caye Caulker on Tuesday morning. Since weed is exported […]
If you thought the “ruction” at the Yabra cemetery was all over with, think again. This morning, a Belize City resident, Sydney Fuller told us he had erected a cross in the cemetery to mark a family member’s grave, that he claims is otherwise slated for destruction by an ongoing community project. But this afternoon, […]
It has been the buzz all week in sporting circles and today the disciplinary committee of the Belize Football League handed down its decision on the riotous behavior both on and off the field at Sunday’s game in Dangriga. Felipe Sanchez of Grigamandala was banned from league play for the rest of this season and […]
In October of 1999, the staff of the Belize Insurance Centre Limited visited high schools to talk about the concept of insurance to students. Following the series of discussions, the young people were invited to participate in an essay competition. The students had to write in no less than five hundred words, about the importance […]
The St. Mary’s School Feeding Program and the restoration of St. John’s Anglican Cathedral are two worthy causes which will be aided by some special music this week. The concerts will feature contemporary and classical Christian music by artists Rhonda Reid and Father James Hagan of New York City. Both have been involved in the […]
Whenever a Belizean artist produces a new CD or tape we usually like to give a listen and share the news with our viewers. Oftentimes the artist is new or obscure. Today’s group is anything but. “Bend Down and Wine,” is the fourth CD to be released by Santino’s Messengers. The band considers the album […]
The process of economically harvesting fish from the sea long ago made the transition from art to science. But this does not mean that we cannot gain vital knowledge by looking at the culture and traditions of our fishermen. This morning News Five’s Janelle Chanona met some people who plan to move science forward by […]
