While some Belizeans have taken exception to the Yabra Development Project in the Albert Division saying it will result in the desecration of an ancestral burial site, the Department of Archaeology said today that construction projects in the area are nothing new. They say that since 1905 various projects have meant graves in this portion […]
It was billed as Belize’s largest cocaine bust ever: three point three million US dollars worth of drugs and four Colombians were taken into custody in March of 1997. One of the men was subsequently released and left the country after paying a fine but three others, Antonio Contreras Guerrero, Ramon Vasquez and Javier Martinez […]
In case you were still awaiting the final outcome of the August 1998 general election, your wait is now over. Chief Justice Troadio Gonzales this morning turned down the application of defeated Cayo West P.U.P. candidate Amin Hegar to have the results in that constituency overturned. Hegar had alleged that his U.D.P. opponent, Erwin Contreras, […]
Just after two this morning, residents of Nurse Seay Street in Belize City got a whiff of smoke that sent them into the streets. Once there, they saw house number eight engulfed in flames. The Fire Department doused the blaze before the flames could spread to other homes. The department says their investigation into the […]
Two weeks ago the environmental umbrella group BACONGO issued a press release condemning government’s plans to establish a sanitary landfill at mile twenty-seven on the Western Highway. The release warned of environmental dangers for surrounding communities and focussed heavily on dire consequences predicted for the Belize Zoo — which happens to be a member of […]
If you’ve been wondering about all the activity on the Barracks, starting tonight, you can come in and take a look for yourself. It’s the opening of the casino at the newly renovated Princess Hotel. Legislation passed last year has paved the way for full fledged casino gambling in Belize and News Five’s Janelle Chanona […]
Earlier in the newscast we saw how sometimes the dead are moved to make way for facilities for the living. But on the other end of the southside, on Faber’s Road, we met some people who don’t think it’s necessary to move the tombstones, or even the graves. They don’t have any problem living with […]
