A fire in Maya Mopan, Belmopan has left fifty people homeless. Sources in Belmopan tell News Five that earlier this afternoon, a fire began in one of the thatched houses of the village and rapidly spread to other homes. We understand that it took some time for villagers to get water to the scene because […]
Today, people of the Port Loyola area are still shocked after a well known resident was arrested and charged with the indecent assault of a little girl. In our newscast on Wednesday night we reported that witnesses claim the child had gone to Port Loyola Shopping Centre on Caesar Ridge Road on Monday evening. But […]
An American tourist has died while diving off Half Moon Caye, but the post mortem says he had a chronic lung disease. Reports are that on Wednesday fifty-six year old Harvey Philip Weiner from Columbus, Ohio died shortly after he came up from a dive that afternoon. Michael Colien, an American dive instructor, said he, […]
With increasing reports of manatees being slaughtered in the Toledo District and requests from area conservation groups and fishermen, the Minister of Agriculture Dan Silva this week signed a statutory instrument designating the Port Honduras area a national reserve. The Port Honduras Marine Reserve covers an area running from Monkey River Village in the North […]
The Prime Minister Said Musa visited the Corozal Center for Employment Training as part of a tour of Corozal on Wednesday. He officially opened the school which has been operating since November. Corozal C.E.T. offers courses in a number of areas from small engine repair to food preparation and catering. Manager Margarita Gomez says the […]
Many residents of Belize City remember going to “matinee” at the Majestic Theatre. But ten years ago, when it became impossible for it to compete with the televisions which were popping up in everyone’s living room, the theatre closed down. It will re-open tonight, but the big screen has been replaced by little ones and […]
The Canadian media is reporting he was deported under Canada’s anti-terrorism laws. He says he left voluntarily and chose Belize because it is English speaking and he wants to start a business here, perhaps in the agricultural sector. Today Iqbal Singh spoke to News Five about the controversy surrounding his arrival in Belize earlier this […]
