Last week a News Five investigation revealed that a member of an Indian terrorist organization purchased a Belizean passport while incarcerated in a Canadian prison. Since that time, a number of reports have reached our newsroom of other “economic citizens”, whose past activities in their home countries raise grave doubts about the vetting procedures used […]
Police still have no suspects in a robbery at Chen’s shop at thirty four Jane Usher Boulevard on Tuesday. Police say shortly after 9:00pm, two men armed with an iron rod and a gun entered the shop. Wu Wuo Zheng said as the men entered the shop, the man holding the rod pushed his hand […]
The libel suit attorney Kirk Anderson thought he had won in November against the former Commissioner of Police Ornel Brooks and Inspector Eli Salazar is anything but over. On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Murray Shanks overturned the previous decision and ordered that the matter go to trial. Both sides are saying “No problem,” and claim […]
From June to September every year, Belizeans get a little tense and carefully monitor the weather channel. But for the rest of the year, most of us could care less. But this time around things are different. Since December, the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) has been concentrating on making preparations for the season. Deputy […]
The Director General of Training Support for the British Army, Major General Brian Plummer met with the Minister of National Security Jorge Espat. They discussed continued training for British Forces in Belize and the possibility of more frequent exercises in the future. During Plummer’s four day visit he will tour the BATSUB unit and see […]
By now, you might have forgotten about the promise to fix up the Belize City post office, but the Belize Postal Service hasn’t. Starting on Monday, construction crews will be working hard on the lower floor of the Paslow Building. Public relations officer for the postal service, Verlene Arzu, says the revised version of the […]
Like the other schools which will become a part of the University of Belize such as Teachers’ College and School of Agriculture, the Belize School of Nursing will have to upgrade its program with an eye to the future. News Five was at the Belize Institute of Management today where faculty members are coming up […]
Earlier this week the organizer of La Ruta Maya Canoe race urged teams who want to participate this year to sign up soon. Richard Harrison of Big H Enterprises says the race will be even bigger than last year and although they would like to accommodate everyone they have to cut registration off at one […]
