Today police reported that a skull had been found near Gracie Rock village. But as News Five found out this afternoon, it was actually two human skeletons, one of which was actually found last year. No one knows at this point, who they are, how they died, or how the bodies could have lain unnoticed […]
A bartender from Cow Pen says he was attacked and injured for no apparent reason early this morning. The victim, thirty-seven year old Jose Gonzalez says he went outside around 2 o’clock this morning, when suddenly a man armed with a machete came towards him and began chopping. Gonzalez was injured on his left hand, […]
Even though it is the largest eagle in the world, the Harpy Eagle has remained elusive with the last unconfirmed sighting in Belize reported in 1994. So you can imagine how excited the Belizean Audubon Society got when a group of North Americans saw it in the Chiquibul forest this month and videotaped the encounter. […]
It ain’t over till it’s over. Workers of the Hummingbird Citrus Limited II, are in their fifth day of a strike and say they won’t go back to the fields until they get want they want: more money. Yesterday, accompanied by their advisors, the Christian Workers Union, the workers marched on Belmopan to show their […]
There was a bit of panic in the tourism community today concerning a circular issued by the Government of Guatemala. The announcement, distributed in the western Cayo district, seems to indicate that beginning February 15th, no tourist vehicles from Belize would be allowed to cross the border into Melchor de Mencos. If true that would […]
Quarantine checkpoints for the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug have been removed, but the Ministry of Agriculture says the bug still poses a threat to agricultural areas. The Ministry is asking for continued public cooperation to limit the movement of plants from Belize City, Belmopan and Hopkins. Although the P.H.M.B. task force has determined that wasps […]
Valentine’s Day…you might be thinking…Oh no! Is it that time of year AGAIN? All you lone rangers out there may be planning to batten down for the weekend and ignore the whole thing. But if you’re a die hard romantic, then Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity to show your significant other how much you […]
