He tried to join them in their bid for freedom, but Juan Ramirez, who was serving a life sentence for murder, broke his foot on the way out. His four companions as they say, “made good their escape” from Hattieville early this morning. Prison officials somehow couldn’t give News Five a total count of just […]
Technical talks on the territorial dispute between Belize and Guatemala went ahead as scheduled today, but this time they were held at the Organization of American States in Washington D.C. They were originally scheduled for Miami late last month, but canceled after four Belizean soldiers were detained by the Guatemalan army. Today’s meeting was conducted […]
The body of a man who disappeared on Friday was discovered yesterday, in Bladden, Toledo. According to police, 61 year old Julian Zeyala Lopez, an employee of a banana plantation, Farm 17, left camp early that morning to work in the fields but never returned. Three days later, on Monday employees found a set of […]
Two men are in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following an accident in the Stann Creek District on Monday. Haisam Diab of Belize City told police he was heading back to Belize City from Dangriga in a Dodge Ram around 10 o’clock when he approached a narrow, blind bridge between miles 34 and 35. He […]
Three Belizean artists, Gilvano Swasey, Yasser Musa and Michael Gordon are exhibiting their work in Merida in the Yucatan. The show at the Olimpio Hall also includes photos of an art park in Benque Viejo Del Carmen and was opened this weekend by Prime Minister Said Musa. Artist Joan Duran, who spent a number of […]
If you want to go to Merida, Cancun or any other Mexican city past Chetumal you will still need a tourist visa, but last week the Mexican Government implemented a pass system they hope will make traveling to Chetumal a little easier. The Mexican Embassy says Belizeans can now obtain a pass, which allows them […]
Five more primary schools will be equipped with new libraries, as the Michael A. Ashcroft Foundation launched the second phase of its Library and Literary Programme for Belizean Children. The schools which are receiving financial support are Hattieville Government School, Ladyville Evangelical School, Bethel Primary, San Martin Roman Catholic School in Belmopan and the Lake […]
The owners of a Belize City bakery and fire officials are still trying to determine how a fire started last night in Port Loyola. News Five’s Janelle Chanona was at the scene. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning’s rain hasn’t managed to wash away the strong smell of smoke or the charred remains of a once […]
