Two of the four prisoners who made a bid for their freedom early Friday morning are tonight back behind bars. 27-year old Michael Woods was recaptured by officers of the Patrol Branch on Friday afternoon in the Pine Street area. When the police officers found Woods, he was suffering from gunshot wounds to his right […]
It appears tonight that prisoners are not the only thing on the loose, as according to a release from Belmopan fuel prices are about to escape their bonds as well. Government states that its policy of absorbing ever-higher acquisition costs of gasoline by reducing taxes has kept prices at the pump stable and contributed to […]
If the National Agriculture and Trade Show wasn’t a part of your long weekend, News Five managed acquire a few highlights of the Belmopan bash. Organizers say over 36,000 visitors walked the walk on the weekend and surprisingly despite the increase in traffic on the Western Highway, not one traffic accident was reported.
While the profilers were on parade at the National Agriculture and Trade Show on Saturday morning, one man was reportedly picking a fight with the cops. According to police reports, around 10:00 am on Saturday, a police officer on the grounds was informed that one Thomas Hill of Camalote Village was carrying a weapon. The […]
In 1991, the Ministry of Health trained eighteen psychiatric nurses. the programme was the first of its kind and was assisted by a university in Newfoundland, Canada. Today that 3-year programme is being examined by other countries of the region to see how they can apply it to their psychiatric nursing education. Marjorie Parks, the […]
Meteorologists from Central America are meeting in Belize to discuss the regional climate and specifically what the next few months may hold in the way of rainfall. The forum is the third in a series of annual climate outlook forums. Ramon Frutos, the Agro meteorologist at the National Meteorological Service, says this year’s gathering is […]
In 1998, when government decided to combine five tertiary level institutions to form the University of Belize, the idea was welcomed with mixed emotions. Today that idea is about to become a reality with the doors of the university set to open on the first of August. This morning, on behalf of the Ministry of […]
Good evening I’m James Adderly and welcome to this fresh flavour of Sports Monday. The City Centre basketball season has been slowly building momentum over the past few weeks, so we caught up with Friday night’s schedule. We join the action at the start of 2nd half with the contest between the Millennium Girls of […]
