Police have made an arrest in the murder of Therese Blake Ayuso. Last week we reported that a prime suspect in the murder had shaved off all the hair on his head and face including eyebrows after he was slated to appear before an I.D parade the following day. The man, now identified as twenty-six […]
It seems that not informing the media of escapes from the Hattieville Prison is becoming a regular practice of the Department of Corrections. On Wednesday, six men escaped from the prison, four of which have already been recaptured. This afternoon when News Five visited the prison to get information on the jailbreak, we were told […]
In other crime news, police are investigating an incident in which a police officer shot and killed a man. On Tuesday seventy-seven year old Julio Leal went to the Corozal police station and reported that his son, forty-three year old Claudio Leal, was threatening to kill him. Because both men lived at the same address, […]
There are a number of issues common to the Caribbean region which must be addressed before a CARICOM single market and economy can be forged. Caribbean M.P.’s met this morning to examine them. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Caribbean Parliamentarians joined their Belizean counterparts this morning at the Radisson Hotel for the third meeting of the Assembly […]
In continuing with activities leading up to Garifuna Settlement Day, the Garifuna community has organised a pageant, this time featuring the more mature members of the community. We spoke to two of the women who will be participating. Marthy Arana Cain, Contestant “About two years ago a few Garifuna women from the ages of forty […]
This afternoon, children joined in the ongoing Garifuna celebrations taking place across the country. The students gathered at the House of Culture for an afternoon of entertainment. News Five stopped by. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The rally is the first of its kind to take place as part of the Garifuna celebrations. Students from ten primary […]
A historical event took place today as the fourth Belizean to ever assume the post of commandant of the Belize Defence Force was sworn in. Brigadier General Robert Garcia surrendered the post after serving twenty-years in the army, to Brigadier General Cedric Borland. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Today’s ceremony at the Price Barracks saw the retirement […]
