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The secret of Jones’ success? Family

Day two of Marion Jones week got off to an early start as Marion, along with her mother and brother, were featured guests on a special 7:00 a.m. broadcast on nationwide radio and television. Hosted by Marion’s uncle, Godwin Hulse, the programme was part family reunion and part press conference. As she demonstrated yesterday, Marion’s […]

Ground broken on new city classrooms

Whoever says Belize isn’t growing has not recently visited a local primary school. With classrooms nationwide bulging with budding scholars, more new buildings than ever are under construction. News 5 was on site today in Belize City at James Garbutt Seventh Day Adventist where ground was broken on a much needed set of classrooms for […]

Higher minimum pensions for civil servants

In news from Cabinet over three hundred retired civil servants whose pensions are at the minimum of two hundred dollars per month will soon see a rise to three hundred. The increases are designed to keep pace with the recent hike in benefits paid to workers covered by Social Security. New legislation is required to […]

Caribbean court making progress

The wheels of justice are known to move slowly in this part of the world and the same could be said about the Caribbean Court of Justice. But some progress is being made towards the creation of the new body, which would replace the Privy Council as the final court of appeal in criminal cases. […]

Belize based TV show stirs controversy

“Temptation Island” is the name of a new series that debuts tonight on the Fox Network in the United States. It’s the latest in a line of so called “reality” shows that began with MTV’s “Road Rules” and “Real World” and reached a frenzy with the CBS hit “Survivor.” But judging from the controversy appearing […]