The result of a postmortem on the body of a Guatemalan recovered from the Mopan River on Monday shows that he died from drowning. The result of the autopsy, which would otherwise be considered routine, was anxiously awaited by officials on both sides of the border due to controversy surrounding the death. According to Guatemalan […]
Today was scheduled to be “D-Day” at the Guatemalan border, “D” standing for departure of residents from three illegal settlements in Toledo. Late word from Belmopan is that Belize’s observers have just returned from the area by helicopter and are being debriefed at the Foreign Ministry. Earlier reports cryptically stated that “the exercise is ongoing.” […]
In Belize, where television is fast replacing the written word, the ninth International Congress on Central American Literature may just be what is needed to get Belizeans to re-visit their favorite authors. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was diverted from her normal beat to become a scholar-for-a-day. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The first working session of the […]
She won the competition in an extremely close race. Ladyville’s Shermaine Jones is the second weekly champion in Channel 5’s Karaoke TV. An overflow crowd at the Bellevue and live audience at home watched six singers vie for cash and prizes and a chance to come back for the finals in May. (Shermaine Jones singing […]
In just a few short years its creators and participants have turned it into one of the nation’s premier sporting events. And this year the big canoe race is going to be better than ever. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The serious paddlers have been practicing for months… and next week they’ll put it on the line […]
Bureaucratic delays have set back the conversion of the old Belize City prison into the Museum of Belize, but fortunately the lack of progress in construction has not delayed the museum’s real purpose: the advancement of knowledge. News 5’s Stewart Krohn reports on one of the best kept secrets in Belmopan. Stewart Krohn, Reporting Forget […]
