A tense situation on Zericote Street ended peacefully last night as an angry man with a gun finally surrendered to police. Emerson Guild was embroiled in a dispute over a piece of land with one Stanley Francis. The two had a confrontation at Francis’s residence on Queen Charlotte Street that ended with Guild firing two […]
A Mexican resident of Ladyville was killed on Tuesday when he was hit by a car as the result of a three-car traffic mishap. Adolfo Gomez, a herbalist from Veracruz, was walking near the intersection of Poinsettia Street and Hecker Road and it turned out to be the wrong place at the wrong time. It […]
The streets of Belize City are not always a safe place, but today they were teeming with throngs of strange people, none of whom it seems, came to any harm. The reason for the invasion was a never before experienced confluence of events in the harbour: the anchoring of two cruise ships along with a […]
For more times than we care to count, a promise by Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission has failed to come through, and as a result thousands of Belizeans will once again be left in the dark. Cities and towns nationwide will be hit by blackout tonight as the Merida Three plant, scheduled to return to service […]
In environmental news, Cabinet has decided that a national sanitary landfill slated for establishment at Mile twenty-seven on the Western Highway will now be re-sited at mile twenty-four. The turnaround came after strident opposition from a coalition of environmental groups and local residents. According to Prime Minister Said Musa, the new site will work just […]
All those tourists on the streets of Belize City today provided a positive background for the annual presentation of the Belize Tourism Board. News 5’s Jose Sanchez was on hand. Jose Sanchez, Reporting The Belize Tourism Board’s Third Annual Tourism Industry presentation highlighted the accomplishments of the last year as well as unveiled the marketing […]
Musical groups around the Caribbean have always been popular in Belize, but the one that arrived today is expected to draw two distinct groups of fans that are often not seen at the same venue. We caught up with Christafari as they landed at the airport. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Christian music no longer consists solely […]
Skilled tradesman like carpenters, welders, electricians and mechanics always seem to be in short supply in Belize… so it only stands to reason that more and more people would become interested in acquiring those valuable skills. Ann-Marie met a few of them this morning. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting It takes determination… Student “If you’re not determined […]
