At two thousand, five hundred and fifty-four pounds of cocaine, it ranks third behind the March 1997 seizure of a Colombian skiff filled with two thousand nine hundred and ten pounds of the white powder and a similar bust two months later with two thousand six hundred and nine pounds. But the latest discovery occurred […]
It was not in the same league as the big cocaine bust, but police have arrested a suspect in two recent robberies of Belize City taxi drivers. Twenty-nine year old Glenford Middleton of Belama Phase One has been charged with two counts of robbery in connection with separate jackings on Monday night of taxi men […]
Police also figured prominently in this next story, but not in a particularly flattering way. Imagine spending the night at a family member’s home and in the wee hours of the morning you’re awakened by at telephone call that a wayward vehicle literally broke your house down. That is what happened to fifty-five year old […]
In a follow up to the story we reported yesterday, a post-mortem performed on fourteen year old suspected poisoning victim Elwin Flowers has been classified as inconclusive. As a result more samples were taken for further analysis. Flower’s mother says that he was given poisoned Guinness by a family friend who had grown angry over […]
They may not have qualified for the upcoming Karaoke Television finals but fifty ladies from Helpage sang their hearts out this afternoon in a special Mothers Day activity at the House of Culture. News 5 was there for the festivities. (Clips of the women singing) The singers ranged in age from seventy to ninety-eight.
We have not followed their progress into the work force, but whenever the Centre for Employment Training opens its doors to the press and public the glimpse of vocational education never fails to impress. Ann Marie Williams reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Three hundred entry level students of the Centre for Employment Training in Belize City […]
Ever since Dr. David Pendergast unearthed the jade head at Altun Ha in 1967, the science of archaeology and the business of tourism have been inextricably linked in the development of Belize. Recently a project has been initiated that formally recognises the economic value of our ancient Maya sites and seeks to improve their appearance […]
