The family of Sir George Brown is asking for the nation’s help tonight. Sir George, the former Chief Justice of Belize and well-known sportsman, has been missing since Thursday just before noon. He was with his wife at the Belama branch of the Bank of Nova Scotia when he apparently walked off while she tended […]
Two men were formally arraigned today in connection with Wednesday’s massive drug bust. Brothers Robert and Adrian Hertular appeared before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord where they were charged with drug trafficking. Bail was denied, for now at least, and the pair will reappear in court on May thirty-first. Three other suspects detained in the raids […]
Two suspects whose proximity to drugs is not in doubt were arrested Thursday night not far from the site of Wednesday’s bust. Forty-four year old well known Orange Walk businessman Raul Pelayo and twenty-four year old Melvin Amador were charged with drug trafficking after the van in which they were riding was stopped at a […]
The demand for education of all kinds continues unabated in Belize and as quickly as new classrooms are built they are soon filled with students. Today that process was repeated in Belize City as one southside high school acquired some badly needed space. Ann-Marie reports. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The song may not be familiar to […]
If you’re planning to watch the Miss Universe Pageant later tonight don’t expect to see Miss Belize among the seventy-seven other beauties. According to Pageants Belize Director Soli Arguelles, a Miss Belize was not chosen last year, as she was in the process of re-organising the local pageant. A contestant will be selected this year, […]
Even though it’s still early in the season semi-pro basketball has already proved popular in both Belize City and district towns. But in addition to courtside, the basketball association is taking the game into to a whole new arena; the World Wide Web. Troy Gabb, Commissioner of the Belize Basketball Association, explained what infotech fans […]
As tourism week comes to a close, the Belize Tourism Board has sponsored several contests for industry professionals. At the Radisson, twelve Chefs have been baking, steaming and frying, all in an effort to appease the palates of the judges in the culinary competition. News 5’s Jose Sanchez stopped by the hotel this afternoon to […]
It’s an annual event that has students and teachers nation wide working overtime for months. Get out your dictionary because it’s time to test your ability to spell words that you will likely never utter in normal conversation. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Twelve students representing primary schools countrywide fought in a war of words to see […]
If your mother is like most in Belize City, she would not mind some special treatment this weekend. One gift sure to please is a trip down memory lane Saturday night at the Belize City Centre. News 5’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Ernie Smith first performed in Belize in 1975. And despite a […]
