The bogus blue notes first surfaced in San Ignacio and by tonight police report that counterfeit hundreds are circulating as far afield as Orange Walk in the north and Placencia in the south. While the common denominator for most of the recently discovered phoney currency is serial number AC613475, the use of high quality photocopiers […]
The football action may have returned to the field of play, but we have certainly not heard the last from disgruntled players who staged public protests over the treatment of former national coach Leroy Sherrier Lewis. One man absent from the media spotlight in recent weeks is B.N.F.A. President Dr. Bertie Chimilio. Today News 5’s […]
On last night’s newscast we highlighted a campaign by the police and City Council to crack down on speeders with the introduction of radar technology. Well, if the imposition of a twenty-five mile per hour speed limit on the Northern Highway struck you as overly strict, you’re not alone. Today one agitated motorist launched a […]
Hurricane Keith left it bruised and battered, but thanks to a grant from PACT, the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary will receive a badly needed facelift. The sixty-five thousand dollars from the Protected Areas Conservation Trust will go toward the repair of two boardwalks and an observation tower, installation of new signs, improvement of trails and […]
It’s a major industry that’s one hundred percent Belizean owned and provides a solid living for families the entire length of the coast and cayes. With the 2001 lobster season only four days old, News 5’s Jose Sanchez decided to dive in. Jose Sanchez, Reporting After last year’s hurricane there has been a lot of […]
Like a good number of his fellow Belizeans, Alex Sanker has found that his homeland cannot satisfy all his needs. But while this talented artist no longer resides in Belize, his latest exhibition, opening tonight at the Mopan Hotel, shows that there’s no place like home. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The lone artist whose works are […]
