The crime was a familiar one, but the reaction of the victim was not. Around 6:30 this morning taxi driver George Haylock was on duty at the stand near the Belcan Bridge when a young man hired him for a short trip. A half hour later the fifty-seven year old Haylock was lying in K.H.M.H. […]
A bicyclist was knocked down by a pickup truck and killed as he pedalled down the Northern Highway on Sunday night. Fifty-six year old Mariano Herrera, a Mexican residing in San Jose Village, was struck down around 6:30 p.m. between miles sixty-three and sixty-four. He was hit from behind by a green pickup truck driven […]
On the counterfeit currency trail…four more bogus hundred dollar bills were reported to police over the weekend. Venues included bars in Punta Gorda and Orange Walk and a gas station and bank in Belmopan. Among the serial numbers were the familiar AC613475 and a newcomer, AC618169. While police have questioned those found holding counterfeit notes, […]
An agreement was signed today to fund a study on the rehabilitation of the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve. The trees in the protected area have been largely destroyed by an infestation by the Southern Pine Beetle. The one hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars provided by the Government of Norway through the I.D.B. will […]
Water was very much on the minds of Belize City residents this weekend…or rather the lack of it. The shortage played havoc with washing, housework and bathing, as frustrated consumers turned on their faucets only to find warm air. Today News 5 travelled up to the water treatment plant at Double Run to find out […]
If your children are out of school and have nothing to do, then listen closely because the House of Culture in Belize City is hosting a summer camp for one hundred and fifty youths ranging in age from eight to eighteen. According to Jason Guerrero, assistant co-ordinator for the House of Culture, the fun and […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and we certainly want to thank you for joining us for this fresh dish of Sports Monday. We take you immediately to La Democracia at mile thirty-one on the Western Highway for the start of the 2001 Placencia Mountain Bike Classic on Saturday. Unfortunately folks, this is not a meeting […]
