More details have emerged in the aftermath of Wednesday’s massacre in Guatemala in which two Belizean Mennonites were killed. It turns out that in addition to the murdered David Thiessen and his son Abraham, a second Thiessen son, twenty-three year old Juan, was also riding in the vehicle when it was attacked by heavily armed […]
A mid morning jacking in Belize City has made one thief six thousand dollars richer…at least for now. The money, which was salary for fifty-six school wardens, was taken from the School Community Liaison Officer’s building on Partridge Street soon after the staff began to prepare the payroll. According to the secretary, Jane Alvarez, a […]
Police may be still looking for the Partridge Street jackers, but today they announced the landing of two much bigger fish. Twenty-six year old Joe Miralda of Red Creek and twenty-nine year old Efrain Cruz of Santa Elena, Cayo were arrested and charged with burglary and conspiracy in the daring break in at the Belize […]
The trial of Hadrian and Robert Hertular continued today in Magistrate’s Court number one. Cross examinations of yesterday’s witnesses were conducted by defence attorney Simeon Sampson. Sampson challenged P.C. Sosa’s account of what transpired at the scene of the drug discovery at the Hertular home in Ladyville on May ninth. Sosa, of the Dragon Unit, […]
After three and a half days aground near English Caye, the cargo ship Atlantis is once again back in business. The vessel, belonging to the Hybur Line, was pulled off the edge of the Belize City harbour channel shortly after four Thursday evening. A local tug and another Hybur freighter combined to free the stranded […]
Any parent knows that it’s not always easy holding the attention of even the best behaved four year old. But what if you had to cope with over a dozen? The Ministry of Education’s pre-school Unit is wrapping up a session which trains prospective teachers on how to develop the right atmosphere inside the classroom […]
He heads one of the nation’s largest family business empires, runs a popular musical group and has also dabbled in electoral politics…but for most Belizeans the name Santino is associated with sports. In a conversation with the busy executive, News 5’s Jose Sanchez found out that the sportsman has shifted gears. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Santino […]
Complaints continue to mount as the transition from old water system to new has resulted in daily water outages throughout much of Belize City. While News 5 and the rest of the media has amply covered the technical woes of the water company, tonight we look at the plight of consumers forced to confront the […]
