Three high level employees of Mount Carmel Credit Union in Benque Viejo were today arrested and charged in what may be the biggest embezzlement case in the nation’s history. The credit union’s manager Rosita Rosado, assistant manager Julio Santos and loan officer Martita Duarte were all charged with theft before Magistrate Joel Genitty. The three […]
The rape of a man or a woman is a horrible crime but when an innocent child becomes the victim, we see just how much evil exists in our society. On Monday, a Belize City woman reported to police that her three-year-old child was having trouble going to the bathroom and was finding it painful […]
When home isn’t a safe place for children, hopefully school is. Today, the Ministry of Education and UNICEF joined forces to create a guide to help teachers create a friendly environment for their students. “My Agenda 2001-2002” will be used in primary schools throughout the country, and Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Education, […]
Today the people of Pickstock welcomed a new addition to their division…a health clinic. The clinic is the brainchild of PUP standard bearer Godfrey Smith and will provide basic health care to residents of the area. Smith says the project is the product of an election promise and something his constituents desperately needed. Ann-Marie Williams, […]
The Attorney General also took the opportunity to offer his comments on the Meerabux case. According to Smith, the Supreme Court justice who was recently removed from office by the Belize Advisory Council, is like every other citizen entitled to a judicial appeal. But that’s not to say his efforts will be successful. Godfrey Smith, […]
Providing shelter for citizens who need it is not an unusual occurrence but it’s still nice to get a look at the grateful tenants. Today, the keys were distributed in an area usually considered part of the affluent side of town…Caribbean Shores. But as News Five’s Jacqueline Woods discovered, parts of the city’s north side […]
With the spelling bee, drug awareness quiz, story telling and elocution contests, there is no shortage in Belize of student competitions. But today we witnessed another academic encounter that seems to be a hit. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The Nutrition quiz sponsored by Belize Mills is only a year old but it has been generating some […]
