“Things have changed and we too must change.” That was the message of Prime Minister Said Musa as he informed the nation that the triple whammy of the September eleventh terror attack, the U.S. military response and Hurricane Iris will leave Belize’s economy somewhere between a rock and a very hard place. Speaking at a […]
But the biggest story emerging from the Prime Minister’s press conference had nothing to do with the hurricane. This afternoon, the P.M. announced the Cabinet shuffle instigated by the resignation of Minister of National Security, Jorge Espat. In January, the Prime Minister will give up the Foreign Affairs portfolio to Ambassador Assad Shoman, who will […]
In other news that will only add to the Prime Minister’s financial headache, Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled this morning that the Government of Belize acted wrongly when, following the 1998 elections, it occupied and constructed houses on land at the Bel-China Bridge owned by the United Democratic Party. In his ruling the Chief Justice […]
A seventy-one year old man lost his life in a traffic accident on the Western Highway Friday evening. Police say Clinton Palacio, a retiree of Camalote Village, was walking along the side of the road at mile fifty when at around 6:45 he was knocked down by Ryan Rhaburn of Teakettle Village driving west in […]
Police say thirty-five year old Andrew Gladden, a patient with a history of mental illness, may have drowned in the Haulover Creek. His corpse was found floating near Sittee Street on Friday around 7:30 in the morning. The body, which had no signs of violence, was clad in short jeans trousers.
A Belizean American, forty-six year old Mark Thompson has been found guilty of raping his goddaughter and second cousin and will now pay the price. Supreme Court Judge Christopher Blackman sentenced Thompson to twenty-eight years in prison, after a jury of four women and five men returned the verdict after deliberating for two hours in […]
No matter how much aid is received in the wake of a disaster, it means nothing if it doesn’t reach the people who need it. Over the weekend News 5’s Jacqueline Woods and Brent Toombs travelled to Punta Gorda to see how NEMO was coping with the situation. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The National Emergency Management […]
In the aftermath of Hurricane Iris, our cameras captured many strange sights, but one recurring oddity was that while some seemingly substantial properties were completely destroyed, others, which to the eye appeared weaker, survived virtually unscathed. But local engineers tell News 5 that this was no phenomenon, rather, the product of sensible engineering. As the […]
As more pictures of the devastation in the south emerge, it is doubly disheartening to think that many of those affected were also uninsured. But for those people far sighted enough to pay the premiums, a cheque from the insurance company will do much to ease the pain. One local insurer, Regent Insurance Limited, has […]
The last time Jacqueline Woods visited Monkey River, in 1998, it was to report on the erosion, which had mysteriously robbed the village of its once formidable beach. This time around, the people of Monkey River have lost more than just sand…and are lucky to be holding on to their lives. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It […]
