They had been spared the ravages of a hurricane for so long that few Mayan villagers in Toledo had any idea what to expect on the night of October eighth. Today, with thousands still homeless, none will ever forget those two hours of terror. This morning the nucleus of the area’s indigenous leadership offered their […]
Assistance in the wake of Hurricane Iris continues to arrive. Taiwanese Ambassador Charles Tsai presented a cheque for fifty thousand U.S. dollars today to the Government of Belize, while in Ladyville OAS Country Representative Kenrich Texel presented a container of supplies valued at twenty-five thousand U.S. dollars, courtesy of the Pan American Development Foundation. For […]
With the domination of U.S. television news by the growing threat of bio-terrorism and the apparent detection of anthrax spores at postal facilities outside the United States, it was only a matter of time until concerns were raised in Belize. And while no one here is about to panic, authorities are not oblivious to the […]
In crime news, what would normally be considered a major drug seizure, has, in the wake of the October ninth record cocaine bust, been relegated to just another police report. On Tuesday, cops stopped a taxi in Benque Viejo and found three parcels of coke weighing a total of six pounds. Arrested and charged with […]
Social Security techniques including health, financing of pension systems and management are topics being discussed at a three-day Social Security conference underway at the Radisson. The fifth high level seminar is being attended by over twenty-five delegates from the Belize Social Security Board, the Central American Council of Social Security Institutions and the International Social […]
Ground breaking ceremonies for a two-storey multi-purpose building took place this afternoon on Central American Boulevard. The ground floor of the building will be used for the Port Loyola Library, the first service of its kind to be offered to that community. According to Area Representative, Dolores Balderamos Garcia, the facility, which will be managed […]
Viewers of this newscast are aware that Belize’s contractors are working hard just to keep up with the demand for educational facilities. But despite the growing number of new buildings, the fact is that not all schools are created equal. This morning News 5’s Jacqueline Woods was on hand to witness an attempt by one […]
The madness may not match that surrounding the Powerball craze in the United States earlier this year, but if you’ve been around a Lotto outlet today, you may have noticed some excitement in the air. For the first time since the game reopened a year ago, the jackpot has reached a hundred thousand dollars. That […]
