It was once famous as the highway that wound its way across narrow bridges and through lush fields of citrus…but in recent months the Stann Creek Valley Road could better be described as crime alley. Last night a well known businessman lost his life in the latest attack on public decency. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Forty-nine […]
In other crimes news Canadian Gary Daniel Hortch, the man accused of trying to knock off San Pedro’s Atlantic Bank, has been charged with the crime of attempted robbery. Armed only with a disguise and paper bag containing a flashlight, Hortch unsuccessfully sought to convince the bank’s manager to part with forty thousand U.S. dollars.
Tonight there’s a glimmer of hope for hard pressed consumers saddled with BTL’s punitive new rate structure. When interviewed over the phone on Wednesday, Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gilly Canton told News 5 that the P.U.C. had its hands tied by the terms of BTL’s 1988 monopoly license and could not intervene to stop the […]
In related news…last night’s story on BTL’s new rate structure inadvertently omitted some information that may be of interest to viewers residing outside of Belize City. That is, beginning December first, local calls placed from district exchanges will now be metered and billed the same way as city calls. That is, instead of paying a […]
In keeping with the spirit of the upcoming November nineteenth celebrations, University of Belize students usually mount a cultural display of Garifuna food, dance and music. This year, however, the students added the Creole, Maya, Asian and East Indian cultures to the event. Delanei Thurton, U.B. Student “We have two types of bread, the Paratha […]
It’s that time of the week when Belizeans take to thumbing through the two party newspapers. We’re sure that like us, more than a few viewers were pleasantly surprised to see that in between the political propaganda and crime news, there’s evidence of creativity…at least in the advertising. It began last week with the San […]
This morning Dangriga’s Alejo Beni Park was the venue for a very special event: the presentation of UNESCO’s proclamation designating the Garifuna culture as a “masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.” News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting In the ceremony marking the occasion, Prime Minister Said Musa presented UNESCO’s award […]
