After a day of silence, the owners of Black Rock Lodge have issued a statement to the press concerning the murder of two employees and rape of a guest on Monday night. According to a release put out by Black Rock’s proprietor, Caesar Sherard, the killings were the result of an unresolved argument between the […]
Well known political personality Pedro Guerra Mena, also known as Don Jorge, died this morning in Benque Viejo after a long battle with cancer at the age of sixty-seven. A member of the United Democratic Party, Guerra served as Mayor of Benque from 1982 to 1983 and was a member of the House of Representatives […]
News 5 has also learned that this morning Jesuit priest Robert Raszkowski succumbed to illness in the United States. Raszkowski was being cared for at a Jesuit nursing home in St. Louis, Missouri since August of this year. He first came to Belize in 1940 to teach Latin and English for three years at Saint […]
A number of decisions were made by Cabinet at its regular session on Tuesday. Among those made public are a green light for the establishment of casas de cambio at Belize’s borders and major tourist centres. These houses will provide handy foreign exchange services and will be licensed under the Exchange Control Regulations Act. At […]
We often see cyclists from all over the world pedalling the highways of Belize as part of some round the world quest or similar dream. Today, News 5’s Janelle Chanona met one more adventurous soul…but this story is different; he’s one of our own. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past two and a half years, […]
With much of Belize caught up with Christmas shopping, it’s easy to forget how Christmas used to be celebrated in less complex times. Two years ago, News 5’s Janelle Chanona found out. Joan Burrell “Bram da me di thing fu Christmas, whe wa group a people get together and da wah house to house thing.” […]
