What started as an apparent kidnapping in a quiet section of Belmopan has evolved in a series of shootings and murders stretching into the heart of Belize City’s roughest neighbourhoods. Exactly how all the events are connected is not clear, but News 5’s Jacqueline Woods, who covered yesterday’s disappearance in Belmopan and shooting at Belizean […]
It has not been a good week for gas stations as in a thirty-six hour period, three have been knocked off by criminals. According to police reports, the first attack took place at B and C Industries on mile sixteen and a half on the Northern Highway. Owner She Hong Yuan told police that while […]
A verdict is in, in the trial of four young men charged with rape and other crimes of violence. Ann-Marie is just back from the Supreme Court with a report. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting After deliberating for four hours, a jury of seven men and two women returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty of attempted […]
If calls to the morning talk shows are any indication, there is still a fair amount of confusion over exactly what rates Belizeans will now pay for telecommunication services. After talking to sources in both B.T.L. and the government, we can safely report the following: All telephone usage in January will now be billed at […]
The statistics may not be as closely followed as those on AIDS, but that doesn’t mean domestic violence is not occurring all around us. The latest numbers indicate the disturbing practice is actually on the increase nation-wide, with the highest number of incidents being reported in the Belize District. Within that context, the Human Rights […]
He was a link to a time in Belize’s history when mahogany was king, chicle was queen and the power of a boat on the Belize River was measured, not by the size of its outboard engine, but by the strength of a man’s arms. By that measure– and many others– Thomas Green was a […]
