Ever since Mark Ireland disappeared from his Belmopan home over the weekend, hope that he would be found alive faded with each passing hour. Today, the worst fears of friends and family were confirmed. Janelle Chanona reports from the nation’s capital. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Just after 10:00 this morning, a joint BDF/Police search team combing […]
Four defendants charged with rape and attempted murder, but found guilty of grievous harm, were sentenced today by Justice John Gonzales. James Pelayo, Ricardo Alamilla, Melvin Guzman and Amir Sutherland were each sentenced to three years in prison. The incident involving a thirty-six year old woman, occurred in May of 2000 off the Northern Highway […]
It was the most spectacular crime story of the year 2000…and today a suspect finally went on trial. Ann-Marie Williams reports from the Supreme Court. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The highly publicised case in which millionaire heiress Therese Blake Ayuso was allegedly shot to death by Ornel Welcome, opened this morning in Supreme Court number three […]
It is not exactly a household word in Belize, but if executives of Intelco have their way, that name will soon reverberate throughout the country… beginning in the schools. News 5’s Stewart Krohn reports on the long awaited inauguration of a programme to launch Belizean kids into cyberspace… and their parents into an era of […]
It had been rumoured for weeks, and today the Ministry of Budget Management made it official. Keith Arnold, Central Bank Governor for the last decade, will be leaving that post as of the end of March. Arnold, who earned a reputation as a professional survivor, worked more or less comfortably under both PUP and UDP […]
“Post Disaster Epidemiological Surveillance” was the focus of a one-day workshop attended by sixty health care professionals, ranging from doctors to public health inspectors. According to Dr. Paul Edwards, director of epidemiology, today’s seminar lays the groundwork for health management of future disasters. Dr. Paul Edwards, Dir., Epidemiological Unit “To strengthen those participants, or those […]
Belizean fire fighters have recently completed a detailed course on the proper way to investigate the origins of a fire. After watching the next story, it should become clear that their newly acquired skills are badly needed. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This is all that remains of forty-five year old Leonard Wright’s home. He suspects arson […]
