It benefited from little advance publicity, whether local or international, so Belizeans could be excused this morning when they awoke to find that the country had been overrun by a virtual invasion of regional dignitaries…and today was just the beginning. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports from the Princess. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Amid the flurry of […]
A fire in Belize City on Sunday has left two families without shelter. Today, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods looked for answers in the rubble. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Fire officials say they still cannot determine what started the blaze, but are waiting to interview some people who were on hand at the time of the incident. […]
Belize’s interaction with the Caribbean this week is not confined to the meetings at the Princess Hotel. In Trinidad and Tobago Belize’s Chief Elections Officer, Myrtle Palacio was today sworn in as member of a five-person commission appointed by that country’s president to inquire into the performance of T and T’s Elections and Boundaries Commission. […]
Another commission, this time closer to home, has been appointed by Prime Minister Said Musa. Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord, Ombudsman Paul Rodriguez and Human Rights Co-ordinator Maria Gamero, will look into the case of three Guatemalans who died in November at the hands of Belizean Security Forces. The three Guatemalans, all members of the Ramirez […]
In judicial news, one of the criminal session’s biggest cases entered its second week–and News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was walking her usual beat. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The murder trial of Ornel Welcome continued this morning in Supreme Court number three, with trial judge John Gonzales making a ruling that he’s tendering the twelve photos that […]
Another shooting in Belize City’s southside has left a twenty-four year old in the hospital. Jason Brown told police that he was standing in front of his home at Curassow and Iguana Streets at around 7:00 on Sunday morning when a man yelled at him and proceeded to fire a single blast from what appeared […]
The wave of violent crime dominating the headlines has not been confined to the city. On Saturday night in Punta Gorda two masked men armed with a handgun held up the Midway Store on Main Street. They got away with four hundred and seventy-five dollars taken from the assistant manager’s purse. Several people have been […]
Media reports to the contrary, crime is not the only danger lurking in the Belizean landscape. On Thursday, a farmer from the Corozal District lost his life when he was bitten by a poisonous snake. Sixty-nine year old Gabriel Ake was hunting near his farm in Copper Bank Village when he was attacked by what […]
The problem was one of miscommunication between the management of the Belize Tourism Village and a couple of stakeholders that service the Carnival Cruise Line. That was the sentiment of Tourism Director Tracy Taegar, following a meeting she held with tourism village czar Michael Feinstein, Mike and Martha Williams of Eurocaribe and Michael Garbutt of […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’ve just entered that exciting zone known as Sports Monday. Week fourteen of the Regent’s Cup Tournament brought a monster confrontation to the People’s Stadium O.W., where Juventus Stars made a stand against the defending champion Kulture Yabra of Belize, who with a win today could grab a share […]
