The good news tonight is that there were no fatalities reported over the weekend; the bad news is that it wasn’t for lack of trying. Police report no less than eight violent incidents between Friday night and Sunday, including shootings, stabbings and armed robberies in various parts of the country. Perhaps the most startling assault […]
Things got even scarier on the following night in Belize City. This time the motive wasn’t robbery, and the gun was used to harm rather than threaten. Trouble is, the victim was not the intended target. At her request, we have hidden her face from the screen. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Police say they do not […]
In other crime news, a Belize City man was stabbed by two assailants on Friday night near the corner of Sittee and Nargusta Streets. Forty-five year old Frank Henry remains in critical condition. On Saturday night thirty-year-old Kenrick Pott was wounded by a shot in the back as he walked down Cemetery Road. Police are […]
And in news just in, police report that Dwayne Arnold, popular cyclist and proprietor of Electrical Zone Rebuilders on Cemetery Road, was shot dead this evening at his place of business. Jacqueline Woods is just back from the scene where she spoke to police press officer G. Michael Reid. G. Michael Reid, Police Press Officer […]
Late this evening, Mayor David Fonseca met with representatives of Novelo’s Bus Terminal Taxi Association to try and resolve issues that had developed between the drivers, the Traffic Department and the management of Novelo’s Bus Company. According to the drivers, they were told to move because their vehicles were creating congestion in front of the […]
After much hemming, hawing and delayed promises, government has announced that the sale of Belizean passports has finally come to an end. The death of the latest version of the money-raising scheme, known as the Belize Economic Citizenship Investment Programme, was made possible by the passage of a constitutional amendment on January fifteenth. According to […]
Brother David Obi and Mohobob Flores, two of Belize’s master musicians, have been invited to become members of the first Central American Orchestra. The band, which is intended to become a permanent group, will be directed by Manuel Obregon, a well known composer and pianist from Costa Rica. According to Music Co-ordinator at the House […]
It is a major thoroughfare on the north side of Belize City, and while most residents could readily identify it as Princess Margaret Drive, few will recall the woman whose 1958 visit gave the road its name. Princess Margaret died over the weekend and News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams takes a brief look back at her […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and it is my privilege to welcome you to this fresh serving of Sports Monday. Valentine’s Day has become synonymous with great cycling in Belize and this sport certainly attracts great fans, in fact, we’ll go as far as sensational fans. Just in case you don’t know, we’re at the […]
