The Belize Premier Football League may have taken disciplinary action against players, management and fans, but the fallout from Sunday’s post match riot is far from over. Today police announced that criminal charges have been filed against Kulture Yabra’s substitute goalkeeper Anthony Bernard. Thirty-three year old Bernard, shown here on video tape struggling with a […]
He described himself as an expert in home security…and indeed he was. Twenty-two year old John Bartley had admitted to committing one hundred and fifty-two burglaries and only recently emerged from Hattieville having served a seven year sentence for his crimes. Having seen the error of his ways, Bartley vowed to reform and told the […]
The streets of Belize City were extra crowded today as no fewer than three cruise ships were in the harbour. The Norwegian Sun, with two thousand, four hundred and twenty passengers on her manifest, the Galaxy, carrying two thousand and the Olympic Voyager with seven hundred, disgorged their guests at the Tourism Village from where […]
The last few weeks have been quiet on the foreign exchange scene, and during that time prospective operators of newly enfranchised casas de cambio have been getting their applications in order. According to a release from the Central Bank, regulations establishing the exchange houses will take effect on Monday April, fifteenth. Twelve prospective currency traders […]
Prime Minister Said Musa, current chairman of CARICOM, will represent the Caribbean Community at the sixteenth RIO Group Summit of Heads of State and Government, which will take place on Friday in San Jose, Costa Rica. The RIO Group was formed in 1986 and is comprised of seventeen member countries from Central and South America, […]
Since we don’t have a million people, let alone a million men, the Assemblies of God churches in Belize have decided to call it the “Hundreds Men March”. Patterned after the Million Man March concept pioneered by Louis Farrakhan in the U.S., the event is the first of its kind for Belize. It is designed […]
It is one of Belize’s best known educational institutions but has not always had the benefit of the resources to live up to its reputation. Today, for the Stella Maris School, that situation changed. Jorge Espat, Area Rep., Freetown Division “These young people with special needs, come together everyday to forward a common agenda. They […]
Finding ways to turn direction-less youths into productive citizens has been a high priority for a generation of Belizean politicians and educators. Today, we highlight two of the latest efforts at vocational training, one a new endeavour in Ladyville and the other at a more established school in Belize City. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. […]
A more familiar name in vocational education is the Centre for Employment Training. Today, we found that CET will soon be expanding its curriculum. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The course is not scheduled to start until four months from no. But when the programme gets underway at the Centre for Employment Training, it will be the […]
She auditioned on Saturday as part of the Maya Island Air KTV Caravan…and by Tuesday night she not only appeared on the show, but walked away with a slot in the semi-finals. Here’s how it went at Calypso. William Neal, KTV Host “Our winner is contestant number two, Vanya Garcia.” (Vanya sings “Hero” by Mariah […]
It’s an art that dates back to ancient times…and in Belize it’s being resurrected, not in the museum or house of culture…but behind bars. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Young offenders from the Youth Enhancement Academy, based in Hattieville, weren’t breaking rocks in the hot sun…but they were breaking tiles. It’s a highly technical, […]
