Exactly two weeks ago, Belize’s bus operators announced to the nation that due to several factors, consumers would be asked to pay more to ride the bus. The proclamation set off a series of protests from different sectors of society, especially after the government told the public the many of the revised rates were illegal […]
This morning, the Chalillo hydro-project was once again the centre of legal attention as lawyers representing BACONGO are now saying that government made questionable decisions when it approved the project. Before Justice Christopher Blackman in the Supreme Court, attorney Lois Young Barrow argued that the Public Utilities Commission violated several parts of the electricity act […]
A lunchtime robbery at a Buttonwood Bay home has left one Belize City woman several thousand dollars short. According to Lavern Swift, on Thursday between 12:30 and 1:00 in the afternoon, a thief or thieves broke into her home on Park Avenue and stole her VCR, computer, and a collection of compact discs. Swift has […]
Tonight, a man remains in the custody of San Pedro Police as officers from the island investigate a report of rape, even though new information suggests it might be a mischievous act. According to police, a twenty-year old woman originally told them that she was at a hotel in town when she went to use […]
Three fishermen from across the border are tonight in police custody after they were busted plying their trade in Belizean waters. The three Hondurans, identified as Marcus Castillo, Walter Perez and a sixteen year old minor, were intercepted by a Belizean patrol off the Dangriga shore this afternoon. According to Fisheries Inspector Errol Diaz, the […]
If you are looking for something to do this weekend it might be worth your while to take a swing by the Pallotti roundabout where a visiting circus has set up shop. The big top, in the form of a large blue tent, will feature the performers of the Grand Chinese Circus. Today News 5 […]
It’s a story we’ve covered for more than a decade and it’s quite something to watch the transformation of an animal found on the brink of death transformed into a public attraction. That’s right, today is April’s birthday and this morning, News 5’s Jacqueline Woods showed up to help her favourite tapir celebrate in what’s […]
They made sure they conformed to the normal open day activities: profiling their academic achievements and making sure there were plenty of games and prizes to impress and entertain their peers. But the students of Wesley College added a new ingredient to the recipe of getting primary-schoolers interested in enrolling in the institution. News 5’s […]
