Two elderly people are tonight in the hospital after they were viciously attacked on Tuesday night in downtown Belize City by a pipe-swinging assailant. The incident took place around 10:00 p.m. at the corner of Prince and Regent Streets. According to police, fifty-eight year old Emilio Saragoza and sixty-year-old Tomasa Nah, both residents of Belize […]
A traffic accident on the Northern Highway in the evening hours of Tuesday has claimed the life of a young Belize City man. Reports are that twenty-six year old Wayne Westby was on his motorcycle driving towards Belize City when he crashed into a car between miles two and three on the Northern Highway. The […]
In other unfortunate news involving metal and asphalt, this afternoon, a teacher from King’s College lost his life. News 5 understands that the crash occurred around 2:00 on the old Maskall Road. Forty-one year old Robert Slusher had just left school and was heading to Belize City in his van, but when he got to […]
Almost two weeks ago, former Assistant to the Commissioner of Police Carmen Zetina, officially took over as the top cop of the Belize Police Department. This afternoon, Commissioner Zetina, eleven days into his new job, sat down with members of the press corps to discuss how he will manage things at the helm. News 5’s […]
With sixty percent of the Belizean population under the age of thirty-five, the government has begun to plan ahead to deal with all that youthful energy. Today, the “Youth for the Future Initiative”, scheduled to be officially launched later this month, was explained to the press. According to co-ordinator Nuri Muhammad, this is not just […]
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting any government office concerning a piece of land, you might have realised that not only do you spend a lot of time there, but by the time you get what you need, you’ve spent a significant amount of money. With that in mind, today the Ministry of […]
Every year around the world, telecommunication companies celebrate World Telecom Day in their own way. The actual day might not be until Friday, but this morning officials from Belize Telecommunications Limited welcomed visitors to their compound on Saint Thomas Street to enjoy a wide range of activities and of course, freebies. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline […]
When KTV hit television screens last year, no one could have predicted the extent of its popularity with the Belizean public. Now in its second season, this year’s contestants brought their own style and talents, all trying to impress the judges. On the last night of KTV, the four contestants pulled out all the stops. […]
