A suspect shot by police in Corozal has died of his wounds and the man’s family is contradicting the official story of his death. According to police reports, around noon on Tuesday officers in Corozal visited the home of Francis Diego in order to affect his arrest. They say that when Diego was being apprehended, […]
Meanwhile, in Belmopan a Guatemalan resident has been arrested and charged with murder. Deris Antonio Torres, who lives in the Riviera neighbourhood of the nation’s capital, is believed to be responsible for the killing of Honduran Adoli Moralez. The decomposed remains of Moralez were discovered yesterday by police buried in a shallow grave on a […]
A Belizean businessman will appear in court tomorrow to answer charges for various customs offences. According to a release from the Customs and Excise Department, twenty-seven year old Jitendra Chawla, owner of J.C. Belize and the Xtra House Supermarket on Cemetery Road, has evaded custom duties, falsified declaration forms, obstructed the duties of a customs […]
Pictures of politicians handing over houses may have become a common sight, but the happiness of new homeowners is nonetheless genuine. This time around the people with a new address come from the Pickstock Division where today, aspiring politician Godfrey Smith presented the keys to new houses to four constituents. According to Smith, like many […]
The Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute has a new chief executive officer. She is Imani Fairweather-Morrison. Fairweather-Morrison succeeds Dr. Vincent Gillett, whose term expired in February. She previously served as project manager with the ESTAP project in Toledo and will hold her new post for a two-year period, effective July first. The C.Z.M.A.I. is […]
Another new appointment, this one in Belmopan, has recently become effective. Alan Usher, no stranger to military and police matters, is now the C.E.O. in the Ministry of Home Affairs. He takes over from Dr. Victor Gonzalez who will retain the C.E.O.’s job in the Ministry of Defence. Viewers will recall that the Ministry of […]
The Pan American Health Organisation is intimately involved across a wide spectrum of health issues in Belize, but it is the first time that the organisation is promoting the issue that quality health care is a human right. The session, which will take place on Thursday night, is part of PAHO’s centennial celebration. PAHO country […]
As we move deeper into the hurricane season, the issue of disaster preparedness moves increasingly from the theoretical to the practical. And as News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams discovered, all segments of Belizean society are being trained to deal with whatever mother nature may send our way. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Some ninety young people will over […]
The opening of the school was widely applauded and today the first results were put on display. Jacqueline Woods reports from Ladyville. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This evening, the first twenty-six graduates of Tubal Trade Institute received certificates after successfully completing a three-month course in computer, electrical and automotive mechanics. Eric Gabourel, Prin., Tubal Trade Institute […]
The Belizean entertainment scene has always included an eclectic range of musical genres, with everything from heavy metal to punta rock jamming the airwaves. One of the latest types of music determined to make its presence felt in Belize is jazz. One artist has decided to create a Latin jazz fusion by marrying the music […]
There is never a shortage of pageants in Belize and tonight Ann-Marie has a preview of the latest young ladies to compete for a crown. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Miss Teen Belize takes centre stage at the Belize City Centre on Saturday when eight contestants from seven different high schools vie for the title. Karen Vernon […]
The twenty-third Summit of the CARICOM Heads of Government opened this afternoon in Georgetown, Guyana. Featured speaker at the annual event was Belize’s Prime Minister Said Musa, who as outgoing chairman of the organisation was called upon to gave an account of his stewardship. Through the co-operation of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, Caribbean Media Corporation […]
