It would have been one more headache for a law enforcement community already suffering from a massive migraine… But fortunately, disaster was averted last night as police and prison officers captured a convict who had escaped from Hattieville that afternoon. Officials from the Department of Corrections report that around 1:30 on Monday twenty-year-old Chester Norales […]
The driver of a truck that knocked down a lamppost, which fell on a woman and killed her, has been arrested by police. Israeli Chi of Ranchito Village in the Corozal District has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, causing death by careless conduct and driving without due care and attention. Elvira Eck of San […]
Counterfeit tens and twenties continue to show-up in Belizean cash registers at an alarming rate. Since the weekend, bogus bills have been reported showing up at B.T.L., Belize Water Services, Princess Hotel, Lands Department and a bar in Corozal. The serial numbers match those included in the list published last week, with the addition of […]
We have not been in contact today with a group of Belizeans reportedly held up in Texas waiting to cross the Mexican border… But we did speak to the Belize Embassy in Mexico City. Ambassador Salvador Figueroa explained that the problems involving Belizeans transiting through Mexico have been around for many years and are compounded […]
Summer is in full swing, and fortunately there is no shortage of opportunities to keep Belize City’s children entertained. In the Fort George area, one art camp, an off shoot of the Conscious Youth Development Posse, is celebrating its sixth year of operation. This morning, News 5 found classrooms at Saint Mary’s Primary alive with […]
If art is not your thing, don’t fret, because this summer it seems that there’s a camp for every child’s desires. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods stopped by B.T.L. headquarters on St. Thomas Street–not to surf the net, but to shoot some hoops. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It’s not certain just how many of the children will […]
While the kids are enjoying themselves this summer many teachers are working hard to improve their skills for the coming school term. One area that is receiving special attention is the role played by guidance counsellors. Today Ann-Marie visited the U.B. education campus to sit in on a class. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting What started out […]
He’s a charter member of the Belizean artists club…and Nelson Young keeps getting better and better. Janelle Chanona reports on his latest exhibition at the Image Factory. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The work of forty-four year old Caye Caulker native Nelson Young may be reminiscent of Pablo Picasso, but the cubist images in his latest exhibit […]
