Another Belize City security guard has been murdered, and while the latest killing appears to have a different motive than most, it does little to change the reality of what has become the nation’s most dangerous line of work. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Forty-year-old security officer Emilio Miller had just reported to duty […]
A company in the Corozal Free Zone is in big trouble tonight, accused of trying to smuggle a container of duty free goods out of the zone and into the rest of Belize where customs duties are a fact of life. According to a release from the Customs Department, Ejosmirga Limited, and a company truck […]
Members of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry were briefed last night on the current state of the facilitation process to settle the Guatemalan claim to Belize. Although Foreign Minister Assad Shoman was a no-show due to an urgent meeting in Mexico, negotiating team members Eamon Courtenay and Fred Martinez handled matters in his […]
Opposition Leader Dean Barrow has come out strongly for a return to capital punishment and has suggested a constitutional amendment to grease the wheels of justice. In a public letter to Prime Minister Said Musa, Barrow asked the government to prepare a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the Privy Council as the court of last […]
Proceedings in the case of BACONGO versus the Government of Belize and BECOL continued in the Supreme Court today. This afternoon, Lois Young Barrow, one of the plaintiff’s attorneys, presented her summation before Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh. Young-Barrow argued that breeches, both factual and procedural, concerning the environmental impact assessment done on the Chalillo Hydro […]
Throughout the summer, children from across the country will be involved in numerous outdoor activities, some of which are being organised by the Belize Association of Girl Guides. Unfortunately, the movement is going through some tough times as every year they seem to recruit less members than they lose. This week, the chairwoman of the […]
If you’re a youth interested in activism and social change, the youth arm of the United Democratic Party, Y.P.F., is organising an “Emergent Leaders Forum” on Thursday at seven p.m. at SJC’s audio-visual room. Y.P.F.’s President-elect, Darrell Bradley, told News 5 that the event is open to all young people; not just hardcore political types. […]
It is an organisation that has received little publicity, but by all accounts has touched the lives of a significant number of people. Ann-Marie Williams reports on the youths from Y.E.S. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting They spoke about why they feel young people take drugs… Participant #1 “I think most teenagers that take drugs is because […]
The last time News 5 reported from the village of Blue Creek was in 1994 when it hosted a worldwide educational programme called “The Jason Project”. Since those busy days, the picturesque community has had its share of ups and downs. Last weekend I got a chance to see for myself. Janelle Chanona, Reporting In […]
