A diplomatic faux pas has led to the recall of Belize’s Ambassador to Guatemala and strained relations with that country at a crucial point in the negotiating process. The incident is still mired in the muddy language of diplomacy, but News 5 has been able to ascertain that the flap concerns an internal foreign ministry […]
A disagreement on a remote island has led to the fatal shooting of one man, the wounding of his common-law wife and the detention of the shooter. Around 9:00 this morning Paul Westby and Dorla Martin, residents of a nearby island, landed at Frank’s Caye in the Sapodilla range at the southern end of the […]
A similar scenario unfolded on Wednesday in the Corozal District, resulting in the death of a villager of Libertad. Carlos Richards, allegedly drunk and disorderly, was shot to death by bar proprietor Wilfredo Leal. Leal told police that Richards threatened him and tried to attack him, whereupon he shot Richards with his licensed twenty-gauge shotgun. […]
We haven’t heard much about the Commonwealth Games, recently concluded in Manchester, England. That’s because with no good news to report, Belize’s delegation remained silent. But now the Belizeans are back and a souvenir tape of the opening ceremonies reveals an upbeat start. Emcee “Give it up for Belize.” (Athletes marching out) But after the […]
Despite the disappointment in Manchester, not all is glum in the sporting world. The kids at one Belize City summer camp are nothing if not enthusiastic about the future. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Fourteen years after he pioneered the idea of a summer sports camp, Curlin King still finds the time to keep Belize City children […]
Major changes are underway at Hattieville prison…and while that institution’s shift to private management is meant to provide a more humane and less corrupt environment for prisoners, it is the prison officers who seem to have the greatest doubts about the future. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story from Hattieville. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It […]
In the B.B.A. basketball playoffs the luck of the hard-charging Raiders hit a brick wall on Wednesday night. Janelle Chanona has the breakdown. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Game two of the Capital Life Basketball Playoffs and with the Raiders wreckers one up, the San Cas U.B. squad is determined to stop any thoughts of a sweep. […]
