For the last several weeks we’ve kept a low profile on the immigration story as the police gather evidence for their investigation into the illegal sale of Belizean nationality. But while that probe progresses there is another side to the scandal, perhaps no less shameful. News 5’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With strong […]
It is not an easy task to report on a fellow member of the journalistic profession, let alone a colleague who until very recently worked at this station. But it’s no secret that former News 5 reporter, Ann-Marie Williams, wants to be the next Mayor of Belize City. Today she formally announced her intention to […]
And while the name of Laura Esquivel may be a new one for Belizean voters, that of her father Manuel is not. While the former Prime Minister and UDP leader will not be running this time around, it has been widely rumoured that he would play a prominent role in any future UDP administration. Today […]
A Caye Caulker policeman has been detained in a bizarre incident that occurred last night in Belize City. Jacqueline Woods reports from the scene on Flamboyant Street. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Twenty-three year old Stephanie Francis’ left hand remains bandaged after she tried to protect her common-law husband Mark Arzu from being stabbed to death. Around […]
With primary-schoolers just about ready to hit the books, Belizean educators are making their preparations. And right behind them is the School Security System, that is: the school wardens. For the past three weeks, wardens from all over the country have participated in training aimed at strengthening their public relations skills, knowledge of the law […]
There is good news and bad news in the tourism industry tonight. First, the positive, and that is that cruise tourism in Belize is going through the roof. According to a government release, Belize is the fastest growing cruise destination in the Caribbean, with arrivals in the first half of 2002 running forty percent ahead […]
With the disease known as dengue fever sweeping through neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador, medical authorities in Belize remain on a high state of alert. And nowhere in the country are officials more vigilant than in the town of San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. With its large number of Central American labourers and an economy based […]
