Details are still hard to come by, but as I speak, Belmopan police are in the Mennonite community of Springfield investigating reports of an armed assault on residents. Eyewitnesses tell News 5 that around 5:00 p.m., several unmasked, but heavily armed men, invaded the community, located off the Hummingbird Highway, with robbery as the main […]
As facilitators trying to settle the Guatemalan claim prepare to deliver their recommendations, the situation on the ground continues to produce irritation on the border. One of the outstanding issues at last month’s meeting in Washington, D.C. was that of the illegal actions of the mayor of Melchor de Mencos. The politician had distributed lots […]
A third accident victim has died of injuries suffered in a traffic mishap on Tuesday night on the Northern Highway. Twenty-two year old Vernancio Martinez, driver of the tractor which was hit by a gas truck, died Wednesday evening at the K.H.M.H. Meanwhile, the driver of the truck, forty-eight year old Elijo Tun of San […]
The construction of a modern drainage system on the southside of Belize City will eventually make life better for thousands of residents. But in the meantime, not everyone is enthusiastic about the construction process. Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting They say progress brings problems and that seems to be the situation that […]
If you were hoping to win Wednesday night’s one hundred and ten thousand dollar Lotto jackpot, sorry, better luck next time. This afternoon, twenty-three year old Dyane Gordon of Faber’s Road Extension in Belize City picked up her big cheque from Tropical Gaming Company. The mother of one, a relative newcomer to the game, says […]
On Monday, Orbelina Orallano became Courts Belize latest winner after her name was picked in the second drawing of Courts Catch the Cash promotion. On that day, Orallano instantly won five thousand dollars. This morning she returned to the store, to try to win an additional five grand. Only this time there would be some […]
Through the generous help of people and institutions at home and abroad, a baby girl will soon receive life saving medical care. Today, one of the doctors responsible for her good fortune returned home for a visit. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Monday, thirteen-month-old Jaesha Daly will travel to Birmingham, Alabama where she will undergo a […]
His first Belizean performance last September was cut short by a political problem at City Centre. But Tyrone Thompson is not a man easily defeated…and one year later the man who sings dancehall for Jesus is back to set things right. Janelle Chanona, Reporting If you don’t know his name, you probably know him as […]
It’s the oldest and some would say the most prestigious of Belize’s many beauty pageants. On Friday night the fifth-sixth Queen of the Bay will be selected and News 5’s Jacqueline Woods offers a preview. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Eight ladies will be vying for the title of Queen of the Bay. The young women, who […]
