They asked for a thirty-day extension, but in the end they needed little more than half that time. Early next week the OAS sponsored facilitation process will culminate in the presentation of final proposals for the settlement of Guatemala’s centuries old claim to Belize. Today, News 5’s Stewart Krohn spoke by phone to Foreign Minister […]
Residents of Corozal Town awoke this morning to a shocking sight: the body of a young girl floating in the tranquil waters of the bay. Police were called around eight-thirty to an area near Rainbow Beach Park where the partially decomposed corpse was estimated to be that of an Hispanic female between four and seven […]
The unidentified drowning victim in Corozal is not the only mystery facing police tonight. A con man is apparently on the loose, and while no lives are in danger, he may put your wallet at risk. According to police reports, on August eighth one Jalal Mohammed Atich purchased a twelve thousand dollar welding machine from […]
Tonight Belmopan police are investigating a robbery on the Hummingbird Highway that occurred late Sunday night. They report that around midnight seventy-three year old Hilberto Santos, a watchman for Bee Leaf Enterprises was working on the property when he saw a man standing near the company storeroom. Santos told police that when he approached the […]
Tonight four of the men accused of the kidnapping of two Belize City residents over the weekend are out on bail. Contrary to what we reported last night, News 5 understands that P.C. Martin Castillo was charged with kidnapping but was offered and met bail of five thousand dollars. Two of his alleged accomplices: forty-one […]
It does not belong in the category of crime news, but many Belizeans may view it with the same sense of helpless resignation. After a few days of an informal work stoppage, sellers of butane gas have been granted a price increase by government. A release from the Ministry of Trade indicates that as of […]
The official calendar of September celebrations events was already pretty full, but it seems that each day finds new activities designed to bring out a public often starved for decent entertainment. One affair that should appeal to Belize City families opens tonight at a familiar venue. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods dropped in for a preview. […]
It may not be a massive public event, but the launching of a new book on Saturday could not have come at a more appropriate time. A profile of George Price entitled “Man of the People” does not pretend to be an objective analysis of the Father of the Nation, but the personal profile by […]
Rounding out the series of this weekend’s events is a competition, the likes of which Belizeans have yet to experience. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The choir is only two years old, but the young men and women of Anglican Cathedral College have already established themselves and are looking to win the first ever […]
With the sugar industry suffering from problems ranging from production to marketing to politics, many experts say that the best bet for the future of the north is diversification. And while that advice is nothing new, the project visited today by News 5’s Janelle Chanona seems to present an alternative well grounded in reality. Janelle […]
