The People’s United Party took a direct hit today as another party member submitted his resignation letter to leader Said Musa. Freetown Area Representative Jorge Espat, has decided not to contest next year’s general election. According to a government press release, during a meeting with the Prime Minister, Espat said that he would continue to […]
Tonight a convicted murderer and rapist, on the run for more than a year, is dead. Twenty-five year old Estevan Sho was shot and killed by police today in an early morning raid in the village of Red Bank in the Stann Creek District. According to the police, on Thursday the department was tipped off […]
In crime news from the city, tonight Belize City police are looking for a man involved in a ride-by shooting. According to police, around 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon, twenty year old Jervis Valencio was riding his bike on Vernon Street when he passed another cyclist going in the opposite direction. But instead of waving hello, […]
Meanwhile, a bizarre incident on the Maskall Road has left Sandhill police with more questions than answers. According to the cops, two employees of Bowen and Bowen, and their “muscle”: a K.B.H. security guard, were the victims of an attempted robbery, which one of them may have orchestrated. The trio had just left Maskall village […]
The Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the recent immigration scandal continued proceedings today, but guess what, nobody showed up to make their recommendations to the panel. According to Commissioner Bishop Sylvestre Romero Palma, the no-show could be the result of a number of factors. Bishop Sylvestre Romero, Commission Member “Probably we made the mistake […]
When we first met Jaesha Daly, the toddler was badly in need of a life-saving surgery. American Airlines came through with the plane tickets, doctors in Birmingham, Alabama provided the medical care, and viewers just like you donated money for miscellaneous expenses. Tonight, we are happy to report that little Jaesha is back in Belize, […]
On Saturday night the M.C.C. Grounds will become a hallowed place in the world of Belizean football as stars from clubs all over the country will participate in the league’s first mid-season All-Star Game. Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For fans and players alike, the Belize Premier Football League’s All-Star Game is slated […]
On Thursday, a downpour of as much as five inches of rain left huge sections of Belize City underwater, and more than one resident asking, isn’t there a multi-million dollar project in the works to solve the drainage problem? But as Froylan Alvarado, Senior Town Planner with the Belize City Council explains, collectively, we are […]
Food fairs might seem like just the place to get bargains on everything from food to health remedies. But as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found out in Orange Walk today, these kinds of events are previews of coming attractions in the business world. Jacqueline Woods “This exhibition is really an eye opener because it gives […]
