With settlement of the Guatemalan claim stuck in diplomatic limbo, the public can’t really be blamed for believing that’s exactly where it will stay. Echoing remarks made earlier this week by Attorney General Godfrey Smith, this afternoon Belize’s Foreign Minister Assad Shoman told News 5 that his Guatemalan counterparts are convinced that now is not […]
The comments by the Foreign Minister came against the background of a national youth rally held today in Belize City. The event was organised by public administration students of the University of Belize. News 5’s Marion Ali was there. Marion Ali, Reporting The rally, which attracted about two hundred students from most of the nation’s […]
A child was killed Thursday evening after being hit by a car on the Western Highway. According to police, eight year old Alton Robert Goff was attempting to cross the road between miles two and three, when he was knocked down by a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup, Gail Martinez, told police that […]
The Police Department said it would crack down on deportees who failed to report regularly to the cops…and now they’re making good on that threat. According to authorities, they are looking for at least eleven people who have failed to comply with the reporting requirements. Four of those pictured who served time for serious crimes […]
The U.D.P. said that Sydney Fuller was actively supporting his newly imposed successor in the Albert Division. But ever since Fuller publicly disavowed his agreement to be dumped, the United Democratic Party has had a tiger by the tail. Today Fuller told News 5’s Marion Ali that not only is he unhappy with his ouster, […]
And while we’re on the subject of former candidates, the full page advertisement for Jorge Espat in this week’s Amandala comes as something of a shocker. That’s because a week ago Espat announced his intention to leave politics and not seek re-election to his seat as Freetown representative. What happened? Sources close to Espat say […]
Stories of people in need are staple fare on this newscast… and once again we are asking viewers to watch with a sympathetic eye and generous spirit. Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Five month old Noel Reina has never seen his mother. Born three months premature, the infant later developed a serious eye condition. […]
