Tonight a U.S. national who shot and killed two people is a free man. Charges of murder and attempted murder have been dismissed against forty-nine year Robert Moore, the caretaker at Frank’s Caye in the Sapodilla Range. Moore was charged following an incident on that caye on August eighth in which he fatally shot fifty-four […]
If you were looking for a lawyer today, chances are you were out of luck, as the majority of Belize’s legal community was attending the annual Bench and Bar Summit. The theme for this year’s gathering was “The Family and the Law”…and while that part of the legal system may not generate big fees for […]
On Sunday, World AIDS Week will officially open with a fifty mile torch relay. The run will start in Belmopan and finish at Rogers Stadium in Belize City. A number of top athletes, along with primary school children and high school students have decided to participate in the relay in an effort to help raise […]
With all the hype about computers in the classroom, education via the internet and on-line libraries, you’d think that books have become obsolete. Don’t start the funeral yet, however, as this morning News 5’s Jacqueline Woods found the rumours of their death have been greatly exaggerated. Lascelle Arnold, Businessman “For a long time we profiled […]
It is with great regret that we announce the death of a veteran Belizean educator and religious leader. Sister Yvonne Hunter, also known as Sister Alexander, passed away this afternoon in Providence, Rhode Island. She was seventy-four. Sister Yvonne joined the Sisters of Mercy in 1946 and following her religious training abroad, returned to Belize […]
They finish a long day at work, then turn around and hit their school books. No, these aren’t early dropouts catching up on a high school diploma; they’re some of the country’s top executives in search of advanced skills. Marion Ali spoke to a few of them this afternoon. Marilyn Ordonez, Asst. Commissioner, Income Tax […]
It’s called the Technical Vocational Education Training Project–TVET for short–and while this aspect of our educational system doesn’t always grab the headlines, it is becoming a big part of life for a growing number of Belizeans. News 5’s Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting For the past two days, more than sixty Belizean teachers […]
