A decision in the Supreme Court today may mean an early Christmas for the nation’s telephone users. The ruling is complicated, but essentially Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh ruled that the stop order issued late last year by then Minister Responsible for Telecommunications, Ralph Fonseca, is valid, and the price increases made at that time are […]
It’s a sporting organisation that counts its revenues in the billions–that’s billions with a “b”–and today the man at the top paid a visit to our shores. The ostensible reason was to dedicate a new training facility; the more immediate concern, however, was the rift that threatens to kill the sport. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Today, […]
Some determined police work in Toledo has led to the arrest of a gang of armed robbers. Guatemalans Justo Martinez, Roberto Garcia and Jose Garcia are behind bars tonight after they allegedly held up a bus and robbed a gas station. Witnesses say that on Saturday morning around nine, three men–two holding a gun and […]
Two cyclists are dead tonight after they were knocked down in separate traffic incidents in Belize City. The first tragedy occurred at the Vernon Street and Magazine Road junction on Friday afternoon and claimed the life of forty-two year old security guard, Nicholas Lewis. Nineteen year old Fabiola Mendez told police that at around 3 […]
A Saturday morning fire has destroyed what was home for two Belize City families. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods visited the scene this morning. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The blaze that completely destroyed the two storey wooden building on Neal Pen Road left eleven persons homeless. Michelle Young, one of the fire victims, says she had just […]
Worlds AIDS Week kicked off–quite literally–on Sunday with a torch run from Belmopan to Belize City. The volunteer joggers finished up at Rogers Stadium where the week of activities was officially opened by coordinator of the National AIDS Commission, Martha Carrillo. A number of events are scheduled, including the first ever National Conference on AIDS […]
If you’ve got two legs and they’re both working fine, then chances are that you’ve never given much thought to the subject of wheelchairs. But if you’re not so fortunate, and the only thing between you and life as a recluse are those two big tires, then suddenly–as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods discovered–a wheelchair is […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we welcome you to this latest version of Sports Monday. Week ten of the Belize Premier Football League found defending champion Kulture Yabra of Belize City being hosted at the Norman Broaster Stadium in San Ignacio by Acros Real Verdes. Actually, this match-up seems to be a tail of […]
