An accountant is supposed to be the most trustworthy employee of any business…but when that trust is misplaced, watch out. Today police arrested and charged an accountant at Pine Lumber Company in the Cayo District with a massive embezzlement which police say may total as much as three hundred thousand dollars. Thirty-nine year old Damaris […]
When we last saw it in October, it was patrolling the Sapodilla Cayes for illegal fishing and drug running… But today the B.D.F.’s formidable thirty-two foot skiff with its twin two hundred horsepower engines is no longer on duty. Sometime on Friday night or early Saturday morning, the valuable vessel was stolen from its mooring […]
Police are following up the discovery of a body found floating in waters near Bacalar Chico at the Belize-Mexico border. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Preciliano Ramos, a Mexican national, who was working in Sarteneja Village. On Saturday authorities from San Pedro Town visited the Bacalar Chico area where they observed […]
Police are looking for a hit and run driver who knocked down a pedestrian Saturday night on the Western Highway. Thirty-two year old Jose Felix Barrera, a Guatemalan resident of Orange Walk, was struck from behind while walking between miles thirty-six and thirty-seven around 9:00 p.m. The driver, heading in the direction of Belmopan, did […]
The Belize-Guatemala talks…a topic we have not discussed in detail for quite some time. But the latest from Belmopan is that a ministerial meeting has been rescheduled for early February and will be preceded late this month by technical talks. According to a government release issued late this evening, on Friday, February seventh, Belizean Foreign […]
With the country infected by election fever, politics and its attendant non-stop campaigning is running rampant. Over the weekend, the canvassers of every partisan persuasion hit the streets in force, and in Belize City, the People’s United Party held its previously postponed City Council convention to endorse incumbent mayor David Fonseca and his slate of […]
The report card on 2002 tourist arrivals is in…and guess what, the industry passed with flying colours. This afternoon, I caught up with Director of Tourism, Tracy Taegar who broke down the figures and provided an insider’s perspective on the developments. Tracy Taegar, Director of Tourism “The report has just come in for cruise ship […]
In news from the education front, this afternoon Wesley College joined its counterparts from around the Belize District as the proud recipients of new computers and internet service. The eighteen machines are part of the School Wide Area Network or SWAN program. According to Principal of Wesley College Brenda Armstrong, the new equipment will make […]
When most of us see a cockroach or annoying mosquito, we spray first and ask questions later. But not all bad bugs can or should be beaten by chemicals. And when that happens, scientists turn to remedies, which are not only more effective, but are also kinder to the environment. Marion Ali reports from Belmopan. […]
The politicians are not the only ones gearing up for what appears to be an impending general election. We in the media, in addition to reaping a revenue bonanza that occurs only once every five years, are also making plans for election day. Jacqueline Woods reports on what you can expect from News 5 when […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’ve logged on to the deal we call Sports Monday. Week two of the six game Belize Premier Football League playoffs brought the two remaining undefeated ball clubs to a showdown at capital city Saturday night, where defending champion Kulture Yabra of Belize City, was hosted by the Builder’s […]
