Yesterday was Belize City’s turn and today the newly elected leaders of the nation’s capital took their place in the sun. While the four o’clock start time for the inauguration ceremony was too close to news time for a full report, News 5’s Janelle Chanona managed to get a preview from the mayor, in which […]
A traffic accident on the Northern Highway has left a Guatemalan man hospitalised. Thirty-eight year old Carlos Gomez was a passenger in a pickup truck that went out of control near mile twenty-one around five Tuesday evening. The truck, driven by sixty-four year old Nicaraguan George Brooks, ran off the road, coming to a stop […]
No one was seriously injured, but two vehicles were heavily damaged this morning in a mishap on the outskirts of Belize City. A G.M.C. pickup was heading into town on the Northern Highway around nine a.m. when upon reaching mile two and a half, two trucks emerged from the Budget Rent-A-Car lot, one towing the […]
Police are looking for a suspect in a Belize City robbery. Around four on Thursday afternoon four men accosted Pepsi salesman Mario Vargas as he was making a delivery at the corner of Pine and Vernon Streets. After the group relieved Vargas of three hundred and fifty-five dollars at gunpoint they fired a shot for […]
As the demand for U.S. dollars continues to outrun supply, there is still a fair amount of informal money changing going on countrywide…and sometimes a U.S. dollar deal goes sour. That’s what happened in San Ignacio as according to police, businessman Hilberto Pulido reported that in January and February he purchased three U.S. cheques totalling […]
Drivers in the Belize District are being cautioned tonight, but the warning has nothing to do with bad roads or escaped prisoners. The problem is a tapir, better known by the Belizean name of mountain cow that has been sighted frequently along the newly paved road between Hattieville and Burrell Boom. The Ministry of Natural […]
Hey, ladies, looking for a nice guy? Then we’ve got your ticket. On Saturday night, Mr. Nice Guy takes over the stage at the City Centre for the third year running, and as usual, the contestants promise an unforgettable show. Here’s the preview so take bets to see if you can pick the winner. Troy […]
Farming in Belize has never been more diversified…and as new products come on stream, so do opportunities for a successful career in agriculture. Today the University of Belize campus at Central farm held an open day and as News 5’s Janelle Chanona discovered, in 2003 down on the farm has never been better. Janelle Chanona, […]
