The news did not exactly come as a surprise, but today’s announcement by Air Jamaica that it will suspend its service to Belize is the first hint of negativity in a year that has thus far seen nothing but positive trends in the tourism industry. The last Air Jamaica flight will depart the P.G.I.A. on […]
According to law enforcement authorities, during the majority of home burglaries, the victims are asleep in their beds, totally unaware of the danger they’re in. That’s just what happened to one Belize City family early this morning. According to the Willoughbys, who reside on East Collet Canal, just after two this morning they heard their […]
Since taking over management of Hattieville Prison in August of last year, the Kolbe Foundation has pursued a low key approach to public relations…but improvements at the facility have been ongoing. Escapes are down and a new semblance of order and discipline has been established, along with more humane treatment and increased opportunities for rehabilitation. […]
Tonight, a young visitor to Belize desperately needs your help. Linsford Augustine, a native of Sonsonate, El Salvador, was only three months old when he last saw his Belizean father. Now, twenty years later, he wants to meet the man he knows only through the pictures he carries with him at all times. Linsford believes […]
They make up approximately half the population, two thirds of our university graduates and comprise an increasing proportion of key professions. But despite these material advancements, women remain particularly vulnerable in Belizean society…and that’s why government maintains a special interest in their welfare. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting This evening, the National Women’s Commission, […]
With the graduation season about to begin, we can look forward to thousands of young graduates from the nation’s high schools, junior colleges and university to march proudly across the stage toward their awaiting diplomas. But not all the students in Belize’s educational system are teenagers…or even in their twenties. Recently News 5’s Patrick Jones […]
