Late night bar fights come in all shapes and sizes, but the fatal tragedy that occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning has left Cayo residents in a state of disbelief. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods is just back from the west with the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting San Ignacio police strongly believe thirty-three year […]
With one policeman injured in the San Ignacio attack, it was already a bad start to Police Week…but, believe it or not, things got worse. Around six Saturday evening in the village of August Pine Ridge in the Orange Walk District, Constable Porfilio Co tried to move a disorderly patron from a bar. The man […]
In the hands of the military it is an effective weapon against an advancing enemy target. But on the mean streets of Belize City and in the control of an already trigger happy underworld, a rocket propelled grenade is the equivalent of an atomic bomb. Today the police scored a small victory with the unusual […]
While the rest of the country is once again receiving reliable electricity service, the unfortunate residents of the Western Highway between miles eight and twenty-five continue to suffer. Today B.E.L.’s public relations department confirmed the outages to News 5 saying that the cause of the weekend blackouts was a broken insulator at mile thirteen. What […]
With the summer holidays less than a month away, chances are Belize’s primary school students are not thinking about school supplies for next term. But that hasn’t stopped the Angelus Press from launching this year’s exercise book series. According to the stationery company, the books were produced in association with the Belize Postal Service. The […]
It happens every year around this time and the attention paid by the press and public is inversely proportional to the amount of time elapsed since our last natural disaster: In this case a mere two years. What I’m talking about is the onset of hurricane season. Patrick Jones has more. Patrick Jones, Reporting The […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and it’s a privilege to welcome you to this latest dish of Sports Monday. Eight teams started the hunt for the Prime Minister’s Knockout Cup Tournament, but at this juncture only two remain standing. These two teams met at the M.C.C. Grounds yesterday as Kulture Yabra of Belize City hosted […]
