It was one of five murders we reported following an unusually lethal weekend, but the killing of a young man in Orange Walk was not the result of robbery, sudden passion or drunken vengeance. In fact, the motive remains shrouded in mystery with the only witness unable or unwilling to provide police with much assistance. […]
The brutal murder in Orange Walk and other recent killings across the country have left many citizens wondering just what our once peaceful society has turned into. This morning News 5’s Jacqueline Woods hit the streets to find out how the city’s shopkeepers are reacting. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting While there is no consensus on exactly […]
The generic name given to official handing over ceremonies is a “dog and pony show”…and while there were no horses to be seen in Belmopan this morning, the U.S. Embassy’s donation of anti-drug equipment did include three canines. According to U.S. Ambassador Russell Freeman, the new additions will significantly upgrade the Police Department’s ability to […]
In diplomatic news, Foreign Minister Godfrey Smith is in New York heading Belize’s delegation to the fifty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. While Smith will deliver his formal address next Tuesday, he has been busy as pro-tem chairman of the Central American Integration System’s Foreign Minister Group. In that capacity he will convene […]
There is good news tonight for Belizean fishermen and seafood farmers, as the European Union has now fully opened its doors to our fisheries exports. The decision to elevate Belize to List One status means that as of the end of October we can export fisheries products to any and all of the fifteen members […]
The ceremony may have been lost in the hoopla of the Independence Day weekend, but on Sunday night fireworks in Belize City, Ladyville and Orange Walk marked the technical launch of Intelco. Guests at the Sunday evening ceremony, including Communications Minister Vildo Marin, made the first official phone calls on the new system to customers […]
This evening Courts Belize Limited awarded several students with a year’s scholarship as part of the store’s back to school promotion. According to Advertising and Promotions Manager, Anamarie Bennett, throughout the year they hold giveaways for their customers and they thought that at the start of the new school year, it was only appropriate to […]
With the recent onslaught of depressing news on the crime front it’s easy to forget that there are many positive developments taking place in Belize. One is the steady growth in a new kind of religious commitment by Belizeans, particularly among young people. For many, that devotion coalesces around the music of one popular band. […]
