With its headquarters spread along a once controversial piece of real estate surrounding the opposition party’s headquarters, it’s difficult for Youth for the Future to do anything quietly. But quiet progress is exactly what the initiative’s leaders say it has accomplished over the last twelve months. News 5’s Patrick Jones reports from the foot of […]
The pledge was made back in September that the government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair would fund a project for businesspeople in Guatemala and Belize to explore opportunities in each other’s country. And while no money has so far been disbursed, the project came one step closer to implementation today with the formal signing […]
And still on the subject of the United Kingdom, today that country’s resident representative in Belize confirmed that a group of Gurkhas soldiers will go on trial in Belize for the 2001 killing of David Zabaneh at Raul’s Rose Garden in Ladyville. High Commissioner Philip Priestly says the November Court Martial will be more than […]
They say when it rains, it pours. But for U.S. national Dennis Bruce, the weather outside his prison cell in Punta Gorda is the least of his worries, as a second charge of indecent assault has been brought against him. Already in custody after he could not post ten thousand dollars bail plus a surety […]
Although the Belize Police Department is organised as a national force, the nation’s municipalities are increasingly working with local police detachments in an effort to improve law enforcement efforts. Last night in Belmopan the City Council convened a special public meeting to address the escalating incidence of crime in the nation’s capital. Guest speaker was […]
There is both good and bad news coming out of the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute tonight. The good is that with an estimated population of nine hundred, Belize boasts more Antillean manatees in our waters than any other country. The bad news is that those gentle creatures are dying at a rapid rate. […]
Punta Rock is still the most identifiably Belizean musical genre, and its proponents continue to pump out the high-energy beats. Today a familiar Punta Rocker dropped by our studios to introduce his most recent effort. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “Desire” the latest release by Lloyd and Reckless has been getting a lot of airtime since it […]
History exists in places other than books. In fact, as News 5’s Jacqueline Woods discovered this morning, it’s on display in the most ordinary of places. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting All the historical pieces on display are from the personal collections of families who may have once used them at home. They now form what has […]
