It convened in Belmopan last Tuesday, but today the court martial of three Gurkha soldiers came to an abrupt halt and will have to start all over with a new jury. The startling announcement came after evidence was presented that one of the witnesses held a forbidden conversation with a juror. The conversation, which occurred […]
At around this same time last night shots rang out on the south side of Belize City and within minutes word was out that a young man, no stranger to police and the press, was dead. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Twenty-six year old Marlon Budd has had his problems […]
At virtually the same time the life of Marlon Budd was coming to a violent end, another young Belizean was dying of a gunshot wounds over a hundred miles away. Police report that the body of eighteen year old Juan Chiac of Midway Village in the Toledo District was found early this morning about eight […]
Shermaine Budd, the woman interviewed in an earlier story, not only had to mourn the loss of her brother, but this morning she was a key witness in a case of police brutality. This morning tour guide Mark Pollard was on his way to the tourism village, but as he drove on Mahogany Street, he […]
Three police officers stationed in Punta Gorda have been interdicted from duty and charged with the crime of unlawful carnal knowledge. The charges against Corporals Alfaro Bol, Matius Chalom, and Everon Teck arose out of a complaint by a thirteen and fourteen year old girl that the officers had sex with them over the course […]
Today, a two-day workshop to explore financial sustainability of integrated coastal zone management in Belize came to an end at the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute. C.Z.M.A.I.’s board of directors have been given a number of recommendations that would allow them to be able to continue their work on behalf of Belize’s coastal resources. […]
In addition to our rich coastline, Belize also boasts numerous rivers and lagoons, and there’s no doubt that tremendous potential exists to derive economic benefits from these natural resources. And developing that potential is exactly what Belize is planning to do. Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sergio Garcia, today convened […]
Ceremonies to honour some of the nation’s top students were held this morning at he Princess Hotel in Belize City. And as News 5’s Patrick Jones discovered, it was a government high school that walked away with the accolades. Patrick Jones, Reporting A record four hundred and thirty-five young adults and their proud parents packed […]
