It was a day of old and new on Independence Hill as the House of Representatives today finished up some pending business and welcomed a new member. News 5’s Patrick Jones has the view from the press gallery. John Saldivar, Area Representative, Cayo South “I, John Saldivar, do swear that I will bear true faith […]
While the passage of legislation through the House today was as exciting as watching the water drop from the building’s leaking roof, members of the opposition used the questions to ministers session to take government to task on issues ranging from the global to the local. Dean Barrow, Leader of Opposition “Will the Minister of […]
They may still be looking for the killer, but Cayo police today announced the arrest of a man for abetment in an independence eve murder. Fifty-five year old Armino Figueroa has been charged in San Ignacio for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of Guatemalan Mario Antonio Hernandez during a holiday drinking session on […]
Police in the village of Independence continue to focus on the sexual exploitation of children, with two new arrests in a single day. On Thursday morning twenty-six year old Kevin Cadle was arrested and charged with rape and unlawful carnal knowledge after a mother reported that her fourteen-year-old daughter could not explain what she was […]
With Belize holding the six-month rotating presidency of the Central American Integration system, SICA, there has been no shortage of high-level meetings taking place here. But one gathering that starts Monday will be a little bit different, in that instead of the usual presidents, ministers and government officials, those Central Americans coming to Belize City […]
On yesterday’s newscast we chronicled the impressive performance of Belizean high school graduates in the C.X.C. exams. And for those students yet to take the tests, an exhibit on the work that goes into the examinations may have proven helpful. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Teacher Michelle Turton believes such exhibition will greatly assist fourth formers in […]
The rains that have inundated Belize over the last few weeks have taken their toll on the nation’s streets and roads. It is just in time, then, that we note the arrival of close to half a million dollars in maintenance equipment for the Ministry of Works. The gear includes an asphalt batching plant, compactors, […]
Despite numerous and costly AIDS awareness campaigns statistics show that the public still may not be getting the message. That’s the fear of the National AIDS Commission’s Executive Director, Martha Carrillo, who spoke to News 5 about the upcoming annual HIV/AIDS Solidarity March. The event will culminate a week of activities to raise awareness of […]
