It’s that time of year for new curtains and linoleum, exchanging gifts, and putting up the Christmas tree. But it is also the time of year when Belize’s resilient corps of robbers, burglars, and all-purpose thieves grow aggressive in their quest for holiday cheer of their own. Today police in Belize City used the example […]
As predicted by police yesterday, a suspect detained for the shooting of a Belize City man has been formally charged. Mark Medina was slapped with charges of attempted murder, dangerous harm, and use of deadly means of harm for the shooting of Alex O’Brien on Wednesday afternoon on Dean Street near West Collet Canal. O’Brien […]
While Medina will likely go to trial sometime in the new year, three British soldiers charged in a court martial in Belmopan have been waiting over two and a half years for justice to be delivered by the British Army. The trial of Yograj Rai, Ramesh Rai, and Durgahang Limbu for the crime of violent […]
Crime is a staple of local newscasts worldwide and Belize is no exception… but our next story involves not the commission of crime, but an attempt to reduce its root causes. This morning I visited a familiar southside Belize City neighbourhood where a small but dedicated group of people are attempting to reverse a process […]
The competition was announced in April and artists from across the Caribbean responded with hundreds of paintings; but in the end only twelve made it unto the 2004 Corporate Calendar for CLICO, the Colonial Life Insurance Company. One of those dozen colourful images was the creation of Belizean artist Pedro Cruz. Aside from the international […]
‘Tis the season for giving and receiving, and this evening four Belize City organizations were on the latter side of the equation, as Tropical Gaming Company handed out its yearly Christmas donations. In addition to the Salvation Army, Belize City Lions Club and Hospital Auxiliary, Manager of Tropical Gaming Carol Young says another worthy recipient […]
It started out as a story, intended to help three children understand their family history and ended up as a history of Caye Caulker Village. Today, the daughter of Antonio Vega Senior came home to launch “Caye to Success”, a documentary of her father’s rise out of poverty. Mati Vega Gomoll, who currently resides in […]
It’s going to be a major weekend for sports with the Regent’s Cup football championship on the line at the M.C.C. Grounds and a pair of high school basketball crowns up for grabs in Belmopan. News 5’s Patrick Jones caught up with Belize City’s hoop dreamers as they left for the nation’s capital. Patrick Jones, […]
