A twenty-three year old Belize City man was gunned down this afternoon as he sat in front of a house in the North Creek area. Police say Kareem Broaster, a resident of Belama Phase One, was shot in the head and also sustained injuries to his body from the weapon of the gunman who police […]
In other crime news, a shop on Kraal Road was the victim of an armed robbery on Wednesday. Forty year old proprietor Li Lian He told police that while she was closing shortly after one in the afternoon a man described as being of Creole descent stuck a handgun in her face, whereupon she gave […]
And in case you were wondering how things were going with those new speed guns, traffic police report just fine, thank you. They have confirmed that two violators were successfully prosecuted Wednesday in Magistrate’s Court. The speeders were fined one hundred and seventy-five dollars respectively by two different magistrates. Drivers outside of the Belize District […]
His name was pulled from the barrel at last night’s big Princess Hotel and Casino anniversary raffle; but before George Davis could get his hands on the ten thousand dollar prize, controversy erupted. Davis, who is self-employed and currently in training to be certified as a tour guide, this evening told News 5 that he […]
A few weeks ago we reported the preliminary figures but now the numbers are official. 2003 was by far Belize’s biggest year ever for tourism. Tourist arrivals at the Philip Goldson International Airport increased by seventeen point two percent over 2002 while arrivals at Belize’s other entry points rose by eleven point one percent. And […]
Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of the Supreme Court from all over the country will meet in Belize City on Saturday. It’s the third annual general meeting of the association, formed in 2000 to oversee the affairs of these important people. President Adrian “Danny” Madrid says the last twelve months have been spent implementing […]
We are all familiar with the Creole proverb: “when fish come from rivah battam and tell yuh halligata gat bellyache believe ahm.” Well yesterday students at St. Joseph’s Primary School welcomed two big fish who did not hesitate to tell the students what life in the muddy waters is really like. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods […]
Prime Minister Said Musa has held his first meeting with Guatemalan President Oscar Berger. The two leaders exchange views this morning, a day after Berger’s inauguration in Guatemala City. Prior to meeting with Berger, Musa met with O.A.S. Secretary General, Cesar Gaviria, to discuss the continuation of the facilitation process as a way of resolving […]
And while it may not have had all the pomp and circumstance of the Presidential gala, another Guatemalan public official was inaugurated today…and I had the privilege of attending. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Bearing all the markings of a victorious politician, and flanked by loyal supporters from both sides of the border, this morning seventy-one year […]
