The strange death of Denfield Williams is no closer to resolution tonight as tests on the body remain inconclusive and a man who entered William’s hospital room impersonating a doctor has been released from police custody for lack of evidence. The release of Allen Garbutt Bol was made on the understanding that if further forensic […]
While the forty-eight hour deadline may have sprung Allan Garbutt Bol, it looks like a pair of immigration officers detained in the Benque Viejo jail will not be so lucky. Sources tell News 5 that the man and woman, believed to be involved in taking bribes to allow foreign sex trade workers to enter Belize, […]
The trial of Patrick Robateau and Leslie Pipersburg resumed this afternoon in courtroom number two before Justice Troadio Gonzalez. The duo is accused of robbing the Bowen and Bowen distribution centre on Slaughterhouse Road on the night of June eighteenth, 2002, and murdering four people in the process. When the trial continued, K.B.H. security guard […]
Each Year, the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired, hosts summer camps for disabled children across the country. The trips motivate the children and help them deal with the challenges that accompany blindness. When the children are in school, B.C.V.I. continues assisting these special students to get an education. However, the programmes are expensive to […]
With Belizean art hitting the cultural scene hard and often, it’s no wonder that international artists are also keen to have their work displayed in local galleries. The Mexican Embassy has been facilitating this cultural explosion for several years and their latest offering is called “Incipit”. According to the artist, Pablo Garcia Robles, his work […]
Over half of Belize’s population may be under eighteen, but the folks at the high end of the age spectrum are still able to kick up some dust. Today they outlined their plans to make the nation more elderly friendly. Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting “We won’t just be put out to pasture and […]
It was dubbed “Poets R Us”, a chance for anyone with a poem in their head, heart or notebook, to let it all hang out. An impressive crowd, mostly students, gathered Thursday evening at the Belize City House of Culture…and News 5’s Brent Toombs was on hand to capture the event on tape. Host was […]
