It was a series of brazen crimes that shocked residents of the Cayo District… but tonight police in San Ignacio have arrested and charged four men they believe are responsible for the February twelfth shooting of a police officer and robbery of several other people including the town’s mayor. Thirty-six year old Perfidio del Cid, […]
While P.C. Jacobs fights for his life in a Merida hospital, he may soon be joined in Mexico by another shooting victim, security guard Andre Douze. Douze, a Haitian national, was shot once in the shoulder on February sixteenth, during a robbery attempt, and while his condition continues to improve, doctors at the K.H.M.H. have […]
The Belize Government today froze the bank accounts of an Internet gambling operation based at the Data Pro compound near the Burrell Boom cut-off. According to the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Keith Arnold, under the terms of a treaty between Belize and the United States of America, the U.S. Department of Justice asked […]
With drugs like ecstasy and heroin threatening to take their place alongside crack and cocaine in Belize, international agencies are arming local law enforcement bodies with upgraded tools to control the narcotics trade. The latest pieces of equipment to be donated to Belize are fifteen drug kits, courtesy of the United Nations. This morning, officials […]
It seems to be the season for high school pageants…and tonight we feature the lovely ladies of St. Michael’s who will appear on stage this Friday night. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The young women vying for the title of Miss St. Michael’s have been preparing themselves for the pageant. The students are hoping that they will […]
There are few sights more pitiful than that of an emaciated diseased dog limping down the street… or more frightening than an aroused pack of vicious canines ready to pounce on anything resembling a meal. In either case, it’s a big problem that authorities must confront. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods, herself a proud dog owner, […]
It is a situation that is well known in the teaching profession, yet rarely discussed publicly. But the practice by some church affiliated school management bodies of forcing unwed pregnant teachers to get married or get fired is coming under increasing scrutiny–by both teachers and government. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The education system of Belize is […]
