With the holiday weekend upon us, some people are already heading out of town or starting to party. But the police say they will be monitoring the highways to try and ensure a safer Baron Bliss weekend for everyone. To this end, the Belize City Traffic Department and the Transport Department have teamed up to […]
A police constable has been arrested and faces charges of committing an “unnatural act.” According to a police press release, a woman reported that her fifteen year old son told her he had sexual intercourse with the constable numerous times beginning in October. The P.C. has been interdicted from duty pending a full criminal investigation.
It’s an event synonymous with Baron Bliss Day itself, the Harbour Regatta. And while the organisers have met some stiff competition lately and have been struggling with sponsorship, they have no intention of giving up… In fact, this year’s race promises to be better than ever, and even more accessible to the public. Jacqueline Woods, […]
A new show opens at the Image Factory in Belize City tonight. It is called “J.D., the new works of Joan Duran.” The exhibition features two large photographic works consisting of multiple image panels taken from television, and fourteen paintings produced over the last ten months. The paintings are done in an informal or impressionist […]
March is Child Stimulation Month, and today, preschools all over Belize held sports days to stimulate their young charge’s bodies as well as their minds. News 5 visited with the Preschool Unit in the Ministry of Education this week to find out why it is so important that we give our children an early start. […]
It’s always a beautiful sight…canoes setting off from the Macal River and heading downstream. And the excitement surrounding La Ruta Maya River Challenge grows every year, as the event draws hundreds of paddlers and thousands of spectators to the banks of the Macal and Belize Rivers. Patrick Jones was standing on the sidelines at daybreak […]
Due to a holiday in observance of Baron Bliss Day on March 8th, the next newscast will be on Tuesday, March 9th.
