Two Chinese shopkeepers who fired shots at some customers during an incident at their shop on the corner of Vernon and Mayflower Streets on Thursday have been arraigned on multiple charges. Jun Ming Zhao, twenty-two, and Jun Yang Zhao, nineteen, have been charged with “public terror” and discharging a firearm in public. In addition, Jun […]
It appeared ominously as a quarter page ad in newspapers today, but if the threat of legal action by the Princess Cinema against persons who rent or sell illegal copies of box office movies is carried out, perhaps we’re in for another epic battle in the courts. General Manager of Princess Cinema, Doncho Donchev, says […]
They are one of our best friends in Asia, and tonight, the president and vice president of Taiwan are lucky to be alive, having survived an apparent assassination attempt. President Chen Shui-bian and his deputy, Annette Lu, were shot on Thursday as they campaigned for Saturday’s national election in the city of Tainan, south of […]
The National Occupational Health and Safety Committee is holding an entire week of consultations beginning next Monday to get feedback from the business community on the draft for a new law which will govern occupational safety and health in Belize, something we currently do not have. News 5 spoke with Phillip Waight, a member of […]
For the next six weeks, the Ministry of Health will be holding a national campaign to immunize Belizeans against rubella. The effort is part of “Vaccination Week of the Americas” and will target people between the ages of five to thirty-five because statistically this is the age group most likely to contract the virus. Rubella, […]
Nine villages in the Belize District were invited to a community health fair today sponsored by the Ministry of Health in conjunction with several other agencies. And as News 5 found out, the residents who turned out were eager to learn how they can lead healthier lives. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Tuberculosis was just one of […]
If high fuel prices have you down, or your old car or truck is starting to be a source of embarrassment, you might want to think about getting a new set of wheels. And where can you take a look at all the different new cars, trucks, and S.U.V.’s available in Belize right now? The […]
