Like the northside Belize City neighbourhood of Belama, the new bedroom community at mile eight on the Western Highway is known as a quiet suburb with a strong sense of cooperative spirit. But tonight mile eight joins Belama in another similarity, that is as the scene of a murder. That’s right, for the fourth time […]
It may not have been a murder, but another M-word–mayhem–is a fitting description of what went on this morning when police decided to make their presence felt in one Belize City neighbourhood that didn’t seem to appreciate it. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting It?s not the first time that Belize City police have come in contact with […]
While the police are trying to keep abreast of the criminals, the department today got a modest helping hand from the business community. Arun Hotchandani of the Mirage group of companies operating in the Corozal Free Zone this morning handed over a shipment of ten top of the line computers and peripherals to Commissioner of […]
In accepting the computers, Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina said the donation, which will be used as part of a project to fully computerize the police department, is evidence that the community-police relationship is deepening. But in an interview with News 5 after the ceremony, Zetina said that there is much more that the community can […]
She won an unprecedented five medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and in celebrating the feat draped herself in the Belize flag. But tonight world champion sprinter Marion Jones is trying to overcome a hurdle that is threatening to keep her out of the summer games in Athens. The United States Anti-Doping Agency is investigating […]
The names and rankings were announced several weeks ago, but today was the day that the hard working students got to take their bows and bask in the spotlight of official recognition. Janelle Chanona This morning, to an audience of their biggest fans: their family, friends and teachers, the nation?s top scorers in this year […]
