As the family of slain Belize City businessman, Nadir Husman prepare to lay him to rest on Sunday, police are still looking for a break in the case that will lead to the arrest of the person or persons responsible. Today News 5 understands that while the police and family hotlines are receiving tidbits of […]
There is better news to report in another murder case in Belize City. The police press office tells News 5 that a break in the investigation into the murder of Steve “Monster” Thompson is imminent. The thirty-three year old man was found dead outside the house he was taking care of in the Belama Phase […]
It is often said that with our wide open spaces and live and let live attitude, our country is the ideal place for a fugitive from justice to hide out…and to be sure, we know of more than one foreign criminal on the run who, with the blessing of either or both ruling parties, have […]
With a message of: “no jueges con tu suerte”, or don’t play with your luck, members of the National AIDS Commission are back in the country tonight with renewed energy following a week-long visit to Cuba. According to Chairperson of the Commission, Ambassador Dolores Balderamos Garcia, first hand inspection of sites like the National Centre […]
An angry husband from the Corozal District is tonight behind bars after attacking one of his wife’s friends. According to police reports, on Sunday evening thirty year old Edith Rene Ramos was at home in Cristo Rey Village when he suddenly picked up a machete and chopped a male friend visiting his wife in the […]
With tertiary level graduations taking place around the country this month, the Organization of American States is now accepting applications for students to pursue graduate degrees in 2005. According to a release from the Ministry of National Development, the courses should not exceed two academic years and are in the areas of Economic Development and […]
Rafael Martinez, Gold Rush Host ?I say he wins five thousand dollars. What do you say? You say three. My goodness gracious, he?s won himself one thousand five hundred tax free dollars. Let?s give him a big, big round of applause.? That’s how much money Brian Snagg, the latest winner in the Court’s Gold Rush […]
The Ford Motor Company today launched its 2004 Conservation and Environmental Grants Programme in Belize, making us one of more than sixty countries participating in the initiative. This is the second year Ford and one of its subsidiaries, Jaguar, is providing funding for non-profit groups and individuals working to enhance environmental conservation and cultural heritage […]
School’s out for summer…well almost. And in case you are a parent desperately looking for a positive programme for your child to participate in, tonight News 5?s Jacqueline Woods offers a few options. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting As summer rapidly approaches, Belizean parents will be scrambling to find summer programmes to enrol their children. Young men […]
