Anyone who depends on motorised transport–and eventually that means all of us–took another hit in the wallet today as the price of the latest shipment of petroleum-based fuels rose to record heights. The effect at the gas pump was nothing short of devastating as premium gasoline skyrocketed thirty-two cents to eight dollars and thirty-three cents […]
On yesterday?s newscast, we chronicled the story of Jason Fitzgibbon, a man nabbed by Police and charged for the burglary of the Seventh Day Adventist Mission in King?s Park. Tonight Fitzgibbon is being investigated once again, this time for a remarkably similar burglary committed just around the corner at the headquarters of the National AIDS […]
And speaking of 922, today was the day, as promised, that the Crimestoppers hotline for anonymous tips to police was rerouted to Miami. The idea of having the calls answered in Florida and the information then passed to Belize is to ensure the anonymity of those calling in with tips, in that their voices could […]
It may be several months away, but in November Friends of Paediatrics will launch a massive one-week awareness campaign to help children suffering from a rare condition called Spina Bifida. This is a situation in which a child’s spinal cord protrudes from his back as a lump or as Hydrocephalus, also known as water head, […]
Infrastructure: roads, bridges, airports, electricity, telephones. It?s the bedrock of national development. Today, as the nation?s latest highway project neared completion, News 5′ Patrick Jones explored the issue of how we can continue to keep ahead of the game. Patrick Jones, Reporting The scenic route, which bypasses Orange Walk Town, will give motorists the option […]
You may have seen this strange machine on television but if you?re fortunate enough to visit an exclusive island near San Pedro you can actually see it for real…and maybe even get to ride it, like I did. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Designed to look and feel like an isolated paradise, Cayo Espanto is Belize?s most […]
