Tonight members of the crimes investigation branch continue to investigate two major cases of fraud in the Belize District that are suspected to have earned two con artists more than seventy-two thousand dollars. In the first case, a Belize City family reported to authorities that they were at home when a man approached them with […]
Belize City police are still trying to find out why a young man tried to burn down a house on the Southside of the city early Wednesday morning. According to police, Justo Suazo, who lives on Jane Usher Boulevard was at home around three that morning when he started to smell gasoline. Suazo told police […]
The special committee appointed to conduct a review of the loans and investments made by the Social Security Board, met again this week at the National Assembly building in Belmopan. According to a release from the office of the clerk, the committee has agreed on the terms of reference of selecting a special purpose auditor […]
Details are still sketchy tonight but official reports are that starting next week radio stations in Belize City and the districts, will no longer be receiving what many have dubbed subventions, which translated into a monthly payment. Radio station personnel contacted by News 5 this evening were quick to defend receipt of the funds stating […]
According to the Ministry of Human Development so far this year, ninety young women under the age of sixteen in Belize City have been sexually abused. That’s just one of the troubling statistics organisations like Youth Enhancement Services must grapple with when addressing the issue of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of young women and girls. […]
It may seem like a rain drop in a desert, but any amount of money to combat HIV and AIDS in Belize is welcomed. According to UNICEF’s representative in Belize, Nadya Vasquez, some fifty thousand U.S dollars has been donated to ensure that the National Plan of Action becomes a reality. The contribution from the […]
It may not have the mainstream popularity of basketball, volleyball or softball but this week, tennis is taking over the court. With the help of an expert from the International Tennis Federation, the Belize Tennis Association is currently hosting a series of workshops designed to train Belizean coaches in the sport. This morning’s wet weather […]
In case you haven’t noticed, November nineteenth is not too far away and in preparation for the cultural event, branches of the Garifuna Council throughout the country are organizing activities relating to Garifuna Settlement Day, including crowning their delegates to participate in the national Ms. Garifuna Pageant. This weekend, the Belize City branch is inviting […]
