A fire has totally destroyed a popular entertainment spot in Placencia. The Sugar Reef bar, restaurant, and resort burned to the ground early this morning. According to co-owner Hannah Cowell, the blaze started sometime after three A.M. in the front section of the bar. Within a short time the flames spread to three cabanas and […]
He is a retired consultant who has been enjoying the good life in San Pedro for the last three years, but tonight James Robert Harold is a guest at Her Majesty’s hotel. Harold, who has been living under the name Samuel Foster, was arrested on Wednesday by Belize police, acting on a request from U.S. […]
A routine patrol near Yo Creek Village by officers of the Customs Department ended in a tense confrontation over contraband goods. According to police reports, the customs patrol attempted to stop two vehicles, a van and a car that were travelling along the road. While the car sped off, the van pulled over and its […]
The Senate select committee conducting an inquiry into the Social Security Board continues its work. According to a press release, the committee met twice this week to advance its review of SSB investments, loans and guarantees. In particular, it had requested an urgent response from the Board to questions regarding guarantees given for securitized loans […]
They say that it’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease…and today it looks like last week’s cacophony produced by area rep Boots Martinez in Port Loyola did not go unnoticed by some politicians with the power to provide help. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has more. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Most of the flood waters have […]
Viewers of this newscast are no strangers to the Youth Cadet Corps…but the programme, which seeks to put troubled youths on a path to good citizenship, is undergoing some changes. This morning News 5’s Patrick Jones was on hand as forty-one young men completed the first phase of their training. Patrick Jones, Reporting They may […]
Diabetes Week may come once each year…but unfortunately for diabetics, they’ve got to deal with the disease 24/7. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods, who is no stranger to diabetes in her own life, profiles one man who’s taking an aggressive approach to his condition. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting For the past twelve years, Leo Lodge, a type […]
