For the second time in two days police and fire officials have what appears to be a case of arson on their hands. As in last night’s report, no one was hurt…but that is little consolation to the half dozen people left homeless. Patrick Jones has the story. Patrick Jones, Reporting The building located on […]
A Belize City man lies hospitalized tonight, recovering from stab wounds he suffered in an incident that occurred on Wednesday evening. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods got the victim’s side of the story from his bedside at the KHMH. John Tillet, stabbing victim ?He stab me like out off ear like he want to kill me […]
The captain of a vessel that ran over another boat on Wednesday in San Pedro has been arrested. Thirty-three year old Amado Watson told police that he was heading out on a snorkelling excursion and did not see the smaller skiff. The crash left two of the second craft’s passengers, Anthony Thompson and Cesario Serano, […]
The Senate Special Select Committee investigating the Belize Social Security Board continues to carry out its mandate. According to the committee’s latest release, it met Wednesday to review applications from those persons or firms interested in carrying out the special purpose audit. A decision was taken to continue with the interview of applicants next Tuesday […]
On October twenty-third, twenty-two year old Jorge Alberto Vidal, a resident of Succotz Village, travelled across the border to neighbouring Melchor de Mencos to buy a pair of boots. He also decided to do some socializing at one of that town’s many bars. It is there that he apparently became involved in an argument over […]
You may remember her from the eighties TV show Hart To Hart but actress Stephaine Powers has been busy travelling the globe in aid of the world?s natural resources specifically as a spokesperson for Ford Motor Company’s environmental protection programme. Each year Ford awards individual grants totalling ten thousand U.S dollars to groups or persons […]
With over thirty years of government service, the last eighteen as head of the Geology and Petroleum Department, Evadney Wade has built a reputation as a hard working and straight shooting public officer. Alas, on January twenty-sixth, she turns fifty-five and on that day she will retire from her post. A release from the Press […]
In Gospel music circles, he is no stranger and this weekend Cleve Laing, also known as Stitchie will be on stage at the Belize City Centre throwing down some serious vibes. Stitchie will be the headline artist at what organisers say is the rebirth of the Jesus Festival, a throwback to the eighties when local […]
Under threatening skies they gathered this afternoon to mark an important milestone in the cultural life of a people…and nation. I cannot imagine a better way to bring in Garifuna Settlement Day. Janelle Chanona, Reporting It has been a museum in the making for the past four years. But sharing the story of the heritage […]
