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Talk turns positive as agreement reached on reforms

If what you are hoping for is a successful resolution of the various conflicts now besetting our country then there is some positive news. In a common sense process that seeks to separately address the three concerns of political reform, taxation and salary hikes for teachers and public officers, it appears that the issue of […]

Students rally in support of unions

The rumor mill was working hard today, spewing various reports of planned strikes by Belize’s labour movement. But at newstime tonight, only one had proven true: as of one this afternoon Belize City’s water pipes went dry. According to Belize Water Services Limited, this morning their union informed them of a walk out call sent […]

Rural areas remain calm amidst urban stress

But in the rest of the Belize District it was business as usual at most of the village schools. Teachers we spoke with in Gracie Rock say that while they are in full support of industrial action taken by their union, their presence in the classroom is for the sake of the children, especially those […]

Homeless man set ablaze in his sleep

Tonight police continue to investigate the brutal killing of a homeless man on the streets of Belize City. Burned alive and left to die in front of a Southside neighborhood store, good Samaritans rushed the victim to the hospital but there was little doctors could do. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods has the disturbing details. Jacqueline […]

Belmopan singer tops karaoke week 2

The weather was perfect and the crowd was big for last night’s week two of KTV. William Neal, Host, KTV “And the winner for tonight’s KTV Karaoke Competition is none other than contestant…number five.” Lorraine Bennett joins last week’s winner, Leon Banks as the first two of ten KTV semi-finalists. A repeat of last night’s […]