It was the worst maritime disaster in Belize’s modern history, not to mention the worst single accident ever recorded in the annals of recreational scuba diving. What I’m taking about is the sinking of the motor vessel Wave Dancer, which went down in the port of Big Creek during Hurricane Iris on October eighth, 2001, […]
With so many lawsuits swirling around Belize Telecommunications Limited it’s hard to keep track. The latest decision by the Belize Supreme Court, issued yesterday, is the granting of a request from disgruntled shareholders to have a special investigation into the affairs of the company, specifically the time it was under the control of Jeffrey Prosser. […]
It may have been an easy break-in for two thieves, but it took a lot more work to try and get away. The action unfolded around three-thirty on Wednesday morning at the residence of thirty-five- year-old Eldon Gillett. Gillett told police he was awakened by a noise in his front yard and when he went […]
Belize City police arrested two men they strongly believe were the triggermen in a shootout that left four men injured in the Port Loyola Area on Thursday afternoon. Authorities say based on information they received, they suspect that twenty-three-year-old Arden Smith-Robinson and eighteen-year-old Orin Michael were the duo who rode up on bicycles and opened […]
It’s the fourth leading cause of death in Belize and ranks first for those between thirty and forty-nine years of age. Yes, AIDS in Belize is as big a killer as ever…and today the Ministry of Health released the numbers to prove it. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Since Belize?s first AIDS case was reported in 1986, […]
We’ve heard the term “home grown” before, but it’s usually connected to the country’s agricultural activity. But in this case, the phrase refers to the home grown talents of a group of youths from the Young Gyal area of Teakettle Village who pooled together to cut a compact disc called “Get Hype Belize.” Lead singer […]
Ask the three hundred or so entrants in this weekend’s Ruta Maya canoe race why they subject themselves to four days of punishment and you’ll get three hundred different answers… but at the end, virtually all will say that they’re glad they did it. This morning News 5’s Patrick Jones was on hand in Cayo […]
There will be no newscast on Monday, March seventh due to a public and bank holiday in celebration of Baron Bliss Day. The next newscast will be on Tuesday, March eighth 2005.
