Dead men tell no tales… so unless there was a fly on the wall that?s willing to testify, the police version of Tuesday evening’s fatal shooting of a suspected burglar at Los Lagos is the only one we’re likely to get. Today News Five’s Jacqueline Woods pieced together the official story. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Police […]
Authorities said it would only be a matter of time and they were right. Stranded in a mangrove swamp without food, water, or a safe route home, the last two of a quartet of escaped convicts have been captured. Robert Gillett was collared Tuesday evening near mile six and a half on the Western Highway, […]
Viewers may recall a story we ran last month in which residents of the neighbourhood near Lord Ridge Cemetery complained of a long running crime wave. Tonight those residents may sleep a bit sounder as police report the arrest of five men they believe are responsible for much of the trouble. Those arrested are thirty […]
Moya for Mayor…that’s the battle cry that went out this afternoon in Belize City as union activist Zenaida Moya officially pitched her hat into the political ring as a contender for the U.D.P. Mayoral nomination. Moya started off her press conference this afternoon with official endorsements from businessman Michael Singh, B.N.T.U. Belize City branch president […]
Government is following up on its promise to make shares in B.T.L. available to the general public… but that public better have U.S. currency if it wants to buy. That’s the word from the Ministry of Finance which today issued a release announcing Belmopan’s intention to sell one point eight million “C” shares, or five […]
The nation’s first case of the dangerous dengue hemorrhagic fever has been confirmed as blood samples sent to Mexico have indicated positive results. Sources tell News Five that the man from the Cayo District had been making frequent trips to Melchor de Mencos in Guatemala and could have been infected across the border. Fortunately, that […]
The United States will be providing Belize with additional assistance for crime fighting and coastal security. Today an agreement was signed between U.S. Ambassador Robert Dieter and Prime Minister Said Musa which calls for over seventy-three thousand U.S. dollars in support for equipment and training at the Police Forensic Science Laboratory and communications and navigational […]
This afternoon, the first national report on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals was presented in Belize City. In the year 2000, one hundred and ninety-one members of the U.N. signed a pact to achieve eight goals and eighteen targets by the year 2015. Here in Belize, Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of National […]
Once a novelty for the well-to-do, preschools are now a regular feature of Belize’s educational system. And this morning government made clear its intention to enhance and expand the programme that it believes has produced positive results. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting There are over one hundred preschools operating in Belize and […]
