Resignation en masse by members of the Belize Governance Improvement Commission has effectively put the spotlight on the work of similar bodies and their ability to further the cause of good government. Tonight News Five features a one on one conversation with Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Christopher Coye. And as he maintains, no matter […]
It was a story that blazed into the headlines: two men who called the streets of Belize City home viciously fighting to a deadly end. Tonight, the sole survivor of that brutal incident, forty-one year old Stanford Franklin is on remand at the Hattieville prison after being formally arraigned for the charge of manslaughter. Franklin […]
Tonight authorities in the Belize District are investigating a suspected case of arson in the Maxboro community near Sandhill Village. According to fire officials, shortly after ten this morning a neighbour called fire and police to report that flames were coming out of the windows of a house located at number three-twenty-three Maxboro Street. A […]
There is another crime story emerging from the Belize City Commercial Centre tonight as a female taxi driver has been charged with breaking into at least two booths and stealing more than fifty wooden carvings. According to court reports, thirty-five year old Antoinette Usher, a resident of Berry Street, appeared before Magistrate Margaret Gabb McKenzie […]
Bogus cheques and bills…believe it or not, advances in technology have made it easier than ever for criminals to create counterfeit money and go on a spending spree. Thankfully, the catch is that the process is so complex that most potential counterfeiters are deterred by the sheer number of special processes used to transform regular […]
As part of activities leading up to World AIDS Day on December first, this afternoon the Belize Family Life Association and the Youth Advocacy Movement organised a walk through the streets of Belize City. Despite a low turn out, participants moved enthusiastically from the Yabra Green, along Caesar Ridge Road, and down Central American Boulevard. […]
The Women’s Issues Network torch of awareness arrived in Belize City this afternoon as part of a “hands-on” campaign to highlight the issues of gender based violence and HIV/AIDS. The torch run began at the Philip Goldson International Airport in Ladyville in the hands of members of the Belize Defence Force. The flame was then […]
They may be the country’s youngest citizens, but Belize’s children continue to outnumber us adults. And today, even as organised activities celebrated their vital role in the nation’s future, I found out that education is still not the number one priority for many parents. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting These children may be years away from entering […]
For decades, it was an issue that remained under the rug in far too many Belizean homes. But slowly, the dark secret of domestic abuse has been brought into the light of day. The stories of survivors are anything but pretty and there are still a large number of women suffering in silence, but as […]
