A Belize City man who admitted to lying to police this week has been convicted and charged for the offence. According to court reports, this morning forty-five year old George Grant appeared before Magistrate Roberto Ordonez where he was formally arraigned on the charge of false statement declaration. The matter is considered a hybrid offence, […]
A charge of rape dismissed against a Belize City man earlier this week has been reinstated. According to court reports, forty-four year old Lindon Jeffrey appeared in court on Monday to answer to charges of rape and aggravated assault in connection with an incident in July 2004. But the matter was struck out entirely as […]
Today members of Belize’s legal community gathered in Belize City as part of the seventh annual Bench and Bar Summit. Topics for this year’s event were focused on the theme, “Sustainable Development: Challenges for the Environment and the Law.” According to the experts, cases such as the BACONGO lawsuit to stop the construction of the […]
As part of official tourism week activities, this Sunday, the B.T.B. is sponsoring a relay triathlon in Belize City. And according to organisers, with first prize set at nine hundred dollars and a trophy, participants are lining up to swim, ride and run their way across the finish line. We caught up with Leila Peyrefitte […]
Thousands dream of a singing career, hundreds actually make it on a CD, but it’s only a select few who have carved out a name for themselves on the Belizean music scene. This month one group of local artists is releasing a religious compilation CD that they hope will find its way into your collection. […]
This week, Belize City is hosting more than a hundred regional religious leaders in an annual conference organised by the local Methodist community. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods explains. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The one hundred and forty fifth annual district meeting includes representation of the seven Methodist circuits of Belize and the north coast of Honduras. […]
For the past two days, scientists, researchers, and government officials have gathered in Belize City to talk water, that is, the country’s marine resources. This morning, News Five’s Karla Vernon got her feet wet in the discussion and discovered that there is need for collective analysis of the state of Belize’s marine environment. Karla Vernon, […]
