Today there are still far more questions than answers over events in San Pedro town that has left thirty-nine year old caretaker Danielo Villatoro dead and his boss, sixty-six year old William Douglas Campbell fighting for his life. Investigators tell News Five that because it is believed that the two men were the only witnesses […]
Tonight Belize City police continue to investigate a booze burglary that occurred at the Brodie’s branch on the Northern Highway. According to authorities, sometime between eight on Wednesday night and eight on Thursday morning, a thief or thieves broke into the building and stole more than seven thousand dollars worth of liquor. A check by […]
A Belize City teenager has been arrested, charged, and fined for robbing a Magistrate of the Court of more than six thousand dollars. According to the authorities, last November Magistrate Roberto Ordonez reported that a gold chain and gold bracelet went missing from his home on Raccoon Street. But Ordonez didn’t write off his property, […]
Three men have been sentenced to spend the next seven years in the comforts of Hattieville prison for their involvement in the armed robbery of Peppers Pizza last July. Twenty year old Shandon Avila, twenty-one year old Vallan Avila, eighteen year old Allan Guzman, and a fourteen year old minor were all found guilty by […]
Consumers got a break in butane prices today as according to a press release from the Ministry of Finance the cost of a hundred pound cylinder has dropped six dollars countrywide. The new price tag now reads ninety dollars in Belize City, ninety-two in Belmopan, ninety-five in San Ignacio, ninety-six in Benque, ninety-one in Orange […]
The Belizean cycling scene will heat up this week as the 2006 M & M Tour of Belize kicks off in Orange Walk town tomorrow morning. For the next nine days more than eighty riders will race through five districts, taking on not just the challenge of the course itself but also some strong competition […]
This weekend, local reggae fans will gather at the B.T.L. Park on the Barracks for the first annual Bob Marley tribute concert. According to organiser Joel Robinson, on Sunday local artists will be performing a wide range of Bob’s songs on stage. Robinson says the idea is to give entertainers a chance to emulate a […]
The Belize Police Department has embarked on a major overhaul of one of its most high profile locations: the Queen Street Police Station. But as News Five’s Jacqueline Woods discovered, officials are hoping the physical alterations will also improve the public’s perception of the police. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting According to authorities, construction work at the […]
Deep in the Cayo district, the archaeological site of El Pilar straddles the Belize-Guatemala border. But the ancient Maya ruin is facing a modern day dilemma: development that includes the preservation of the natural environment while promoting tourism. News Five’s Karla Vernon explains. Dr. Anabel Ford, Archaeologist ?El Pilar is probably six times the size […]
