If nothing else, today’s budget presentation was stark in contrast to February 2005 when tear gas and angry protests interrupted the proceedings in the House of Representatives. The police was out in force this morning, but inside and outside the House, the yearly financial report was distinctly anticlimactic. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports from Belmopan. […]
In police news, Belize City cops have arrested a man after he opened fire on his former girlfriend, her child, and a male companion. Reports are that around three-thirty on Thursday evening, thirty year old Aloma Ashon, her five year old son, and her boyfriend were walking in the Water Hole area near Wagner?s Lane […]
Meanwhile, a police officer found guilty of rape has been sentenced to spend the next twelve years behind bars. After mitigation pleas from his attorney and former superior officers, this morning Evan Reynolds was ordered to stand to hear his fate. Justice Adolph Lucas told the convicted man, “Mr. Reynolds you slip, you mek all […]
Twenty Belizean students are the lucky recipients of medical scholarships to Cuba. According to a press release from the Cuban Embassy, the students will attend the Latin American School of Medicine in Havana, with classes set to begin on April first. The selection process included interviews by the ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs, and […]
After a week of official activities, today the Young Women’s Christian Association celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. The milestone marks five decades of hard work in the name of service to the Belizean community. The Y’s First Vice President and Public Relations Officer Beverly Brown says the journey has been all about empowering women both young […]
The religious community is in mourning tonight after the loss of one of their own. Today I spoke with the grieving family members. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Shortly after three this morning, President of the Baptist Association of Belize and well known personality, Pastor Rodney Gordon died after suffering from a massive heart attack. Diana Gordon, […]
Open days are always highlights on school calendars, but every educational institution tries to put its own spin on the event to reel in potential students. And as News Five=s Karla Vernon found out today, there’s no telling how far some students will go. James Ruiz, Student 1A ?We are acting out stories in the […]
