Latest reports out of Spanish Lookout are that Belize Natural Energy is recoding production of up to approximately two thousand seven hundred barrels a day from a total of four wells. Technicians have already begun work at Mike Usher number five and company officials say they have submitted a “field gathering pipeline system” to Belmopan […]
Late this evening the team of investigators charged with determining “if any breaches of contract, code of ethics, politics and protocols or negligence were contributory factors” in the death of two year old Kimora Leslie, presented their findings to Minister of Health Jose Coye. For the past week, Director of Health Services Dr. Jorge Palanco, […]
In the aftermath of Sunday night’s fire in Placencia, the victims have estimated total damage to be more than a million dollars. According to a police press release, the four residential buildings and contents have been valued at two hundred and ten thousand dollars while the Purple Space Monkey estate has tallied its loss at […]
Foul play has been ruled out following the discovery of the body of a child in a man made pond in August Pine Ridge village on Monday morning. The victim, six year old Artemio Mendez Jr. was found floating face down in the water by a joint police and B.D.F. search party more than eighteen […]
In court today, a Belize City man was convicted of burglary and sentenced to eight years behind bars. According to court reports, thirty-eight year old Harrison Myvett was found guilty by Magistrate Sharon Fraser in connection with the burglary of Gregg Brackett’s home on Mex Avenue. Fraser then sentenced Myvett to eight years in jail. […]
An employee of Channel Broadcasting Company was today arraigned in Magistrate Court, accused of stealing ten thousand dollars from his employer. Thirty nine year old Joseph Garcia pled not guilty to theft and was granted bail in the sum of four thousand dollars. Garcia was arrested after C.B.C. manager Marie Munoz reported to police that […]
The banana industry got an injection of chemicals this month, courtesy of the Ministry of National Development and the European Union. According to a press release issued today, the first two shipments of fungicides arrived in Belize earlier this week and will be used in the ongoing control of the Black Sigatoka disease. We understand […]
For the past two decades, “Belizean Studies” has served as an important research tool on a wide variety of subjects. The latest edition of the journal includes articles discussing the human impact in the Mopan and Chiquibul rivers, food sharing in a Mennonite community, rain patterns in Belize, Guatemala and Mexico and an overview of […]
Next month high school students across the country will be sitting the annual Caribbean Examinations but by next year, secondary schools will be making new additions to its curriculum. The effort is part of a regional initiative and in preparation, secondary school principals met this week with representatives of the Caribbean Examinations Council for an […]
The Festival of Arts is one of the highlights of the scholastic calendar. Today, students from across the country participated in simultaneous ceremonies declaring this year’s primary school festival open. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has previews of this year’s performances. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Organizers tell News Five some six hundred and thirty students from thirty […]
