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B.T.B. pledges a million to CITCO…but with tight strings

The Belize City Council will be receiving some badly needed funds from the Belize Tourism Board … but the strings attached to the grant may not do much to ease the city’s cash crunch. According to a release from the B.T.B., that body met on Friday and agreed to fund a list of tourism related […]

Toddler drowns in bucket of water

The combination of babies, buckets and water has once again proved fatal to a Belizean toddler. This morning I sought out the story behind the latest accidental death … and found the details all too familiar. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Fourteen month old Jaisha Smith and her two year old brother were left in the care […]

Trio detained for string of robberies

They were nabbed by police for filling up their gas tank and driving off without paying, but tonight those three men may face additional charges in connection with as many as seven weekend robberies. According to police, shortly after noon on Sunday, a black Isuzu Trooper drove up to a gas pump at the ESSO […]

PASMO office burgled twice in one weekend

An NGO working to prevent the spread of AIDS in Belize has become the latest victim of burglary. The Pan American Social Marketing Organisation, PASMO, located at number nine Princess Margaret Drive, wasn’t hit just once this weekend, but twice. And according to Elisa Castellanos, PASMO’s Programmes Coordinator, the losses were major. Elisa Castellanos, Programs […]

Murder trial postponed due to injured juror

He was charged with murder in the shooting of Police Constable Nedy Reymundo almost two years ago, but Chadrick Debride will have to wait a little longer for the administration of justice as his trial has been pushed back. According to court reports, Justice Troadio Gonzales adjourned the trial until Wednesday, August twenty third, after […]

Human trafficking seminar focuses on helping victims

Belize may not have much of a problem with human trafficking but, according to officials, that does not mean we should fail to prepare. That is why for two days social workers, police officers, immigration officers and psychiatric nurse practitioners are meeting to strengthen their capacity to provide a better level of protection and assistance […]

Musician puts new spin on September songs

We’ve all heard them … those tried and true September celebration theme songs. But this year, patriotic Belizeans will have a new tune to add to their CD collection, courtesy Bredda David and Tribal Vibz. Bredda David, Musician ?We are the Belizean entertainers. This is the month when we generally step-up. The Belizean people usually […]

Arts camp closes with performance

It’s getting on to that time of the year when all those summer camps that opened with such a bang are now winding down. For those attending sessions at the Institute of Creative Arts, what better way to graduate than with a performance. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Tanya Carter, Camp Coordinator ?We had three […]

?Impossible is Nothing? will sponsor mountain bike race

Good evening. I?m James Adderley and we?re certainly glad you?ve been able to join us with this week?s delivery of Sports Monday. It?s week two of R.F.G. Football Cup Tournament on the front burner. So we take you out to the M.C.C. Grounds where Acros Lake is looking for a winner in its home opener […]