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More questions than answers in infant?s death

If you have been watching U.S. cable television you couldn’t help but notice the media frenzy over the arrest of a suspect in the 1996 death of Jonbenet Ramsey in Colorado. And while many observers are sceptical of the supposed confession of the accused, his guilt or innocence will be conclusively proven by D.N.A. testing. […]

Police and Yabra citizens share regional award

While certainty often proves elusive in solving crimes there were no doubts today about giving praise to an effort involving the Belize Police Department. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, international telecommunications giant Motorola awarded the Belize Police Department and the Yabra Community Development Committee for its work to prevent crime and improve the quality of community […]

Three arrested in connection with crime spree

Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the theft of fuel from a Belize City gas station as well as armed robbery … and the charges may be just the beginning for Erwin Castillo, Paul Ferguson and Maxwell Anderson. For now Castillo bears the brunt of the prosecution including the Attempted Robbery […]

Women appointed to top posts in Lands Dept.

They may be an endangered specie in the upper echelons of our political leadership … but within the ranks of the civil service Belizean women rule. Today new appointments were announced at the important Lands and Survey Department, with the two top positions going to females. Noreen Fairweather becomes the first woman Commissioner of Lands […]

Big loans, small collateral at D.F.C.

Day seven of the Commission of Inquiry into the running of the Development Finance Corporation opened with a familiar witness. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports from her twice weekly beat at the Belize Institute of Management. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Located next to the Belize Institute of Management is the headquarters of one of the D.F.C.?s […]

Hankook Verdes routed by Costa Rica?s Puntarenas

It is with regret that we report the result of today’s international football match-up between Hankook Verdes and Costa Rica’s Puntarenas. The score was five nil for the Costa Ricans in the first round of the UNCAF Club Tournament, held in Costa Rica. Puntarenas led only one zip at the end of the first half, […]

B.D.F. leads formulation of long-term security strategy

It’s called Belize: 2021 and though it may sound like the name of a new movie, it’s actually the government’s fifteen year vision for the nation’s security. And while it is not the kind of initiative to happen overnight, that hasn’t stopped the Belize Defence Force and other agencies from pushing forward. In the second […]

Museum nurtures young artists

On yesterday’s newscast we looked at happenings at the Bliss. Today we discover that when it comes to the summer art scene, there’s a whole lot going on in many different places. News Five’s Alyssa Noble reports from the Museum of Belize. Alyssa Noble, Reporting According to the programme?s coordinator, Colonel Parks, the young participants […]