Belize is patting itself on the back tonight after the International Monetary Fund handed over a glowing report card on the country’s economic rescue mission efforts. Following a series of meetings with the Prime Minister, members of the Public Finance Committee, the Opposition and representatives of the private sector, the I.M.F. released a preliminary summary […]
On Monday Prime Minister Said Musa organized a sit down in Belmopan to discuss the disturbing matter of relations between the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Police Department. This morning, Musa told us that a settlement is imminent. Janelle Chanona, Reporting ?I know you had a meeting with the D.P.P. and […]
Wanted posters have been circulated across the country for two suspects being sought for the murder of David Pook. According to the cops, four men brutally tortured and then stabbed the twenty year old to death in the swamp near the Bingo King apartments on Faber’s Road. Head of the Criminal Investigations Branch, A.S.P. Chester […]
Following our story on “crocodile fishing” in San Pedro on Tuesday, several island residents have expressed serious concerns about the safety of the practice. When we contacted the Forestry Department about the hazards and legality of the tourist attraction, Forest Officer in charge of Wildlife, George Hanson told us that this type of activity is […]
Police have disclosed the identity of two of the men believed to be responsible for a disturbing A.T.M. hold-up in the capital city over the weekend. Investigators have charged twenty-two year old Solomon Marin Jr., a resident of Dangriga and his cousin, seventeen year old Oliver Rodriguez of Belize City for the crimes of Kidnapping, […]
A Belize City teen has been arrested for attempted murder following a stabbing on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, nineteen year old Marvin Sheron has reported that as he was riding his bike along Newtown Barracks around three thirty, a man with a machete attacked him. The assailant’s blade struck Sheron on both hands and […]
Tonight a twenty-nine year old career criminal is accused of yet another crime: stealing from little girls. Today, Aaron Logan appeared before Chief Magistrate Herbert Lord to answer to two charges of robbery following an incident that occurred on August twenty-fourth. According to the victims, aged thirteen and fourteen years old, just before noon that […]
HIV infection knows no race, no ethnic group, no gender, no nationality, no age. That’s the main thrust of a new campaign launched in Belize City today. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting ?You can?t judge a book by its cover? is the message that the Belize Red Cross is trying to relay […]
Needy patients visiting Belize City for medical treatment now have a place to recover comfortably, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the non-governmental community. This morning, I was among the first to tour the innovative facility. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The Lester H. Young Training and Resource Centre and Hostel is situated at the Belize Lions […]
This month alone we’ve featured three separate pageants on our newscast and as the following story highlights, such events have become a cultural staple rivalled only by “riceandbeanschickenandsalad”. B>Rita Mae Hyde, Coordinator, Pageants and Queens Exhibit ?People love going to pageants and seeing the ladies on stage. To define or redefine their own concept of […]
James Adderley makes a special appearance tonight to preview international football action scheduled to be held at the Norman Broadster Stadium in San Ignacio on Thursday night. And as he explains, what makes this game different is that one of our opponents has a very familiar face. James Adderley, Reporting Amid shifting alliances, total confrontation […]
On Thursday night, Belizeans will witness the creative talent of the Taipei Folk Dance group in a two night theatre called “Dream World Taiwan”. According to William Neal, director for the Institute for the Creative Arts, the idea behind the show is to expose the general public to genuine Taiwanese culture. William Neal, Director, Institute […]
