Many of the headlines in 2004 and 2005 centred on the public soap opera that consumed Belize Telecommunications Limited as we traced the saga of its sale from Michael Ashcroft to the Government of Belize … and the subsequent purchase of the company by American investor Jeffrey Prosser. And even though Prosser lost his majority […]
A month ago a ten year old girl residing in a rural area of the Cayo District was horribly attacked and raped by a man who had entered the family home by pretending he needed food. The attack was so vicious that it left the little girl hospitalized for a week. Since the incident, Benque […]
A pair of suspected robbers did not have much time to savour their success Tuesday night, as their crime spree ended almost before it began. The action unfolded outside a drinking establishment situated on West Collet Canal. Twenty-four year old Richard White told authorities that he was inside the bar around four thirty on Tuesday […]
Population: its patterns of growth vary widely among the world’s nations, but one trend affecting virtually the entire globe is that–more than ever–people are on the move. That was today’s focus as a new report was unveiled by the United Nations. Jewel Quallo-Rosberg, Liason Officer, U.N.F.P.A. ?This report calls on governments and individuals to recognize […]
It remains a work in progress but Belize’s fledging Coast Guard is slowly but surely gaining strength. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on the latest addition to its capabilities. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning, the Belize National Coastguard officially took possession of tactical and maintenance equipment valued at seventy five thousand US dollars, courtesy of […]
In the twenty-five years since independence Belize has signed on to dozens of international treaties and conventions, most of which appear to play little or no role in the daily life of Belizeans. But sometimes our arcane global commitments coincide with some very real problems that we can touch, feel, and–in this case–smell. News Five’s […]
Due to a Public and Bank Holiday on Thursday, September twenty-first, there will be no newscast. The next broadcast will be on Friday, September twenty-second, 2006
