A suspect has been arrested in Monday’s execution style killing in Belize City. Twenty-one year old James Escarpeta of Aloe Vera Street has been charged with the murder of recently returned deportee Kevin Parks, who was gunned down on Euphrates Avenue in broad daylight. Police are seeking another man, Brandon Tillett, whom they believe can […]
Another daytime shooting–this time not fatal–rocked Belize City just as most of us were heading to work or school. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin has the story. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Sixteen year old Norman McKenzie has been identified by a witness as the young man who shot twenty-one year old Hubert Faber in his back and […]
While on one side of the city gunmen, victims and police played out their deadly drama, across town the old capital put its best foot forward to host a diverse international gathering of people focussed on a more positive future. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting With pomp and circumstance, this morning […]
With University of Belize students protesting both the prospect of increased fees and the establishment of an ITVET facility on the Freetown Road Campus, the U.B. administration had been on the defensive. Following the lead of Education Minister Francis Fonseca, Prime Minister Said Musa this morning defended his government’s proposal and pointed to other forces […]
And while we had the Prime Minister’s attention we asked him to explain the status of diplomat extraordinaire, Assad Shoman. Janelle Chanona, Reporting ?I needed to ask you to respond to exactly what Ambassador Assad Shoman will be doing in London. I understand there is some concern about the amount of money he is going […]
Another murder case in the Supreme Court had ended with the words Nolle Prosequi. Forty-one year old Hubert Bennett is a free man following an unsuccessful bluff by prosecutors. At the opening of the trial the Crown’s Kamar Henry offered the defendant a plea bargain, allowing him to plead guilty to manslaughter in exchange for […]
It’s a pillar of Belize’s economy and today the people at the helm of the nation’s tourism industry met to talk shop and choose new leaders. Jacqueline Godwin reports. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, the new board of the Belize Tourism Industry Association was installed during B.T.I.A.?s twenty-first annual general meeting. Outgoing president Lucy Fleming says […]
Education officials met in Belmopan this morning as part of ongoing efforts by the Petters Research Institute to improve the quality of classroom instruction to primary school students. President of the Institute, Dr. Arlie Petters and his team conducted a countrywide survey during the summer holidays and determined that teacher re-education and standardized textbooks are […]
The call for submissions for the poster competition went out to schools in July. Students were tasked to come up with art pieces using the theme “Protect the Ozone Layer-Save Life on Earth.” The contest, an initiative of the Department of Environment, aimed to sensitise and educate the children on the importance of the ozone […]
It’s a large and beautiful area of primary jungle … and while lately the Chiquibul Forest has been in the news as a place to get lost, we were reminded today how critical it is to the nation’s natural heritage. News Five’s Kendra Griffith explains. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Consisting of two hundred and sixty-six thousand […]
