Tonight homicide detectives are working overtime as they try to solve two separate murders that occurred less than twenty-four hours apart. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin had the gruesome task of chronicling the carnage today. Her coverage begins at the corner of Magazine Road and Vernon Street where a pedestrian was shot dead in mid-afternoon traffic. […]
Following the aborted February third annual general meeting of the Citrus Growers Association, today the new management committee announced the date for the continuation of the session. According to a press release issued this morning, the rest of the thirty-ninth A.G.M. of the C.G.A. will be held on the tenth of March, starting at nine-thirty […]
Earlier in this newscast, we featured the stories of two violent deaths and as we reported, tonight there’s one more child left scarred by the harsh reality of life today. The impact of crime and violence on the country’s youngest citizens is an issue rarely addressed by the media and society on a whole. But […]
Today students hit the streets but come tomorrow members of Belize’s labour movement will be exercising their rights to public demonstration. According to the Belize Medical and Dental Union, the catalyst of the march and rally was Government’s take over of Universal Health Services. Dr. Beatrice Thompson, Secretary, B.M.D.U. “So far no guarantee has surfaced, […]
Officially, Valentine’s Day was two days ago but don’t tell that to local concert promoters who say this weekend’s show at the Belize City Centre will be the music event of the year. What makes their line-up different from the list of international artists to visit Belize is the fact that one of the headliners […]
Since the M and M Tour of Belize started last weekend, participating cyclists have had to deal with blistering heat, blinding fog, driving rain, and of course fierce competition … But as the News Five sports team reports, today the men in tights had to reckon with high speed in the hills. Janelle Chanona, Reporting […]
