As fires go, it was hardly a major blaze … even by the modest standards of the nation’s capital. But for one Belmopan family, the flames that burned down their modest home last night destroyed more than wood and thatch. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Seventy-three year old Francisca Salam, still in a daze, sifts through burnt […]
A violent weekend on the streets of Belize City shows no signs of letting up as the most recent shooting has put three people in the hospital, including a ten year old boy. News 5’s Janelle Chanona has more. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Just after nine last night neighbours twenty-six year old Sigmund Trapp and nineteen […]
A Belize City grandmother convicted of shoplifting from two supermarkets will spend the next two years behind bars. According to court reports, this morning a tearful Shirley Welcome appeared before Magistrate Dorothy Flowers where she pled guilty to two counts of theft. The fifty-four year old was picked up by police on Monday after the […]
Right now it’s not an issue on the front burner of either country but talks continue between Belize and Guatemala over the question of that country’s claim to our territory. A release from the Organization of American States indicates that foreign ministers Eamon Courtenay of Belize and Gert Rosenthal of Guatemala met Monday in Washington […]
In other news from the world of diplomacy a strange newspaper advertisement has observers wondering whether the seemingly unbreakable ties between Belize and Taiwan may not be under some pressure. The quarter page paid ad in last weekend’s Amandala recounts a visit to Belize made over the Easter holidays by Mr. Chen Jinghua, ambassador of […]
The village of Crooked Tree in the Belize District is best known for its rich natural environment and vibrant Creole culture. But both of those assets have come under threat this week … and the residents are trying to figure out why. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the story. Denvor Gillett, Co-Owner, Bird’s Eye View […]
The waltz bears about as much resemblance to the dances done in Belizean clubs as a tuxedo does to a baggy shirt and sagging jeans. And that’s just the point of the latest fundraising event for Palloti High: something dignified and different. Janelle Chanona reports from the dance floor. Janelle Chanona, Reporting On Saturday night, […]
