To say that the unilateral submission of a report by the D.F.C. Commission of Inquiry by co-chair Herbert Lord has opened a can of worms would be an understatement; it’s more like a truckload. And the interesting thing–to stretch the analogy–is that every one of those worms seems to be crawling in a different direction. […]
As previously noted, Belize’s media houses reacted to the Lord report and subsequent injunction in ways that were not always predictable. For Kremandala it was a case of ignoring the report’s contents but lash the Prime Minister for accepting and releasing it. The U.D.P.’s Wave Radio was only too happy to use the report’s particulars […]
It was the kind of killing that you’d more expect to find in an episode of “Passions” than in the bucolic village of Teakettle. Today the accused murderer met the press, and while police believe they have a strong case, the precise motive is proving difficult to understand. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Belmopan police have formally […]
Exactly a week ago five families in the Albert Division escaped with little more than their lives after a devastating fire burned their homes and possessions to the ground. Today, as they try to pick up the pieces, those families received some much needed assistance from two generous business houses. One entrepreneur, who chose to […]
The families at San Cas Plaza were not the only fire victims in need of help. Today twenty-two year old Gregory Harris visited our studios to appeal for the public’s assistance after the house the family was renting on Louise Bevans Street in Port Loyola was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The blaze, believed […]
You don’t need to be a statistician to know that crime is a major problem in Belize … and while the ultimate solution will require major shifts in society’s attitudes, the day to day job of fighting crime remains in the hands of the police. Today I met some men and women who are about […]
There are a whole lot of summer camps going on out there, but today News Five’s Kendra Griffith visited one in Ladyville that has really taken off. Kendra Griffith, Reporting These teenagers are different ages, come from diverse backgrounds, and hail from across the country, but they were all drawn to the Tubal Training Institute […]
