Earlier this month, missing monies created chaos at the Christian Workers Union as accusations of misappropriation were levied at the organisation’s leadership. But tonight, the C.W.U. bosses have been vindicated as a police investigation into the matter has resulted in the arrest of a former employee. This afternoon it took over an hour for nineteen […]
Tonight a well known criminal is under police guard at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital pending charges in connection with an assault on a Belize City businesswoman. According to police, around twelve-thirty this afternoon a lone assailant approached Kim Shop at the corner of South Street and West Canal, forced his way inside, and started […]
Tonight residents in the Corozal district are asked to be on the lookout for funny money. According to authorities in the north, over the past week businesses have reported counterfeit Belize bills in fifty and hundred dollar denominations, as well as fake fifty dollar greenbacks. The counterfeit cash carry the serial numbers DB544458, DC 139009, […]
Oil has been a hot topic in the news ever since the natural resource was discovered in commercial quantities below the Spanish Lookout community. But these days the discussion centres on how the find will financially benefit the country. On Monday, members of the Finance and Economic Development House Committee will meet at the National […]
In news about another type of energy, the government has announced a three dollar increase in the price of butane. The new retail rate for a hundred pound cylinder is one hundred and five dollars in Belize City, Belmopan one hundred and seven, while in San Ignacio it’s one hundred and ten bucks. Customers in […]
The first stage of government’s free textbook programme is in full swing as the first shipment of school supplies arrived in Belize earlier this week. News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin stopped by the Belize District’s Education Centre this morning to find out how the distribution is going. Judy Diego, Manager, District Education Centre “It has been […]
And while officials are taking care of the textbooks, across the country, parents and students are beginning to make their own back to school preparations. But there’s good news for highschoolers in Belize City tonight as a new programme will see a number of third and fourth formers become trained tutors in exchange for one […]
Throughout the world religious leaders of all denominations have noted the significant decline in the number of people being called to serve the church. The situation is no different in Belize and tonight the Catholic diocese is appealing to young men and women to take up the vocation. But in the meantime, Bishop Dorrick Wright […]
Talent shows are a common feature on the Belizean event calendar, but this afternoon News Five’s Jacqueline Godwin headed to Hattieville for a very special event. Jacqueline Godwin This afternoon, inmates of the Belize Central Prison entertained their fellow inmates in their very own talent show. The event was part of activities commemorating Kolbe Week, […]
