He returned from Venezuela over the weekend, having signed on to a far reaching energy agreement with Venezuela plus a ten million U.S. dollar grant for government projects. Today, Prime Minister Said Musa offered details of the budding relationship’s progress … and problems. Prime Minister Said Musa “The whole purpose of this joint venture is […]
Around eight forty-five this morning, the partly decomposed body of twenty six year old Jermaine Orosco was pulled from the upper Macal River. The corpse was found three hundred yards away from where a search team had discovered Orosco’s boat On Monday with its engine still running. The discovery was made four days after Orosco, […]
The staff of the Family Court has honoured a police officer for heroism in the face of danger. On July first, Police Constable Edgar Poot was on duty at court when Daniel Gilharry who had just lost a child support case, pulled out a knife and began to wave it in the direction of Magistrate […]
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Holy Redeemer Cathedral for well known personality Emory King. King, a successful businessman, writer, historian and perpetual promoter of Belize, died Tuesday night at his home in Tropical Park following a battle with cancer. The seventy-six year old is survived by his son, Emory Junior and two […]
In 2005 the National Committee for Families and Children partnered with the International Labour Organization, which was funding a regional programme to address the problem of child labour. The aim was to discourage the practice, particularly in rural communities. Chairperson of the N.C.F.C., Sandra Hall says another partnership, this time with the Ministry of Education, […]
It happens at least a couple times each year … and every time a house drops off its posts we are amazed that, despite the destruction, no one seems to get hurt. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting This coconut tree is the only thing holding up what’s left of the two storey wooden house at number twenty-two […]
Between now and election day we’re going to see and hear a lot of politicians… and indications are that the campaign will be as bitter as any we’ve had in the past. All the more reason to take a good look at this next story, which, as News Five’s Marion Ali points out, opens with […]
Most of us have seen or heard a performance involving the marimba. And while the percussion instrument occupies a prominent place in Belize’s cultural mix, it is not usually the first choice for a serious concert. We’re not sure if an encounter with a group of talented musicians this afternoon has made her a fan […]
We lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday but tonight, despite long odds, another Belizean football team will get a chance for redemption. News Five’s James Adderley has a preview. James Adderley, Reporting UNCAF football continues to capture the Belizean imagination even as F.C. Belize faces formidable odds against Puntarenas of Costa Rica tonight inside our very […]
