With Belize City’s murder rate approaching Baghdad like proportions, the search for solutions is looking very much like the U.S. dilemma in Iraq. The only difference is that at least the Americans can pack up and go home. The latest fatality in the ongoing gang war occurred last night. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Was it the […]
It was not a case of homicide but criminals have delivered a major hit to scores of students at a Belize City vocational institution. News Five’s Janelle Chanona has the story. Sheldon Samuels, Manager, ITVET Belize “It’s a big blow for us. School is supposed to open tomorrow and we need to get back our […]
Details are sketchy tonight but reports are that around noon today British soldiers attached to BATSUB were injured in a helicopter crash. According to our sources, the army personnel were engaged in a training exercise using a Bell 212 helicopter, also known as a Huey, to transport external cargo between the helipad at Price Barracks […]
Residents of the Toledo district went to sleep worried last night after officials raised the possibility of severe flooding brought on by the remnants of Hurricane Felix as it crossed over Central America. But according to Chief Meteorologist Ramon Frutos, while there were several showery outbreaks directly associated with Felix in the south today, flooding […]
Depending on your particular child care arrangements, the school dislocations caused by two hurricanes in as many weeks have been either a blessing or curse. But whatever your situation, News Five’s Marion Ali reports that for teachers, the time to return to class is now. Marion Ali, Reporting Life is getting back to normal for […]
The resources of the Belize Defence Force may be stretched thin following the damage caused by Hurricane Dean and the scare of Felix, but the soldiers are determined to present the annual National Military Tattoo on Friday evening. This year’s event will open with a skydiving demonstration and the fiercely competitive football game between the […]
