Like murders, traffic accidents seem to come in clusters … and this past week has seen one of the worst. Tonight there is a new fatal crash to report and an additional death from one that occurred yesterday. But we’ll lead our coverage with developments from the horrific collision that occurred on Independence Eve. Jacqueline […]
Another fatal traffic accident has occurred, this time on the Northern Highway. Police reports are that around ten-thirty last night officers were called to an area between miles seventeen and eighteen where they found an extensively damaged burgundy Ford Explorer on the right side of the road with its four wheels in the air. Closer […]
Meanwhile, a third person has died as a result of Wednesday’s traffic accident near Belmopan. According to police, around five this morning thirty-two year old Ana Cannasales succumbed to her injuries at the Western Regional Hospital. The young mother was one of seven people who were hurt when the driver of the pickup they were […]
The U.S. Embassy today confirmed that Belize’s annual quota for sugar exports to the United States have been renewed at roughly the same level as last year. The 2008 allotment is set at eleven thousand five hundred and eighty-three metric tons and means that those sales will receive a price significantly higher than that prevailing […]
If you own a computer you know that within a few months of your purchase they invariable come out with new, more advanced models that make your once powerful machine seem puny. That’s pretty much the same thing that happens to telecom companies—only on a much larger scale. Today, Belize’s principal communications provider essentially announced […]
If you’ve spent much time in Barbados recently you might have noticed that on the roof of almost every new building is an odd looking contraption: a solar water heater. And while Belize is baked by the same sun as our Caribbean neighbours, you’ll rarely see a solar device. News Five’s Marion Ali attended a […]
It’s a week to highlight the achievements of our most experienced citizens and tonight, as part of our series called Coming of Age, we take a look at a remarkable woman named Hortence Robinson. Hortence Robinson, Traditional Healer “I do believe it’s a gift.” Rudy Castillo, Narrator For more than half a century, Hortence Robinson […]
