It is a game of cat and mouse that come Friday will more closely resemble a tangle between tiger and warrie. Friday of course, is the deadline by which candidates for the post of P.U.P. leader must formally declare their intentions. Right now the three men circling the ring are Francis Fonseca, Johnny Briceño and […]
National Fire Service investigators have not yet concluded what caused a blaze yesterday in Georgetown Village in which two teenage girls died. However, they are conducting interviews and will forward the file to the D.P.P’s office for further action on possible charges against the parents. The small wooden structure which stood three feet off the […]
Luis Cardenas, who handed himself in to police following last week’s double murder in Orange Walk Town, has been remanded to the Hattieville Prison—but not on a charge of homicide … at least not yet. The eighteen year old Cardenas was charged with the armed robbery of Janine’s Shop on Sarstoon Street in that municipality […]
In Placencia, police have charged twenty-four year old Brian Vernon in connection with the fatal shooting of twenty-five year old Shannon “Shaggy” Henderson. While police do not believe Vernon was the triggerman, they have charged him with Conspiracy to Commit Murder. Vernon was picked up on Saturday in the village and is expected to appear […]
You have seen his picture on this broadcast before. Fifty-three year old Alfred White senior of Corozal lost his house in hurricane Dean and over the next few months his previously mild mental problems grew worse. He left home in October and since that time has been seen in several northern villages and more recently […]
Posters and banners have always been a traditional medium for political messages but after an election, they are little more than an eyesore. According to Deputy Mayor Anthony Michael, the Belize City Council has taken notice and is working to put the old capital back in order. Anthony Michael, Belize City Deputy Mayor “The general […]
The announcement is not expected to have any effect on the already strong relations with Belize but today the world’s longest serving head of state, Cuban President Fidel Castro, declared that he will not seek re-election. Castro, who has served forty-nine years as president, made the statement just days before the post is to be […]
It’s one of the country’s most active and well known non-governmental organisations, but name recognition alone does not help finance all the good works of the Y.W.C.A. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports on some good news from the Y. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This morning officials of the Young Women’s Christian Association accepted a cheque for […]
Presentations of computers to schools are hardly big news these days but the ceremonies that took place today in Orange Walk were special for people on all sides of the transaction. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has the story. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The students of Chapel School in Orange Walk braved the mid-morning sun as they […]
