There was no loss of life but tonight business owners and residents of the downtown area are still reeling from a disastrous fire that threatened to wipe out the heart of the commercial capital. News Five’s cameraman team captured the powerful images last night and this morning News Five’s Janelle Chanona compiled the story. Janelle […]
They are scheduled to stand trial in April for murder but today Taedron Bennett and Joseph Kee were back in court, charged with another crime. According to court reports, on Tuesday Chief Security Officer at the Belize Central Prison Rose Kelly conducted routine searches in the remand section. But Kelly says when the officers looked […]
Three separate shootings in twenty-four hours have left two people dead, three others injured and the police with more questions than answers. Our coverage of the carnage begins in an alley off Lakeview Street. Marion Ali, Reporting When twenty-five year old Leon Beeks left his girlfriend’s home this morning to go to work, she never […]
In political news, the internal struggles within the People’s United Party continue as word today is that inquiries into the loyalty of Albert area representative will officially climax in two weeks. According to a press release issued by the P.U.P. secretariat today, “after reviewing the letter of complaint … and televised statement by Mark Espat […]
In the wake of an announcement by Belize Electricity Limited that the company is applying for a fifteen percent increase in the cost of power, Belizeans have been voicing their objections on the nation’s airwaves … and to the Public Utilities Commission. In a press release issued by the P.U.C., at the close of the […]
During a brief handing over ceremony today, two of Belize’s security agencies received vehicles to help in their operations courtesy Uncle Sam. The gift of five heavy trucks from United States Government is valued at a half million Belize dollars and has been shared between the Belize Defence Force and the National Coast Guard Service. […]
Everyone has an idea how we can solve the crime problem. Some feel tougher laws and harsher penalties would do the trick. Others say more education and reform initiatives would break the cycle of violence. But it’s clear that no one proposal will be the answer. Within that context, today government and law enforcement officials […]
