The nation’s thirty-second murder of 2008 took place last evening, just after the sun set over Belize City. By all accounts it was just one more senseless execution style shooting. But as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, every murder leaves behind a large and tragic measure of collateral damage. Glenda Madrill, Mother of Murder Victim […]
The walls separating the Fort Street Tourism Village from neighbouring waterfront businesses have been the subject of much legal debate, but in March the case climaxed with a decision by the Chief Justice for the obstructions to be removed within fourteen days, an order yet to be executed. The Village was the first to ask […]
The Peoples’ United Party has announced the names of its three appointed senators. They are Hector Silva Senior of Cayo, Stann Creek’s Corona Villafranco and Eiden Salazar of San Pedro Town. A release from the party says the appointments follow weeks of consultation within the party and the wide scope of representation reflects a new […]
In a follow up to a story which ran yesterday, we are happy to report that the woman who lost her purse on George Street has been reunited with her money. She came in to our studios this morning and correctly described the wallet and that it contained more than one hundred and fifteen dollars. […]
Today is observed in the United States of America and other nearby countries—including Belize—as Earth Day. And that’s about the only explanation we can find for the visit this morning of a very large manatee to the waters in front of the Bellevue Hotel on the Southern Foreshore. While we occasionally find injured manatees entering […]
It is a phenomenon that affects almost every major city on the planet, rich and poor, albeit to different degrees. Today the Belize City Council unveiled its plans to deal with the problem of homelessness. News Five’s Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting If you’ve travelled on one of the main arteries of downtown Belize […]
The visit of the manatee to Belize City this morning may have been a coincidence, but the Earth Day activities organised in Belmopan were not, as News Five’s Kendra Griffith discovered that our national university is well in tune with mother nature. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Today the University of Belize hosted its second annual Earth […]
Before we sign off tonight we’d just like to mention to viewers that at any moment this transmission may cease. The problem involves a light pole on Albert Street that, never too strong to begin with, began to seriously lean when the utility trench being dug nearby, came too close. B.E.L. was scheduled to replace […]
