Belize Electricity Limited and the Public Utilities Commission continue to buck heads tonight over the power company’s request for an increase in rates. On Friday, the P.U.C. announced that even though certain figures were adjusted during the Annual Review Proceeding of B.E.L., in the end, no changes would be made in the prices paid by […]
Tonight investigators in the Cayo district are still searching for the killer or killers who murdered a San Ignacio resident. According to police, the body of fifty-six year old Feliciano Martinez was found in the drain in front of his Theodicio Ochoa home around six-thirty on Friday morning. A post mortem has since certified that […]
A Ladyville family is in mourning tonight following the sudden and bizarre death of their loved one on Friday night. We say bizarre because as News Five’s Marion Ali reports, tonight it is still unclear whether the young victim committed suicide in public or he was executed at close range. Janice Middleton, Mother of Deceased […]
Another U.S. fugitive has been caught in Belize and sent back home. His name is Kevin Daniel Murphy, a resident of Utah. Here’s how his local television station reported the apprehension over the weekend. Many who have been here call Belize one of the most beautiful places on the planet; a little slice of heaven […]
Meanwhile, an accident on the Chiquibul Road has left a Belize Defence Force solider dead and eight others injured. According to Commander Dario Tapia, Corporal and medic Zaccheus Pop was escorting a group of recruits from the Mountain Pine Ridge base camp to the San Ignacio Hospital for medical treatment around eight on Saturday morning. […]
Former P.U.P. minister of state, Marcial Mes, is once again in trouble following an alcohol related traffic mishap. Tonight he is out on police bail following his arrest on charges of Driving with Alcohol Content Above the Prescribed Limit, Negligent Harm, Damage to Property and Driving Without Due Care and Attention. The charges arose out […]
Three minors are in official custody tonight after they used a toy gun to rob their peers on Saturday evening. According to police reports, a sixteen year old and two fifteen year old boys armed with a silver imitation handgun walked up to three high schoolers who were hanging out at the Lopez Mateo Park […]
For most people, talking openly about sex and sexually transmitted diseases can be challenging. So you can imagine what it must be like if you’re disabled and have to go through another person to get the information you need to protect yourself. That’s the uncomfortable and dangerous reality that’s facing thousands of differently-abled persons around […]
If you are a student poet, dancer, or musician, May is your month because that’s when the annual event that showcases the country’s most creative students take centre stage. I’m referring to the Festival of Arts of course and as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports from the Bliss, this year’s performances are all show-stoppers. Kendra […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley. Welcome to this week’s dish of Sports Monday. The Female Football League kicked off its 2008 season with three matches featuring the six competing teams over the weekend. We caught up with yesterday’s big showdown out at Esperanza as Gentle Touch played host to Cruz Azul of Belmopan. Immediately Gentle […]
