Government this morning presented its plan to combat the rising costs in basic food items which are hitting Belizeans where it hurts the most … in the pockets. But as News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports, the work of the Basic Commodities Commission is ambitious and the real test will come in the actual monitoring of […]
Since Monday night through to this morning, the dwelling of George Betson at mile two on the Northern Highway was dismantled at the instructions of Supreme Court Marshals and the Police Department. The removal of the house follows a Court of Appeals ruling made two weeks ago that Betson had no right to the land […]
Senior Superintendent Chester Williams is back in the news tonight. Williams, who is off the beat until the merits of his transfer and suspension are resolved, has turned up vital information in which he claims that he has been framed by his own. It is a story that has many twists and turns and according […]
Two men walked away from the Supreme Court free men this morning when a chief witness in the case claimed amnesia and two others disclaimed they knew anything of the incident. The two, twenty-five year old Pedro Guzman Junior and thirty year old Henry Baptist Junior were charged for the murder of twenty year old […]
Tonight a police officer is behind bars at the Hattieville Prison, charged with Carnal Knowledge. Magistrate Sharon Frazer denied Constable Horace Portillo bail after the prosecution objected on the grounds that the offense has become prevalent, that the defendant might interfere with the witness, and that the offense is of a serious nature. The incident […]
And in other news from the police, authorities say they need help in locating the family of a Honduran man who died shortly after he was admitted to the San Ignacio Hospital. Police report that while on a joint patrol with the B.D.F. on Sunday night in the Succotz area, they found a man on […]
At this time of year, schools are closed and children are enjoying their well deserved summer holidays. But this week, those between ages ten and fourteen at four Belize City Anglican schools are engaged in an uplifting programme called Project Belize. Today News Five’s Marion Ali visited one of the schools to learn more. Marion […]
The homeless situation in Belize has always been a cause for concern. But with the ongoing facelift to revitalise downtown Belize City, addressing that sensitive challenge has a priority. Today, efforts to reopen Gann’s Rest House to provide shelter for the city’s homeless started with the first of several donations. The task is a major […]
This afternoon at the House of Culture, the Belize Carnival Association officially unveiled its logo and launched the 2008 carnival season. And while all the bands and revellers are looking forward to an active August and September, today Association President, Patrick Thompson, revealed that they almost didn’t have a carnival season. Patrick Thomson, President, Belize […]
The floods of Tropical Storm Arthur caught residents of southern Belize unprepared. Residents say they have never seen the waters rise so high and today News Five’s Ann-Marie Williams and cameraman Rick Romero retraced steps they made a month ago for an update on how the victims are rebuilding. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting It’s exactly one […]
