There is upheaval in the transportation industry once again tonight … this time it’s between National Transport and G.O.B. The bus company and the western residents they service are angry that the Department of Transport cancelled a run, it just recently approved. Copies of letters which N.T.S.L. provided to News Five indicate that on September […]
A man is in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a shooting last night in Belize City. Thirty-four year old Freddy Grant was shot three times in the face and once in the back. The bullet exited through his abdomen, ripping through his intestines and rendering him critically wounded. Grant, a resident of Mile two […]
On Monday night, a group of people became target practice for a couple of gunmen. A Belize City woman reported to police that herself and nine other persons were walking home on New Road, shortly after midnight. They encountered two men known to her as ‘Tweety’ and ‘Kashief’ pointing a firearm at one of the […]
And in other crime news, police are tonight looking for a man who threatened to kill his step-daughter if she told anyone that he had sex with her. On Wednesday, a social officer accompanied a twelve year old student of Roaring Creek Village to the police station where the minor reported her step-father’s threat. She […]
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has announced the sugar quota for countries exporting to the U.S. Belize’s allotment for the fiscal year starting October first and ending September thirtieth 2009, is eleven thousand five hundred and eighty-three metric tons. This is the same quota agreed to last year, but according to Belize […]
Belize has three new ambassadors. This morning Vassilios Karantonis of Greece, Peter Oyedele of Nigeria and Lars Ole Vaagan of Norway presented their credentials to the Governor General of Belize. While in Belmopan the ambassadors also paid courtesy visits to Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington.
Up to news time police had still brought no charges against the Belize Defence Force private in custody for the carnival day grenade scare on Princess Margaret Drive. And when we last checked, Police Press officer Clement Palacio says that if charges were to be brought against the soldier, it is not clear if they […]
The Belize Comedy Club is hosting its second annual show on Friday and this time around it is geared towards bringing patriotism and optimism. According to the organizers, the two and a half hour event entitled, ‘Tek Bad Ting Mek Laugh’, is a medium through which youths can additionally find an alternative to guns, violence […]
As I speak, the annual tribute to Belizean Patriots is getting underway at Bliss Center for the Performing Arts. This year, thirteen Belizeans will be honoured for their contributions to the country. Eight will receive Meritorious Service Awards for community service, public service, education, bravery, and trade unionism; three will be bestowed with the Order […]
It has been said that an apple a day can actually keep the doctor away, but when it comes to healthy practices, Belizeans, like the rest of the world, fall short. Tonight we premier a new weekly series which we hope will be the launch pad to get you on the path to Healthy Living […]
