Two grenades, one in September and another as recent as a few days ago, have surfaced in the streets of Belize City. The matter has landed a black eye on the British Army Training Support Unit Belize, BATSUB. Tonight its Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Peter Germain, admits he cannot explain how British-issued grenades found their way […]
A family of ten is tonight homeless after one of its own set their home on fire. The blaze started shortly after eleven this morning at ninety-two Antelope Street Extension and shortly after one person was arrested for arson. By the time News Five arrived on the scene; firefighters had already contained the fire, but […]
Four top tourism destinations got a boost this morning when the Ministry of Tourism, Belize Tourism Board and Inter-American Development Bank unveiled a thirty million dollar sustainable tourism development project. The five-year plan has four components: strengthening industry governance with new legislation and structure; planning and zoning; re-energizing the industry with jumpstart initiatives; and expanding […]
There has been a positive change of heart by G.O.B. The Ministry of Education today announces that it will be picking up the tab for previously announced increase in fees for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations. Parents had complained to the ministry that the hike for the May to June 2009 exams would have […]
Youth Business Trust received a generous donation on Wednesday from Belize Telemedia Limited. Chairman of Telemedia’s Executive Committee, Dean Boyce, handed over a cheque for fifteen thousand dollars to Treasurer of the Board of the Youth Business Trust, Joe Habet. The handing-over took place at Telemedia’s Annual General Meeting at the Radisson Fort George Hotel. […]
For months they were asleep, but now there’s no shortage of news from P.U.P. and the internal fighting between the old and new guards of the Opposition party. The last salvo has come from Francis Fonseca, who was defeated by John Briceño at the leadership fight in March and who is seen to be aligned […]
Darren Banks is no stranger to the law and he was recently charged jointly with Steven Zelaya for two counts of Attempted Murder. When he appeared in the court of Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie for trial this morning he was acting strangely. Banks was speaking incoherently, saying strange things including that he was seeing snakes […]
Also in the courts, two Bengali men were fined two thousand dollars each today after they pleaded guilty for Failure to Comply with the Condition of their visitor’s permit and overstaying their welcome in Belize. Twenty seven year old Fokrul Amin and twenty-six year old Sanu Miah, two immigrants from Bangladesh, came to Belize on […]
And in the north, a mother is in shock and mourning the sudden death of her son. This past Wednesday morning at eight, Alicia Alamilla went to the home of her son, twenty-nine year old Ishmael Urbina in Orange Walk and when she entered the kitchen, she found him in a standing position, leaning over […]
In last night’s newscast we reported a shooting on Carmen Street in Santa Elena, Cayo in which two persons were shot. And tonight there is another report that a third individual was shot on the same street just minutes before. Eighteen year old Christine Dawson was walking with a friend at about eight-thirty p.m. on […]
It’s a health problem faced by at least eighty-five percent of the population. In severe instances medical attention is required but in other cases, it can be dealt with at home. Healthy Living this week looks at this common ailment. Marleni Cuellar Reporting It may not be a life threatening disease. It may not even […]
“The Belize Telemedia AGM was held on 26th, November, under the auspices of Keith Arnold, Chairman of the Board. In addition to the explanation of price reductions, improvements in service, community contributions, and the investment and development of Channel 5, as well as the achievement of 15% return on investment, some interesting and disturbing points […]
