Months of anticipation came to an end today when the paving of Albert Street finally commenced after many delays. Minister of Works Anthony “Boots” Martinez was among the many spectators downtown to see the first spurt of tar, hit the ground. Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting On Thursday, officials and city residents were disappointed […]
A mother in Benque Viejo Town fears the worse for her son after he mysteriously disappeared while on a shopping trip to neighbouring Melchor de Mencos. Twenty year old Nelson Chulin reportedly left his home around nine on Wednesday morning to purchase a vehicle part. But when Chulin did not return home by eleven that […]
Police are looking for three suspects in an Aggravated Assault. Between twelve-thirty and one on Thursday afternoon, twenty-five year old Shama Menzies of Magazine Road says that while walking on Mosul Street she was approached by Taneese Mejia and two men. Menzies says that one of the men gave Mejia a handgun which she was […]
Shopping increases considerably during the Christmas season and criminals are using it to their advantage to slip in some counterfeit notes. That was the case for Friendship Restaurant on Hummingbird Avenue in Belmopan. Around nine last night, thirty-one year old Qun Fang Tan told police that two men, one Caucasian and the other of Hispanic […]
In court news, a couple was charged with ten counts of firearm and ammunition offences after police discovered a weapons cache during a house search. Twenty-one year old Sheldon Moguel and his girlfriend, eighteen year old Anna Hunter, today appeared in Magistrates’ Court to answer to three counts of Keeping Prohibited Ammunition, two counts of […]
Kicking a bad habit is no easy task… but today over a hundred inmates at the Hattieville Prison are saying they have done just that thanks to an on-site addiction program. News Five’s Marion Ali was in Hattieville for the graduation celebrations. Marion Ali, Reporting These prison inmates have reason to celebrate having completed a […]
Christmas shopping is in full swing, but not everyone can afford to purchase those new curtains, Marley, or even turkey and ham… With that fact in mind, the Yarborough Community Policing Unit in cooperation with various members of the business community embarked a food and toy drive. According to coordinator, Corporal Darius Martinez, they intend […]
On Thursday evening, the Young Men’s Christian Association held its annual Children’s Christmas Party at its headquarters on Faber’s Road Extension. The party caters to members of Y.M.C.A. and youths within the community of Port Loyola and Collet and allows them to showcase their talents. This year’s festivities, however, also had the participation of parents. […]
With at least five fires in the last month, the National Fire Service has been on high alert. As a means of preventing future blazes, the department has created a pamphlet of safety tips for residents. They recommend not using decorations made of cloth or paper; checking indoor and outdoor lights for frayed wire, loose […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? Our last installment for 2008, can you believe it? The Dangriga Rotaract club will be having their Miss tropical beauty pageant tonight. The six young contestants are all between the ages of ten and twelve. The price to enter is only ten dollars for adults and […]
