The debate is growing over a new piece of legislation that went through the House almost unnoticed. It is a bill to add a deposit of twenty-five cents to imports of beverages in glass bottles and tin went through a first reading in the House of Representatives on August twenty-fourth. The Bill is modeled after […]
They say secrecy among friends is bad manners, but drinking among friends can be much worse. Such was the case today when an early morning incident among drinking men ended up almost fatal on one of Belize City’s busiest arteries. It happened on Orange Street and has left a teenager clinging to life. Marion Ali […]
Belmopan police say they have a lead in connection with Saturday morning’s double slayings in the Valley of Peace community in the west. While they would not say who they’re looking for or his connection to the victims, cops told News Five today that they are questioning several persons who might be able to help […]
One week ago, he arrived to head the U.S. diplomatic mission to Belize. Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally made a brief statement to the media on arrival at the P.G.I.A. and was whisked off to Belmopan. On Thursday, he was officially accredited as the top US diplomat. Thummalapally has hit the ground running and we caught with […]
The influenza is sweeping through Belize City schools. Last week various schools sent students home as a result of the flu. Today over a hundred students were absent from classes at St John’s Vianney primary. They have also been reporting the symptoms, which may indicate the ordinary influenza or the dreaded H1N1. No confirmed cases […]
And while the school has been unable to contact the authorities, a mother of five sick children says she’s had her own share of problems with the health system. Jermin Ferrel’s kids attend St. John Vianney School but have been out with flu-like symptoms for three days. Up to today, Ferrel has not been able […]
Schools have become the new target of thieves and News Five found that a brazen thief went too far in the most recent robbery. The robber not only pounced on an educational institution, but he also attacked a teacher’s assistant in the presence of a young child. It happened around five on Tuesday evening when […]
School Principal, Suzette Arzu, says the school will take measures to prevent further attacks. Suzette Arzu, Principal, Holy Redeemer Primary “We’re making sure that the gates are locked at all times, even more now. We will be sending out notes to the parents and asking them to pick up their kids by four o’clock every […]
He was busted last night with of twenty-one parcels of cocaine containing two point nine grams. And this morning nineteen year old Evan Ferguson, who claims he is a fourth form student, was arraigned in the Belize City Magistrate Court for Drug Trafficking. According to police, at about eight o’clock while on patrol on Pickstock […]
Also in court, the book was thrown at two men accused of burglarizing the home of Pastor Allan Kingston of Bermudian Landing. Twenty-eight year old Deon Brackett and twenty year old Herman Garbutt appeared in front of Magistrate Sharon Frazer and were charged for Burglary when they were caught red-handed with a passport belonging to […]
He has worked in construction for decades, he tried politics and ran against Zenaida Moya Flowers as the U.D.P.’s mayoral candidate in 2006 and on Tuesday Rudolph Anderson added Good Samaritan to his list of ventures. Anderson, better known as Sir Andie “The Happy Home Builder”, decided to assist his community and donated a bus […]
In political news, the People’s United Party met in Independence Hall. It was no ordinary executive meeting. In fact, the purpose was to get the nod of the executive body for the creation of new posts which is generally perceived to strengthen the party leader’s standing. Briceno proposed and got the green light to bring […]
Charlie Good and his wife embarked on a protest on August eighteen over the political firing of Misses Good. In the past month, through rain and shine and at night they stood steadfast. They were promised jobs by the head of government but turned it down because they considered it menial. Their protest started in […]
Earlier today, thirty soldiers of the Light Engineering Company of the B.D.F., were recognized for completing a skills training program. The thirty now head back to camp to ply their newly acquired techniques. Duane Moody attended the graduation ceremony and has this report. The soon to be completed ITVET on Freetown Road, was the venue […]
