Gunshots rang out in Orange Walk Town on Thursday night and within minutes, a ninth victim was added to the growing list of homicides since the year began. Baldemar Moguel was shot and killed in his store and in front of his wife just as they were preparing to retire for the night. A young […]
But in the city, just after the rush of the lunch hour this afternoon, two thieves stormed into Carmen’s Take Out on East Canal Street. It’s a time of the day when the popular restaurant is normally packed with patrons. But fortunately, there was only one customer when the two gunmen entered the establishment at […]
Within three hours of the armed robbery at Carmen’s, more gunshots were heard when a trigger-happy man fired a barrage of bullets on Youth for the Future Drive. His target managed to escape the gunshots unscathed by throwing himself off his bicycle and onto the ground near the Texaco Gas Station. The area was crowded […]
But turning to one of the bloody murders at the beginning of the week, police have two persons for the murder of nineteen year old Darrel Williams Junior and injuries suffered by three persons including a young student. Twenty-one year old Phillip Wallace and a seventeen year old minor were escorted to Magistrates’ Court this […]
Just before news time, a blaze has left a single woman homeless. The small wooden structure at number twenty-four Baracat Street caught fire after the woman, Joyce McClaren, left home for work. Fire fighters on the scene told News Five that they got the call just after five-thirty this evening. Nothing was salvaged in the […]
Conservational International and marine scientists from across the ocean converged in the capital for a multi sector symposium on Belize’s marine life throughout the day. The NGO worked along with the Fisheries Department, Healthy Reefs Initiative, and other agencies to examine issues associated with marine protected areas management. Doctor Les Kaufman, the senior investigator for […]
Droves of Belizeans cross the border to shop or to get away, far more than the number of Mexicans that come to Belize. The trade imbalance has been discussed for many years and in many offices, and this morning the private sector made headway. The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with its counterparts […]
Mexico’s Ambassador to Belize Luis Manuel Lopez-Moreno attended the joint chamber discussion. Lopez-Moreno addressed the ongoing dispute that has locked out Belizean buses from crossing the border on the weekend, the time when most Belizeans would go shopping. The blockade does not only affect the income of the bus owners but it also raises the […]
The global relief efforts for Haiti have not waned and Belize’s input to that country’s rebuilding is impressive. So far our local Red Cross Society has contributed three hundred and fifty thousand Belize dollars to Haiti in funds collected up to the end of January. But funds continue to pour into the Red Cross and […]
Earlier in the newscast we reported that two men have been charged with murder and a slew of other charges in connection with Monday evening’s shooting at the corner of Neal Pen Road and Central American Boulevard which claimed the life of Darrel Williams Junior. Seven year old Janay Moguel of Grace Primary School was […]
Another person who is in desperate need of help is Jose Cruz, a dialysis patient and activist. And the group, People Reaching Out To Others, (PROTO) have been putting in countless hours in efforts to raise funds for Cruz, who is in need of treatment for the illness that is literally eating away at his […]
Youths from around the country will be converging on Saturday morning in the capital for a conference and concert designed to motivate and inspire them. The event is connected with the work of several stakeholders including the BNE Trust, and the violence research by Doctor Herbert Gale. The organizers have brought in a special guest […]
Black History month is celebrated annually in February. The month was set aside since 1926 and is traced back to Doctor Carter G. Woodson of Kentucky, the son of slaves, who did a study of black history and found that U.S. history books ignored Black Americans. In Belmopan, the U.S. Embassy today opened a poster […]
The Poverty Assessment Report released last week revealed that a little less than fifty percent of the population is considered poor. That’s an alarming reality, but the report pointed to a few programs, such as the NHI and Community Policing, that are making a positive contribution. In the recent spate of murders and violence, youths […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. The people in Haiti are still in need of a lot more help and tonight Orange Walk Rotoract Club in collaboration with Hi-5 Nightclub will be holding a huge bash to raise funds. Tonight you can head over to the Hi-5 Night Club and party for […]
