In our newscast on Wednesday we reported that four Belizeans were possibly murdered as they headed back to Belize through Mexico. The horrific news was prematurely confirmed by a representative from a generally accurate Ministry, and today families sighed with relief today as the speculation turned out to be a terrible rumor. The report was […]
But while the story ends well for the Mariano’s, Martin Rodriguez, and friends, two weeks ago it was a scary situation for one car dealer and his wife who were actually held up and robbed at gunpoint on a Mexican expressway. Ian Whitaker recounted his horrifying experience to News Five. Ian Whitaker, Robbed and Assaulted […]
The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world. Because of its beauty and abundance of life that is found nowhere else, UNESCO gave it a ‘Wonder of the World’ status when it dubbed the reef, a World Heritage Site. But despite the recognition that a part of our environment is something to […]
Stephen Buckley’s family is appealing for financial assistance to meet costs of his medical attention following his shooting by the police last week. We asked if you thought the shooting was accidental, this afternoon the latest on our e-poll indicated that three hundred and fifteen persons said no, and fifty six said yes. Our question […]
We do not know if it represents a shift in foreign policy, but we are taken aback by the visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred Elrington to Israel. According to a release from the Embassy of Israel and not from the government of Belize, Elrington’s official visit is from May third to sixth. The […]
And in Britain, the results of the elections are trickling in. The Conservative Party led by David Cameron is projected to win the most seats in the election but the country might be leaning towards a political impasse according to the first exit poll when voting ended. The Conservatives are estimated to win three hundred […]
In Costa Rica, final preparations are underway for the historic inauguration of its first female president. Laura Chinchilla will assume office in the Central American nation this Saturday and tomorrow morning she will appear on Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes. Chinchilla was in Belize in 2007 as vice-president. Our team arrived in Costa Rica late […]
On the home front, a couple in Dangriga lost their home in a fire on April seventeenth. While the house was burnt to ashes, an even greater loss was the death of their children, seven year old Alexander and four year old Archangel Higinio. Both parents, Marie Castillo and Irisi Higinio were attending a wake […]
A resident of the Salvapan Area in Belmopan is hospitalized after a brutal attack on Wednesday night. Thirty-three year old Sebastian Ico was out socializing and police believe he may have gotten into a confrontation before heading home. On his way home at around ten p.m. Ico was wounded, presumably with a machete, on Panama […]
Last week Tuesday we told you about a Guatemalan woman who claimed she has been living in Belize for over ten years and who police say tried to scam the Social Security Board through claims for a child she has in Belize. Well, that woman changed her plea from guilty to not guilty on three […]
One of two accused men was arraigned in Magistrates’ Court this morning for the robbery of a delivery truck on Mahogany Street. The alleged partners in crime who perpetrated the armed holdup are twenty-six year old Brian Yorke and twenty year old Charles Young Junior. But Young was first to appear in court because Yorke […]
Belizean chess player Kris Sanchez made a name for himself on the international stage on Wednesday evening before an audience of roughly twenty million online viewers when he defeated his American opponent in a game of Blitz. The challenge requires players to make their moves across the chessboard in as little time as possible, considerably […]
The date for the Belize International Film Festival 2010 is drawing near and submissions are now being accepted. The nine day festival made a successful comeback in 2009 and this year it’s set for July sixteenth to the twenty-fourth with stops in Belize City, San Ignacio and San Pedro. Submissions are being accepted from all […]
Three entertainers have linked up to release a DVD. The trio who in their own individual rights are no strangers to the entertainment industry, decided to team up for the release of “Destination Belize” by going on a tour of Central America. While they say the music is appealing, there is also a positive message […]
