The violence extended to the capital where an old beef escalated into total mayhem between two feuding families at the Maya Mopan Community. Two houses were set on fire and four persons were injured, including a woman whose arm was mutilated and is still hospitalized. Another person is clinging to life. When News Five’s Delahnie […]
In San Ignacio, Herman Morris was murdered sometime Friday night. The CGA financial controller was found dead in his vehicle just outside his home, by his housekeeper. The murder has been a particularly shocking one for the community and a post mortem has confirmed that Morris had a brutal death. He died from exsanguinations, which […]
On Monday night we reported on a particularly violent weekend; three persons were murdered in the City, San Ignacio and Dangriga. At press time tonight, Dangriga police are questioning two persons in connection with the homicide of a US national who was stabbed to death in her house. Her body was discovered at around nine […]
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If you were looking at the skies last night you would have seen the full moon disappear into the shadow of the earth. The bright glow which was emitted marked an occasion which hasn’t been seen in hundreds of years. That’s because it wasn’t just the only lunar eclipse of 2010, it was the first […]
In September Prime Minister Dean Barrow told the nation in his Independence Day speech, that Belize’s thriving livestock industry would begin exporting cattle to neighboring Mexico by the end of this year. That was good and welcomed news for the industry. But where’s the beef? According to cattle farmers, that deadline will not be met; […]
Visitors of the Belize Central Prison have over the years grown creative in smuggling drugs into the facility. We’re certain you’ve heard of pastries spiked with marijuana but corrections officers were surprised on Monday evening when a woman allegedly attempted to smuggle not whole wheat but weed bread into the prison. Thirty-three year old Marsha […]
Twenty year old Scott Usher, a laborer of Mahogany Heights, will be spending the holidays inside the Hattieville Prison after he was arrested and charged for the crime of robbery. On Wednesday, December fifteenth, nineteen year old Kayla Dennison reported to police that she was robbed of her jewelry which included a high school ring […]
Six environmental Non Government Organizations will be benefiting from grants provided by the Oak Foundation and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT). The grant of more than half a million dollars will be spent on projects at national parks, the barrier reef, the Chiquibul Forest as well as the Bladen Reserve. Disbursement began today at […]
On Monday, we reported that Oscar Rosado, had already submitted his name to contest the Port Loyola constituency in Port Loyola when he made the surprise announcement that he was not running and that he was not about to support the PUP. Rosado’s reason was that he was getting death threats. Today, the PUP had […]
Musicians, Francel Y Chami-ka, have made several appearances on this station, and most recently on Gimme Five. The rap duo from Belmopan previously collaborated with a Grammy nominated artist from Florida named Shadowyze on one of their Reggaeton tracks. This time around Francel y Chami-ka’s talent will be featured on Shadowyze’s album. Chami-ka stopped by […]
Belize’s tourism package will be getting an additional boost in the United States. The Outdoor Channel recently recorded a series about fishing in the Jewel. And come January Buccaneers and Bones will premiere featuring anglers such NBC’s Tom Brokaw, the actor Michael Keaton, and acclaimed photographer R. Valentine Atkinson. The series will be narrated by […]
Middlesex is a small rural community located about twenty one miles from Belmopan on the Hummingbird Highway. The bridge that connects two sides of that community dates back to 1907 at the start of the Stann Creek railway system and for years it had been deteriorating beyond repair. But now, through funding from the European […]
