Earlier we told you about the rumblings at B.T.L., but that is not the only place where there is discontent. At news time, we are told that the executive of the Football Federation of Belize has been meeting all day on the future of its president, Ruperto Vicente. The executive is not happy with Vicente’s […]
Recent adjustments to the price per pound of Grade C rice and white sugar have prompted the Belize Bureau of Standards to strengthen market surveillance activities for Controlled Price Goods. A total of one hundred and fifty stores have been visited across the country. Of that number, thirty businesses were found to have been gouging […]
Women are living longer than men in Belize and life expectancy stands at seventy-five years. But elderly persons continue to be vulnerable. In fact, as it relates to pension, as much as sixty percent of the seenagers have no pension. This morning, the National Council on Ageing held a workshop which addressed a number of […]
Thirty-nine-year-old Dorian August; he’s the light technician at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts and has been working with the Institute for the past twenty-two years. But tonight, he is asking for your help. August was diagnosed some time ago with Arnold-Chiari; it’s a condition that is usually caused by structural defects in the […]
August needs urgent surgery which he plans to undergo in Merida. A first round of tests will be carried out next week and he is asking for your assistance. Dorian August, Needs Assistance “We’re leaving on Saturday—me and my wife—going to Merida to do some follow up tests. The reason for these tests now […]
A third winner was chosen this past Monday for the General Sales Tax Raffle. The raffle started last year with its first drawing on December fifteenth; there was another on January fifteenth and then February fifteenth. Belizeans across the country simply needed to request their GST receipts for purchases at stores. To every fifty dollar […]
Mayor Darrell Bradley was also asked about the reported posting of Councillor Willoughby to the Windy City. The mayor says that while that is yet to be confirmed, if and when he will be taking up that position, things at City Hall remain the same. Willoughby continues to play a crucial role in the City […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley is catching some flak from a team of engineers spearheading the Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Project. The criticism follows comments that were made last week regarding the completion of the Cinderella Plaza. While an underground waterway has been constructed beneath the intersections of Douglas Jones Street, Freetown Road and Kelly Street, […]
If you’ve been in the vicinity of Sand Lighter’s Promenade recently you would have noticed a pair of incomplete wooden structures in front of the Mexican Institute. What are those half-finished eyesores you ask? Well, according to Mayor Bradley, they are intended to be ticket booths and information centers for a soon-to-be-built zip lining at […]
Today, stakeholders from the Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Project conducted a tour across the drainage network in the city – from the Douglas Jones Canal to the Maheia Canal on the Phillip Goldson Highway. The project was launched in October 2014 and was designed to provide critical relief of the flooding woes suffered by residents after […]
While the site inspectors assess the success of the project works, the Belize City Council has come under fire for sections which have been left in a terrible condition – namely Cinderella Plaza, Kelly Street and Baymen Avenue. Mayor Darrell Bradley has maintained that those works will be a part of the Flood Mitigation Project. […]
On Friday, media crews camped outside the Belize Family Court until dark, waiting for a determination on the fate of Nina Barrera Perez. The custody and jurisdiction woes of baby Nina have played out in the legal arena since November when she was removed from her mother’s care by the Department of Human Services. Finally, […]
On Monday, as a post mortem examination was being conducted on the body of Tomari Jackson, his classmates from North Cobb High School traveled back to Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. The fourteen-year-old first year student was on a one-week mission to the Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary with the group when they went swimming in the Sibun […]
From day to day we’re called to various Police Stations and substations for any matter of reasons – from hunting information to donations and training courses. But we’ve never before been called to witness the Police raffling a vehicle – until today that is. It’s a novel idea, and Eastern Division North PR Officer Fitzroy […]
Today, the Sister Cecilia Home for the Elderly in Belize City was the recipients of twenty-five chairs courtesy of Citrus Products of Belize Limited in the south. Today at the institution located on Wilson Street, CPBL Farm Manager Dwight Montero handed over the donation valued at one thousand, five hundred dollars. News Five found out […]
Now the death of Tomari adds to the number of visitors who have lost their lives during aquatic tours throughout Belize. But it is the first to happen in the over two decades that Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has been operating in Belize at its location off the George Price Highway. News Five asked Managing […]
A laborer from San Pedro is dead, allegedly as a result of too much alcohol leading to a long drop into a shallow creek. The body of Fernando Melendez was discovered in a creek near an illegal crossing between Melchor and Benque. Preliminary investigation suggests the Melendez tried to make the crossing in the dead […]
On February fourth, Managing Director of Plus Television Louis Wade was informed by the Belize Broadcasting Authority that his payment for the renewal of his on-air license would not be accepted – meaning his license to broadcast would not be renewed. The BBA claimed that Plus had not been broadcasting over the air which was […]
There was a huge outcry from the public, the unions, the People’s United Party, the Belize Progressive Party about a loan of twelve million dollars to the foreign owned Santander Company. The loan request was approved by the Investment Committee of the S.S.B., but according to its chair Doug Singh, it had not been disbursed. […]
Ayau spent the first part of the conference outlining the investor structure of the loan, and also the reasons why he says any investment in the project is a sure bet. Andres Ayau, Chief Financial Officer, Santander Group “We have participation in this loan from local and international banks. There has been a lot […]
Ayau says that the Santander Group has already made a significant, concrete on the ground investment in Belize – in money spent, in taxes paid, in employment and also in contributing to the nation’s overall development on the world stage. Andres Ayau, Chief Financial Officer, Santander Group “We have currently over nine hundred workers; […]
Ayau says the press conference was deemed necessary because of the public outcry, much of which he says has been based on inaccurate information. The Santander Rep felt that the matter had been politicized because the company operates out of Guatemala. Andres Ayau, Chief Financial Officer, Santander Group “I think they have an effect. […]
The Bureau of Standards responded this week to rice importer Jack Charles who announced that he has tested three types of local rice at a U.S. laboratory and results show it to be contaminated with aflatoxins, which can cause cancer. The Bureau quickly said not so and explained that in fact the aflatoxins are well […]
In the ongoing saga, rice producers have said that Jack Charles has it all wrong. The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry today took a stand, and a very strong one, on the claims made by Charles. The BCCI condemns the allegations saying that the FDA and other Food Safety agencies in developed countries have […]
U.S. national Gregory Faull was murdered at his home in San Pedro, back in 2012. His neighbour John McAfee, the US anti-virus founder millionaire, was considered a person of interest in the murder, but McAfee was able to flee Belize and was caught in Guatemala from where he was sent back to the United Sates. […]
