A sensational arrest was made this afternoon at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. Bahamian nationals Rohn Knowles and Kelvin Leach, wanted by U.S. authorities for their alleged roles in a string of illegalities related to investment fraud, are tonight in police custody. Sometime after one o’clock this afternoon, the pair was nabbed on behalf of […]
In a most unusual move that is certainly to raise the ire of environmentalists, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) has reportedly cancelled a grant of close to two hundred thousand dollars. The funds were awarded for the expansion of the Hol Chan Marine Reserve back on October seventh 2013 to be used for the […]
The senate met on Thursday in Belmopan. It dealt with a number of issues, including three money matters – the write-off for twelve point two million dollars, a twenty million loan motion for improvement of education and governance in education, and the ten million dollar re-capitalization of the National Bank. The three motions were received […]
Business senator Mark Lizarraga, in his presentation, expressed concern over the request for ten million dollars in additional capital, since there is not yet a detailed breakdown of how the initial twenty million dollar startup has been disbursed. The complaint, says Lizarraga, has been heeded by fellow Senator Joy Grant, the minister whose responsibility encompasses […]
Three young Belizeans are heading to the United Kingdom having won the prestigious Chevening Scholarships. The three recipients are from the Cayo District and the City. Ebony Lyall from Cayo will be studying for a Masters of Science Degree in Forensic Science at the University of Strathclyde. Brian Duncan from Belize City will be studying […]
The National Heroes Award is held every year during the national celebrations to honor outstanding citizens from across the country. On Thursday night, seventeen citizens, some posthumously, made the cut. The two top awards: the Order of Belize went to former ambassador Fred Martinez while the Order of the Distinction went to another Orange Walk […]
The highly anticipated Carnival Road March takes place this Saturday. This year the parade kicks off at Caesar Ridge Road at one o’clock. This station will be bringing you coverage of the road march from start to finish. Our first team will be stationed at the Mahogany Street roundabout across from Fair Brothers Pawn Shop […]
But after the J’Ouvert and Carnival, there is a huge gospel concert planned for Memorial Park also in the city. Three international artists are in the Jewel for a second annual gospel concert organized by Mikal Evans of So-Glo Ministries from Dangriga. The gospel concert is part of a nationwide tour which will take the […]
Despite what seems to be the best efforts of the Police, and no official or unofficial comment from the government, Minister of Education Patrick Faber remains in the hot seat. The senior U.D.P. official is accused of choking and punching a female employee of the Ministry of Education, one with who he was allegedly in […]
But as impassioned as the plea from Shoman was, there were no takers from the government side. News Five spoke to leader of government business Senator Godwin Hulse after the meeting and asked him point blank for his opinion on the allegations against Faber. Hulse didn’t really have much to say, except that he’d be […]
The Prime Minister has made no comment on the accusation against the Minister of Education but the Special Envoy for Women and Children, Kim Simplis Barrow issued a statement today. In a message, the special envoy encourages both women and men to report acts of violence and follow through with legal proceedings; stressing that fear, […]
So where is the long-lost won Hong Kim Belizean passport? The one which has been at Belize’s Embassy in Taiwan since September 2013? Well, the news tonight is that it is here in Belize, finally. We’d been asking for the past few weeks, since Minister of Immigration Godwin Hulse returned from an official visit to […]
Two female crocodiles were captured in the north side of San Pedro and ferried to Belize City this afternoon on a barge belonging to Quality Poultry Products. The crocodiles, approximately twenty years old, had become fearless of humans because for some time now they have been fed by residents on the island. American Crocodile Education […]
Mechanic, Cecilio Gregorio from San Ignacio is the lucky winner of an all expense paid five-day Caribbean cruise courtesy of Smart Belize. Gregorio was one of the over thirty thousand customers that entered the Smart promotional raffle that involved either talking for over ten minutes or texting in to U-Win. The Jam Rock Cruise is […]
The Tenth of September was celebrated countrywide on Wednesday, but is the parade a thing of the past. The date commemorates the Battle of St. George’s Caye which was held on September tenth, 1798. In Belize City, formal activities were held at the Memorial Park where Governor General Sir Colville Young, as well as other […]
Minister of Education Patrick Faber is taking significant heat at the moment. The senior U.D.P. Member of Parliament has been accused of assaulting two women during a party at his home in Lord’s Bank Friday night. One of the women, an employee of the ministry who is allegedly involved in an intimate relationship with Minister […]
The People’s United Party has called on the police to carry out and complete an investigation into the matter. That seems distinctly unlikely, based on the response by the police on Monday and also based on past experience. Faber has been in trouble at least twice before – once when he threw a cement block […]
The plight of Uwahnie Martinez, a former employee of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Dangriga Branch, concluded this morning with the bank formally accepting her resignation. This succeeds a meeting with firstCaribbean’s regional executive who flew in from Barbados to sit down with the Christian Workers Union. The union represents Martinez who claims that she had been reprimanded […]
CWU President Audrey Matura says the meeting was held to address three pertinent issues relating to Uwahnie Martinez’s employment situation. That discussion, she said, was chaired by Ella Hoyos, who flew in from CIBC FirstCaribbean’s headquarters in Barbados to do damage control. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, President, Christian Workers Union “The main person conducting the meeting […]
According to Ella Hoyos, Managing Director for CIBC FirstCaribbean, the bank has a no discrimination policy where it concerns race and language; however, certain aspects of the policy will be revised within the coming months to address the issue of language usage across the region. Ella Hoyos, Managing Director, Human Resources, CIBC “I have […]
On August fourteenth, after almost a year of so-called intense investigations, former Southern Regional Hospital Administrator Nasley Sommerville finally appeared before the Services Commission to determine her fate in the Public Service. Following an audit of that region by the Auditor-General, Sommerville is accused of using her authority to embezzle over three hundred and sixty-six […]
At the sitting of the House of Representatives on Friday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow spoke briefly on the introduction of a bill to amend the Firearms Act. According to the PM, one of the aspects of the Act which will be revisited is collective responsibility. Currently, if a gun or ammunition is found in a […]
A British A-One grenade was retrieved from the streets of the Old Capital last Saturday. The grenade was located at an abandoned house on Banak Street. While that operation was successful and brought some comfort to residents as we go into the holidays, there have been instances when grenades hurled at throngs of persons have […]
Late last month, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was asked about a twenty million dollar loan from Venezuela through the Petrocaribe Initiative which is being used for infrastructural works ongoing nationwide. The loan facility, however, did not go before the National Assembly. On Monday, at a press conference, P.U.P. leader, Francis Fonseca, said that Prime Minister […]
The annual expo Belize market place was held over the weekend at the ITVET compound in Belize City. It’s always a big deal, always crowded, always full of deals and excitement and this year didn’t disappointment. The official numbers put the number of visitors at nineteen thousand attendees. It was literally impossible to capture the […]
