Controversy surrounding the issuance of a piece of prime land in the Belama area persists, despite an injunction from the Supreme Court on Monday to halt construction on the property. Earlier today, the Ministry of Natural Resources, via the Lands Department, issued a release on the forfeiture of a lease granted to Bernadette Pickwoad for […]
With a new year comes new life and this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital there was a celebration of new births to the Jewel. The first three babies born at the K.H.M.H. for the year 2014 were all girls. The first baby girl was born at six-twenty on January first to her twenty-year-old […]
A trio of outstanding Belizean men, in various areas of service to the country, has been appointed to the Order of the British Empire. They are: Rafael Manzanero, Dr. Adrian Coye and Rodney Neal. The nominations were announced on New Year’s Day by the Office of the Governor General. Manzanero, Executive Director of Friends of […]
New Year’s resolutions are often promises made after a long year of striving to walk the straight and narrow. For some, determination and consistency make the oath achievable, while others tend to give up a few weeks into the year. Tonight’s Healthy Living looks at resolutions and what they mean to personal development. {Feature […]
Our last newscast of 2013 brings no good news to family and friends of Canadian national Brian Townsend, missing and believed murdered on Christmas Eve. Reports early this afternoon suggested that his body had been found, but tonight Benque Viejo Police investigators are unable to confirm if that body, found by Guatemalan authorities four days […]
For the first time in history, the year will end without the start of a sugar cane crop season. In fact, at this point there is still much uncertainty and tension between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and Belize Sugar Industry and American Sugar Refinery. On B.S.I.’s part, there is the reluctance to sign […]
Now, eight days ago, the Belize Sugar Industries and the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association came to the negotiating table for the first time since late September. As the fiery release from the BSCFA indicates that much was discussed, but little was resolved with any clarity. Just after that meeting, B.S.I.’s Financial Controller, Belizario Carballo, […]
While BSCFA and B.S.I./ASR battle semantics, legalese and bagasse, the rains continue to pour down over the north of the country. Generally rain is a blessing where agriculture is concerned, but in this case, the old adage – too much of a good thing – is holding true. Unprecedented rains which show no signs of […]
Late this evening, News Five received a copy of a letter from B.S.I.’s Chief Executive Officer, Joey Montalvo, dispatched earlier today to BSCFA Committee of Management Chairman, Leonardo Cano on the longstanding bagasse dispute. Montalvo reiterates B.S.I.’s position without budging an inch, stating that on the basis of those points, which the BSCFA fundamentally disagrees […]
New Year’s resolutions are annual vows taken after a sober look at one’s life over a twelve-month period. The pledge often precedes an approaching calendar and is usually honored well into the New Year. But, for most of us, resolutions are simply expressions of wishful thinking and seldom become manifest beyond the second day of […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley hosted a press conference this morning during which he updated the media on three major projects that are being concluded for 2013. Those initiatives include the construction of streets, as well as the rehabilitation of B.T.L. Park. Mayor Bradley also commented on payments being made to Belize Waste Control for […]
The streets have been a major headache for the Belize City Mayor. Mayor Bradley says that the concretization of streets, which is part of the Municipal Development Project, have been set back by a few weeks as a result of incessant rains. Streets that have been designated for repair work on the south side remain […]
Today at the offices of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the lucky winners were chosen for the December 2013 Western Union Treasure Chest Raffle. The raffle is done every quarter to give back to its customers. Nine participants from across the country gathered for an opportunity to spin a treasure wheel and win […]
Land disputes are featured regularly in our newscast but tonight there is one that strikes pretty close to home at the Ministry of Natural Resources. It involves prime real estate on Chetumal Street and had been brewing for weeks; today it headed to court where the Pickwoad family desperately sought a court injunction. The property […]
When we last reported on Belize Electricity Limited it was because there was an announcement on a reduction on electricity rates for the fiscal year, 2014. That was after B.E.L. made a submission to the Public Utilities Commission to reduce the mean electricity rate by three cents per kilowatt hour. But the PUC decided to […]
According to B.E.L.’s Senior Manager of Information and Communication Systems, Sean Fuller, the company supports the decision of the PUC, but it will impact operating margins. That proposed rate reduction will save consumers almost fifteen million dollars in the upcoming year, but will set back the electricity company by five million dollars. Sean Fuller, […]
A U.S. national has been missing at sea since Monday and tonight, the Belize National Coast Guard has called off search and rescue efforts. Fifty-seven year old Dieter Kruger and his family were in the country on vacation in the south and on Monday, Kruger and his son were out swimming and snorkeling near the […]
The Belize National Coast Guard has formally aborted a search and rescue mission for a group of fishermen who went missing near Dangriga earlier this month. Forty-nine-year-old Thomas Young, along with twenty-six year old Derwin Gentle, twenty-four year old Elgin Graham, thirty-four year old Sergio Flores and twenty-six year old Kenrick Devin Chi set off on […]
For the first time ever there is a red-eye flight to the Jewel and it comes courtesy of Delta Airlines, after much planning and meetings between the airline company and Belize’s Airline Development Committee. But, in addition to that, the flight also goes down in history as the first direct flight from Los Angeles to […]
Every year Belizean-American Verna Clement returns home at Christmas time to spread some love among the children of the Belize River Valley, hosting a day-long Christmas event. She was born in Rancho Dolores and grew up in Bermudian Landing, and has never forgotten her roots. She first focused her attention on those two communities, but […]
Christmas is a time for giving and sharing and around the country, as well as in downtown Belize City, families are doing their last minute shopping and preparations for the festive day. It is a day to spread the Christmas spirit with many and today, we headed downtown amongst the hustle and bustle where shoppers […]
Last Thursday, residents of Caye Caulker voiced their discontentment with the ferrying of sand dredged off the coast of the island for use in neighboring San Pedro. A group of angry citizens proceeded to block the path of several dump trucks, preventing them from offloading sand onto a waiting ferry. The material, they argue, should […]
Our news team is just back from Orange Walk, where they were awaiting the decision out of a meeting between B.S.I. and the BSCFA. The session started at two and ended after five this evening. While there’s a lot to say for the fact that the parties are back at the discussion table for the […]
There seems to be some confusion. As you’ve heard, B.S.I. is waiting for indication from the BSCFA on what it needs to move forward, while the BSCFA is waiting for a letter from B.S.I. before it moves forward. BSCFA says that as soon as they receive the letter from BSI they will be calling a […]
Rhett Fuller has been fighting extradition to the US for fifteen years. He is wanted there for his alleged involvement in a 1998 murder in North Miami Beach. On July twenty-fourth, Fuller appeared before Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington, who has the final say on whether he stays or goes. The decision was delayed at […]
