The public looks to television newscasts and newspapers as its primary source of factual information about current events while documenting society’s history in progress. And a well-written piece can allow a reader to feel the pulse of that community or individuals that inspire change. An old school print journalist is hoping that the ink on […]
Millions tuned in on Sunday for the World Series of Poker that got underway at the Penn & Teller Theatre at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among the nine at the November Final nine table was Badih “Bob” Bou-Nahra, wearing his now famous Belize cap. He is the only Belizean to have […]
And as the festive Belizean-style brouhaha continued behind the scenes, Belizeans lined up at the gates awaiting entrance to the competition. Bob, along with the other players, were ushered in via a tunnel. Nerves were on edge as the table of nine narrowed down to seven. After more than three hours of play Bob was […]
And after the international press grilled him, News Five’s Marleni Cuellar conducted an exclusive one on one. While disappointed, Bob accomplished a feat placing Belize on the world stage in a sport he said, he competed for fun. Marleni Cuellar, Host “Congratulations first of all, walking away seventh place. I wanna be able to get […]
The Municipal elections in March 2012 is slated to come before the General Elections but the internal political party conventions are becoming even more energized than the race between the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. The situation in Caribbean Shores is becoming very fluid. The media speculated and conducted interviews with replacements for U.D.P. area representative […]
Call the elections now has been the battle cry of opposition members in the House and also at the recent inauguration of Francis Fonseca as PUP Leader. It was wide speculated that the government could call an early election since the People’s United Party was at a clear disadvantage during their leadership transition. Earlier in […]
Texas Hold-em Poker is a game of skill, luck and plenty of nerves. You have to be good at keeping a straight face when there are thousands of dollars at stake. But when there are millions of U.S. dollars on the line, you just got to have a poker face. Badih ‘Bob’ Bou-Nahra with his […]
Phase two of the Southside Rejuvenation Project is expected to start soon and Prime Minister Dean Barrow has made it clear that government will look favorably upon project bids tendered by CISCO Construction Limited. That’s because CISCO, through Unite Belize and Kolbe Foundation, has embarked on an initiative to employ at risk youths to do […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow argued on Wednesday that the gang truce signed on September fourth is the reason why murders in gang occupied neighborhoods have dropped. The meetings between gangs and Restore Belize continue and seem to have produced a small but welcome token by a member of one gang that everyone in the old […]
In Dangriga, a resident is complaining that the Gang Suppression Unit thrashed his house this afternoon. Timothy August says that he was tipped that the GSU was searching houses in his neighborhood. He was not worried because he says he has nothing to hide. But when he got home after picking up his daughters, he […]
Friends of Belize, it seems, may not get its referendum but there is another group that has been seeking a referendum long before F.O.B. The Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage, which comprises of just about every environmental group, including OCEANA sought seventeen thousand signatures to push for a referendum regarding offshore drilling. Although the […]
Friends of Belize sought a Referendum on the Ninth Amendment. In a span of two months, the NGO collected over twenty one thousand signatures towards that effort. The government says that the public consultations that went on a countrywide road show did enough to educate the public on the amendment. But the Belize Bar Association, […]
There are several programs underway as different phases of the Southside Alleviation Project. Infrastructure projects are a main component the government uses to provide employment. Soon bids will be taking place for road works and other constructions but one business may get particular attention because they have found an approach that may do more social […]
Though the Prime Minister says general elections will likely follow after the 2012 March municipal elections, the standard pre-election quality of life packages are on the way. The Prime Minister announced that he had spoken to CEO of Belize Electricity Limited and the Public Utilities Commission about implementing a rate review. The PM believes that […]
The gang truce was agreed upon by Belize City gangsters and the prime minister on September fourth. There has been a drop in gang related murders, but there were still gang related shootings. During the press conference, the PM asserted that no gang related murders occurred since the truce was sealed. And though the families […]
And though the Police Department had fewer murders to solve in the past two months, it doesn’t mean they don’t have their fair share of internal issues to iron out. Recently, eight officers sought legal advice over promotions that they thought were unfair. They cited the results of a recent exam as proof of the […]
Universal Health Services was the private hospital whose debt was guaranteed by the government to the Belize Bank. In 2007, it caused protests in the capital. The bank was owed thirty million dollars and when it was time to pay up, the hospital did not have the cash, and it became a government debt and […]
While that loan has been haunting the past administration, the highly controversial accommodation agreement signed in 2005 between the Musa Administration and B.T.L. has become the albatross on Francis Fonseca’s neck. Now that he is the leader for the opposition, it will surely be used for political mileage. This morning Francis Fonseca clarified his role […]
Concerns as well as fear continue to linger in Teakettle Village after eleven students suddenly fell ill at St. Edmund R.C. School on Friday. But even more pressing, is the question of what was behind the mysterious incident, in which the children suffered striking headaches, nausea and dizziness. Several of them lost consciousness and they […]
Ervin ‘Pecans’ McCauley, also known as Akeem Harris, has been missing since seven a.m. on October fourteenth. He has been away from home for days in other instances but he always kept contact with his family. His sisters and brothers suspect foul play but can’t prove it. The police confirm that his common law wife […]
The 2012 edition of Destination Belize was unveiled today. It features Belize as the home of the great Maya civilization and the second largest barrier reef in the world. The Belize Tourism Industry Association publishes the annual and free official visitor’s magazine to increase Belize’s viability as a top destination. Published by Idea Lab Studios, […]
Christmas in November? Not yet, but it certainly feels that way to the recipients of a donation given by an insurance group. The two non-governmental organizations that care for youths are proud to receive proceeds of a food drive which was spearheaded by the Belize Life Insurance Association. News Five’s Delahnie Bain reports. Delahnie Bain, […]
Musicians in Belize are creative, productive and highly underpaid. They are normally left to their own vices to find funds to promote their genre of music. One particular artist, whose brand is by the ‘good book’ is Reality Youth. He walks the streets, inhales the social ills and exhales conscious lyrics embedded with reggae and […]
At noon today, a demonstration was held in San Pedro where Mayor Elsa Paz is adamant about the construction of a town clock. Many are not totally against the mayor’s project, but a clock in the middle of the road in the congested down town area, has many furious including the business community, the BTIA […]
Eleven standard six students at the St. Edmund R.C. School in Teakettle Village inexplicably fell ill and were briefly hospitalized on Friday. Some of them fainted, but all had the same symptoms of severe headaches, dizziness and nausea. The cause for their sudden illness is unknown and is still a mystery. The incident has left […]
