According to Ortega, while financing can be secured the problem is that the owners of the shares are not willing to sell to them. The B.S.C.F.A. claims it still does not have all the data to complete their buy-out package. They are asking the government to intervene. Alfredo Ortega “We have our technical team working […]
A recent study shows that Belizeans are seriously overweight; in fact most women are obese. So an enterprising Belizean with assistance from the Youth Business Trust has made that statistic a business opportunity. A new store has been opened on Douglas Jones Street in Belize City to cater for plus size women. News Five’s Jose […]
Belize had generally remained under the Wikileaks radar, but now hundreds of classified cables on a wide range of activities here, have been disclosed in a trove of uncensored US diplomatic cables made public today by Wikileaks. The website released its entire archive of about two hundred and fifty-one thousand, two hundred and eighty-seven documents […]
The most recent hearing on the Belize Constitution (Ninth Amendment Bill) took place in Orange Walk on Wednesday night. The exchanges and passion of the public was very clear and though both parties brought out their supporters, the event was much more respectful than the first consultation at Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. The event went […]
News coming out of Faber’s Road has often been touched by tragedy. But some residents of Faber’s Road are showing that good in the old capital doesn’t have to start with official intervention. The winds of change are literally blowing at the upper flat of the Dena residence on Faber’s Road extension. Brian Dena had […]
There is another set of youths who were equally treated with goodwill prior to the opening of the September session of school. Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA) has been working with about seventy-five youths for the past couple weeks. According to Moses Sulph, COLA’s President, the school supplies given out today will help […]
The gangs are not known to issue statements; in fact they are known not to want to appear on camera. So we found a release they purportedly sent out today to be unusual. It comes in the aftermath of a violent shakedown by the Gang Suppression Unit against alleged members of the George Street Gang […]
The public hearings for the Ninth Amendment were held on Wednesday night in Orange Walk Town. Of the three held so far, it was the biggest and lengthiest going well past the midnight hour. The views expressed were overwhelmingly against the proposed change to the constitution. The sea of blue washed across the multi-purpose centre […]
The Bak to Skool trimming program was started last year by two enterprising young men who wanted to do something positive in their community. It was an immediate hit among young students who needed a free haircut in time for the school year. The program is going beyond young boys this year; young girls are […]
One week ago, Mega Bingo paid out over a hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars to its progressive jackpot winner. On Wednesday night two regular players hit the one hundred and two thousand four hundred and thirty three dollars grand prize. Two housewives, fifty three year old Bernadina Zuniga of Belize City and twenty-six year old […]
With a long and rich history, the sixty sixth annual Queen of the Bay Pageant is set to take place this weekend. Every year young women across the country vie for the title of the oldest pageant in the Jewel. Accompanied by a chaperone they go on tours and train intensely for over a week […]
The month in which we celebrate our independence is not only about the festivities. Some persons in entertainment and education are congregating on a number of issues. Writers, Artists, Musicians and Intellectuals are invited to the WAMI Conference on Friday at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall. According to Adele Trapp, WAMI’s Coordinator, the event is […]
Two children of school age disappeared mysteriously a year ago in the south when they left the safety of their homes to sell fruit to raise money for school supplies. The pain over the missing siblings, Benjamin and Onelia Rash, is still fresh in the minds of their family and community in San Marcos, Toledo. […]
The Ninth Amendment public consultations are taking place at the Multipurpose Complex in Orange Walk Town this evening. Word is that as early as five o’clock, persons began trickling in to the venue. There is tight security and heavy police presence. Both political parties have mobilized for the event and their supporters have been bused […]
It’s now official, after successful trial runs the Mexican bus company, ADO, has launched its services from Belize City to Cancun and Merida. ADO promises comfortable travel at affordable prices. Busses are scheduled to leave Belize City nightly after the last run by Belizean operators to avoid conflict with local stakeholders. The Mexican bus company […]
The Second Annual Trimming Drive in Memory of Maurice Usher is set to kick off this Thursday and continues on Friday. Channel Five’s own Brian Dena, along with Edmund Staine and other volunteers from the Fabers Road area, will be providing free back to school haircuts for underprivileged primary school kids. The trimmers will be […]
The Bar Association was among the first to come out against the original version of the proposed ninth amendment. When the Council of Churches intervened and convinced the government to remove the section that barred the court from inquiring into constitutional claims, the Bar retained its stance via a press release. Last week, the Attorney […]
Today marks one year since eleven year old Benjamin Rash and his sister, nine year old Onelia of San Marcos Village in the Toledo District disappeared without a trace. The brother and sister were last sighted selling limes and craboos in Cattle Landing Village outside of Punta Gorda Town. Countless search parties combed the entire […]
The buzz about the carnival road march is heating up and the proof is in the Mas Camps where the hype and energy are at fever pitch. If the senior bands are known to get on bad when the carnival season approaches, the junior bands won’t be outdone. Our Entertainment Reporter Safiyyah Muhammad took her […]
Details are emerging on the proposal by the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (B.S.C.F.A.) to purchase majority interests in the Belize Sugar Industries (B.S.I.). Currently, executives of the B.S.C.F.A. are out of the country shopping for potential financing since the deadline to pay ING over thirty million dollars is fast approaching at the end of […]
Weighing in today on the Banco Atlantida proposal for a buyout of Belize Sugar Industries Limited was the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). It issued a press release saying that it recognizes the need for comprehensive reform and new investment. The BCCI says it supports the move to have the industry privately owned […]
The proposed ninth amendment to the Belize Constitution has been debated by the two main political parties, the Council of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Bar Association of Belize and vocal Senators. But one voice in the wind, which caught our cameras today, is Orange Walk East Representative Marcel Cardona. Though […]
Earlier we told you about the explosion of violence over the past weekend. On Friday evening, mayhem erupted on the corner of George and Dean Streets. It was the first sign of tension in what turned out to be a bloody weekend. Residents claim they were on the sidewalk waiting for the annual carnival motorcade […]
The battle for this year’s carnival King and Queen was fierce among thirty-two carnival revelers. The mas bands showcased elaborate costumes depicting their carnival themes. But in the end it boiled down to the most outstanding juniors and seniors that also had the best soca moves. News Five’s Delahnie Bain has the details of who […]
And from the carnival bands to the national song competition. That major event in the September celebrations took place on Friday night at the Memorial Park. A long list of emerging and well established artists took part in the competition that had three categories: Patriotic Song, Carnival Song and Juniors. A familiar face on our […]
