The tinting law came into effect on June first; that is Wednesday of this week. However, it is very evident in the capital and on the road, that many government ministers still have heavy tinted windshields on their vehicles. News Five asked the Prime Minister if there is a special clause or loop hole that […]
Today ten students were awarded tuition scholarships to the institution of their choice by J.D Financial, the parent company of MegaBingo. The initiative which will be an annual event saw the submission of application by more than fifty students, but the ten who were short listed were selected based on financial need and academic performance. […]
It is more than twenty-four hours since seventy-five persons were left homeless when the police demolished houses from land they have squatted on in Lake Independence where construction is taking place to link that area to Chetumal Street in Belama. The affected persons including infants, school children, women and men bolstered with support from Belizeans […]
While the support from the Belize Bus Association (BBA) appeared to have been based on solidarity with fellow protestors, there was also another motive. One spokesperson for bus operators, Patrick Menzies, accompanied the BBA president to the police station this afternoon to support Yolanda Schakron. As a reference point, Menzies did not mince words when […]
Belizeans for Justice’s, Yolanda Schakron, was not the only person on the Belcan Bridge who was informed about an arrest. The cops sent out letters to several activists about their conduct on the Bridge. Late this evening Giovanni Brackett received his letter. His case is somewhat peculiar as he wears many hats. Brackett serves as […]
For the second time in five days the government has come under intense fire. On Friday, the bus owners paralyzed the northern and western highways over runs taken away from established bus owners and given to a new company owned by a highly placed party supporter. This morning at the crack of dawn, police descended […]
At the top of the news, we showed you the confrontation between the security forces and squatters who were supported by Belizeans for Justice, COLA and others. The plight of the squatters started back in March; due to their quest for land they settled in the Fabers Road Extension area that will eventually link with […]
Aside from the squatters who took the Belcan Bridge by storm this morning, the government still has the festering transport issue on its hands. The administration gave a portion of bus runs to longtime U.D.P. supporter Sergio Chuc to the dismay of the bus operators who have been conducting runs on the Western Highway for […]
Once the protestors had been forcibly removed from the bridge, they gathered in front of the Farmers Market. Not too long after, they were met by a PUP delegation led by Opposition Leader, John Briceño, area representative Cordel Hyde and attorney Anthony Saldivar, who interrupted a national executive meeting to lend support to the squatters. […]
For his part, area representative Cordel Hyde acknowledged that the issue of squatting in Lake Independence has been a perennial problem. He believes that the sudden measures taken by the government were heartless and draconian. Cordel Hyde, Area Representative, Lake Independence “It’s not a new problem but it’s how you deal with things. There’s a […]
While Cano is accused of attempting to bring in an illegal substance at the northern border, a Belize City attorney is accused of all things, facilitating an illegal telephone call. Since the owner of La Cabana Bar in Belmopan and his wife were locked up after a police raid at their home on May twentieth, […]
The eighth annual Ride Across Belize organized by the Social Security Board entered the city this morning. A record breaking number of riders traversed the country, from Corozal to Punta Gorda, and concluded this part of the tour just after noon. This year the ride was dedicated to promoting awareness of cancer; it was a […]
While the city was exploding with civil unrest in the morning, elsewhere in the old capital, the Belize City Mayor was giving names to a number of streets in phase two of the City Council’s street naming project. The project, which is being staged in the Lake Independence and Port Loyola constituencies, seeks to honor […]
The woes in the transport industry are far from resolved; in fact the situation is becoming even more complex. Last Friday, the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative staged a protest that effectively closed down the northern and western highways over new road service permits granted to Sergio Chuc of West Line. The Prime Minister intervened and […]
Emotions were running high in Hattieville this afternoon when a house granted to a hurricane victim was about to be taken away and handed over to a fire victim. Albert Hendy lost his house when the eye of Hurricane Richard swept across Hattieville. NEMO provided him with a new house, but today when the organization […]
The Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage’s campaign to push the government for a Referendum has been in full throttle over the past few months. The Prime Minister indicated that he would entertain a referendum on the issue of drilling once seventeen thousand signatures were signed by registered voters. According to Oceana Belize, a coalition […]
The signature collection victory is only one hurdle facing the environmentalists. Apparently, the Prime Minister recently made comments on a government program, which has Oceana Belize’s Vice president steaming. According to Audrey Matura Shepherd, the P.M. is calling for the public to support drilling in any part of the country with a promise to make […]
Last week, the court ruled against a declaration sought by the Citrus Growers Association to enforce the termination of Dr. Henry Canton as C.E.O. for Citrus Products of Belize Limited. That decision put a spoke in the wheels of the C.G.A. and today it sent out a release exposing an alleged plan by Canton to […]
Last Friday, the transportation industry came to a screeching halt when members of the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative staged a protest closing off the northern and western highways. It resulted in the blockage of all major thoroughfares as well as the burning of tires across the Western and Northern Highways. Commuters were unable to take […]
But there is dissention within the membership of the Belizean Bus Association. On Sunday a meeting was held to discuss bus runs in the northern zone. Those discussions did not end favorably as several of the northern operators broke away from the collective concerns of the association. BBA president, Thomas Shaw has gone on record […]
Carnival has always been a traditional and integral part of the September celebrations. It is perhaps the most anticipated event in the calendar of activities for the mas camps as well as spectators who line the streets to take in the color of the flamboyant costumes as well as the energy of the revelers. But […]
The Cancer Walk was one of main events in Cancer Awareness Month that concludes at the end of May. And this year, the turnout was impressive. Organizers say the event has grown by leaps and bounds. Thousands laced up their walking shoes for the annual march to promote awareness of the disease as well as […]
The seventeenth annual Miss Y Pageant was held at Bird’s Isle on Saturday night and seven contestants between the ages of seventy-one and eighty graced the stage. The audience was entertained throughout the show, particularly when it came to the talent segment. There was dancing, singing and drama; just to name a few and in […]
There is crisis in the transportation industry; we will have full coverage of today’s events. But we start tonight with an accident on the Northern Highway. A News Five team returning to the city was first to reach the scene of the accident near Mile thirty-seven. A van traveling to the Hattieville prison carrying thirteen […]
The Belize Bus Owners Cooperative essentially shut down the highways at the crack of dawn. Students, workers and commuters could not get to their destination because buses blocked the main thoroughfares while others simply did not leave from terminals. The Belize Bus Owners Cooperative has been insisting that road service permits granted to UDP supporter, […]
