FECTAB’S Yhonny Rosado has been at the front lines of the tender crisis since it first broke out in early January. He has been amongst the most vocal and passionate in trying to get a level playing field from the Carnival Cruise Lines for tender operators even though he is not an offshore operator. This […]
On Tuesday we reported on two incidences at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. The first one involved an airplane that went on a test flight and the pilots essentially stole the plane. A release was issued today from J. A. Contreras, Director of Civil Aviation, that’s almost a week after the incident occurred. According to […]
Lyndon Bailey has been in the news before because he was chosen from a group of persons nominated to the FirstCaribbean Bank’s Unsung Heroes Program. Bailey is also the founder of the Tubal Trade School in Ladyville Village, which provides a second chance to many youths who have dropped out of school. Bailey, a mild […]
There’s a new appointment in the management of the Belize Bank. Michael Castillo, who has been with the bank since 1987, has served as Manager of the San Pedro and San Ignacio Branches and he now holds the newly introduced position of General Manager of Retail Banking Services. His responsibilities will include the strategic direction […]
On Wednesday a three year old girl became the victim of a vicious dog attack in an area known as Jerusalem that is linked to Antelope Street Extension. The infant was bitten on her face, shoulder and legs. Although residents tried to restrain and beat the dog, it wouldn’t let loose of its grip on […]
A major decision has been made by Cabinet in respect of oil exploration. In our newscast on Tuesday we reported that members of COLA, FECTAB, BGYEA and environmentalists had camped out in front of the Prime Minister’s Belmopan office. They remained there during the night calling on the government to refrain from approving further licenses […]
An ambulance was called to the Antelope Street area this afternoon. Neighbors responded to the frantic call of a mother whose young daughter was being attacked by a family dog. The young child, Carla Cardinez, was bitten on the neck and head and had to be rushed to the hospital. It is not known why […]
The Beechcraft 65 airplane with registration XBLRP that took off from the Philip Goldson International Airport on Saturday morning left a trail of smoke and doubt about how it left Belize’s airspace without clearance. Who were the pilots? Were their identities known to the people who handed over the craft? There are more questions than […]
There are several reports of suspicious if not illegal activity occurring at the Philip Goldson International Airport. Only a week ago, two Mexican choppers landed at the airport, and on the apron the brazen pilots were attempting to change the registration number. Apparently the authorities were informed and the pilots actually requested that relevant authorities […]
APAMO and OCEANA, the two powerful organizations against oil exploration are already on record against offshore and onshore licenses in protected areas. Seventeen licenses have been issued, more than half of the country has already been parceled off for exploration, and a recent license granted to Paradise Energy, a local company that has no involvement […]
Has Alan Slusher, popularly known as “Sammy D” fallen out of favor with his friend the Prime Minister? For someone known to be a U.D.P. insider and close personal friend of the PM, Slusher has been moved around by the Government twice in recent times. A couple weeks ago, we reported that Slusher, who has […]
The price of fuel shot up twice in the month of January. The last increment was on January twenty-sixth which was preceded by another hike on January thirteenth. If you check your sales receipt from the pumps you will find that you are now paying for diesel nine dollars and sixty-three, premium is selling at […]
Last week we heard local importers of butane gas complain that the product sold by Belize Natural Energy was of inferior quality. The importers said that the product is hazardous and does not burn as well as imported butane. While out west we visited Spanish Lookout briefly where there is a high demand for Belize […]
Today a few of the employees of the now defunct National Transport Company Limited returned to the Labour office in Belize City to once again pursue their case. The men are part of a bigger group of two hundred and seventy five that were fired in December of 2010 by the receivers who took over […]
Two time Emmy Award winner; that’s an impressive achievement to boast in the entertainment world. And as of January thirtieth, Belizean Joel Evans has those bragging rights. The Emmy is one of the most prestigious awards in international television production and is on par with the Grammy, Tony and Academy awards. Evans sat on the […]
Flames consumed two houses over the weekend; one in the City and the other in Lord’s Bank. The blazes are both believed to have been deliberately set but fortunately no one was injured. A total of eight persons lost all their belongings. We start in Belize City, where Sunday night’s fire followed a quarrel between […]
The second house that went up in fire over the weekend belonged to a single mother, Maria Rodriguez of Lord’s Bank. Rodriguez now has to rebuild a house for her six children, some of whom are of school age. News Five’s Delahnie Bain found out that the family was in the City when the structure […]
Funeral Services were held today at the University of Belize in Belmopan for Irvin Penner, brother of Minister Elvin Penner. Penner’s body was discovered around nine-twenty on Saturday morning at a farm near Camalote Village in the Cayo District. The twenty-nine year old, who lives in Belmopan, was said to be on treatment for bi-polar […]
The land being reclaimed by the Belize Grass Roots Youth Empowerment Association, BGYEA, is thirteen hundred acres and includes an area already being settled by a group comprising mostly of Central American immigrants; they have named the area Valle Nuevo. BGYEA convened a meeting on Sunday for persons who want to legitimately own a piece […]
Octogenarian Olivia Supal perished in a fire at her residence on G.S. Street, an offshoot of Jane Usher Boulevard, on Tuesday night. Despite an attempt by fifteen year old Julian Diego to save the elderly woman, she, along with the contents of her home, was consumed by the blaze. Supal’s completely burned body was discovered […]
Residents of Belama have been without a police substation for the past few weeks. The substation on the North Side of Belize City was closed pending repairs. But the closure was noted by criminals who then orchestrated a string of robberies and burglaries in the area. A week ago, 828 Supermarket across the street from […]
The allegations of police brutality are too many to count and tonight one more is added to the list. Twenty-six year old Clarence Slusher has no criminal record and is employed as the Ombudsman’s Assistant, but his address might have made him a target. Slusher is a resident of the infamous Taylor’s Alley and was […]
The Belize Defence Force is one of the smallest militaries; it boasts just over a thousand men and women. In celebrating thirty-three years, the B.D.F. today rolled out an impressive list of accomplishments. That includes delivering on its main duty to defend our borders to working along with the police in anti-crime initiatives. In between […]
The crisis in the cruise tourism industry broke on January third, when tender operators first heard that Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian wanted bigger tender operators to ferry tourists to shore and at a lower price per head. Normally at least three large ships could be seen on the horizon with thousands of tourists ready […]
Importers of butane have now agreed to a new price formula depending on the grade of the gas. On Wednesday, however, representatives from the Liquid Petroleum Gas importers, at a press conference, alleged that their competitor, Belize Western Energy Limited, was selling inferior quality butane because the company mixed imported product with the cheaper product […]
