Not much has been heard of Jamal Barrow until 2000 when he release his first album “Shyne”, named after himself. The rapper, the son of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, left Belize at an early age for the United states where he was recruited by Bad Boy Records. His hit song was “Bad Boyz” featuring Jamaica’s […]
After twelve grueling weeks of competition, the finals of Duets took place at the Bliss Centre as scheduled on Tuesday night. The audience clung to every second of performances by the three remaining duets who hail from Cayo and Belize City. And what a show it was! All three couples were in top form, physically […]
Another developing story is on New York rapper, Jamal Barrow, better known as Shyne, the son of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Shyne was released from prison today after serving more than eight years of a ten-year prison sentence. He was serving time for his role in a 1999 New York night club shooting, involving mentor […]
Turning to crime, Benque Viejo police have an unidentified man who was discovered floating in the Mopan River less than a mile from the western border. The Hispanic man was found around two-thirty on Monday afternoon lying face down. But while identity is one issue, contamination of the river is another concern the residents have. […]
There is another death in Benque Viejo Town and it is classified as a case of sudden death. The victim is Guatemalan labourer, forty-nine year old Emilio Borrallos of Suchitan Guatemala. Borrallos, who was employed at the Vaca Dam, reportedly fell to his death on Sunday. Officer Commanding the Benque police, Inspector Claudio Mai, says […]
The Intelligence Economist Unit put Belize as murder capital number one while Transparency International gave Belize a black eye for corruption, placing the Jewel at the bottom of the scale at a hundred and eleven. Now comes the United Nations Development Program 2009 Human Development report and it is also giving Belize poor marks for […]
In the village of Progresso meanwhile, a farmer drowned when he fell off a skiff in the lagoon. On Saturday afternoon, Bernhord Schmitt was testing the water vessel, when he lost control and went under water. He screamed for help, but eyewitness could not reach him in time. Hours later, a search team found Schmitt’s […]
Give peace a chance…that’s the message this weekend from a group of artists who prefer music over crime. Safiyyah has the details of the many activities this weekend in the city and around the country. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize? If you’re ever out in Caye Caulker then you should check […]
The mission of HelpAge Belize is to provide the elderly with an environment that enhances dignity, self-esteem, and their well-being. To celebrate its silver anniversary, the organization has been holding a month of activities to highlight the true sense of its motto. Jose Sanchez was on hand to share the moment with the senior citizens. […]
The Bar Association met on Tuesday night to discuss a proposal by some members who want Justice Samuel Awich to resign for misbehavior primarily because of the length of time his rulings have been reserved in several cases. According to association members, there were heated exchanges at the meeting, but by the end of the […]
Transparency International, the international organization that champions honesty and shames countries for being dishonest has released its Global Corruption Report for 2009 called Corruption and the Private Sector. According to the report, Belize is ranked at one hundred and eleven on the list of one hundred and eighty countries. And on a scale where ten […]
And Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned to Belize on Monday from Florida, where he was seeking medical attention for a back problem he has been experiencing for years. Fifteen years ago, the PM had surgery but over the years, the condition has persisted. Today, the PM’s office informed that the regular sitting of Cabinet had […]
Across the river, another celebration was taking place. He has not said much since his resounding defeat in the 2008 general elections. But Said Musa says a lot in his memoirs released today on the occasion of the fifty-ninth anniversary of the P.U.P. The two hundred and seven page book captures Musa’s humble beginnings as […]
The government reacted promptly on Monday to Channel Five’s exclusive stories late last week on an analysis by Carl Ross and the question of investor confidence in Belize following the Telemedia nationalization. The PM’s press officer, Delroy Cutkelvin, in a two minute paid advertisement, tried to discredit the story by making personal attacks on financial […]
Still on Telemedia, the company announced on Monday that Karen Bevans is the new Chief Operations Officer. What the release did not say was that there were other changes in the re-structuring of Telemedia since its nationalization. That’s because it ain’t flattering and in fact downright humiliating. Word to News Five is that two previous […]
While the garbage collection issue may be settled soon, tonight, the bar association meets to discuss the fate of Justice Samuel Lungole Awich. A faction of the bar is inviting Justice Awich to resign. And if he doesn’t resign they will ask the Governor General, Sir Colville Young, to remove him from office for misbehavior. […]
Electricity was interrupted today from just after midday to around four-thirty this evening. And those four hours took a toll on business operations downtown. News Five found that a number of businesses closed up shop while the power was out. The Supreme and Magistrates’ Courts also closed their doors and hearings were postponed. So what […]
In other news, Telemedia announced today that the former head of its Marketing Division, Karen Bevans, was moving upstairs at Saint Thomas Street. Bevans is being named as Chief Operations Officer, which means that she will report directly to the Executive Committee of the Board, that mostly being, Net Vasquez and Anwar Barrow, the son […]
It’s September twenty fifth, the date when the Director of Public Prosecutions was expected to deliver her decision after reviewing the Belize City Council’s file that included the audited reports and allegations of misappropriation of funds. But our efforts to find out whether that decision has been made have yielded nothing. We did find out, […]
Less than two weeks ago, a faulty gas tank exploded at Brown’s Butane Gas Service on Mopan Street and brought a horrific end to a young employee’s life. Elton Herrera’s death was an eye-opener about the need to enforce safety regulations when filling gas tanks, but it appears that strict preventative measures are still not […]
The family of Anthony Roches who went missing in 2008, observed somberly his twenty-second birthday this past Tuesday. Since Roches’ disappearance there has been little or no information to confirm or deny his death after he vanished into the night. Despite the uncertainty, his family is hoping to drum up some answers with a restated […]
It might be raining outside but do you remember the hot days of summer? Safiyyah takes us back. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize? Well all the Celebrations are over and all the activities have seemed to die down, for now. So I’ve decided, since I’ve been asked so many times, to […]
Over seventy-five Belizean students in Costa Rica may find themselves in a peculiar situation if the Honduran border with Nicaragua remains closed as the political conflict in that country continues. The students are part of a bigger group that travelled by road to represent Belize in the fourteenth Annual Central American Scholar Games which began […]
And two employees of the Conscious Youth Development Programme have been transferred to other institutions following an investigation of misconduct during a youth summer camp. The event was held at Camp Oakley in Burrell Boom Village between August second and ninth for ‘at risk’ youths mainly from the Belize District. Two weeks ago News Five […]
He has worked in construction for decades, he tried politics and ran against Zenaida Moya Flowers as the U.D.P.’s mayoral candidate in 2006 and on Tuesday Rudolph Anderson added Good Samaritan to his list of ventures. Anderson, better known as Sir Andie “The Happy Home Builder”, decided to assist his community and donated a bus […]
