Two men claim they were badly beaten today at a house on Periwinkle Street in Lake Independence Area. The Gang Suppression unit was looking for drugs and firearm. They didn’t find any, but Jeon Peebles and Kareem Grant hit numerous times with a metal pipe. The ordeal lasted an hour when the GSU finally left […]
There is a disturbing report tonight on the death of a three month infant. Police have ruled out foul play and are calling it a case of sudden death; the baby died of asphyxia due to suffocation. The infant and the mother both lived at a children’s home; she is a minor who got pregnant […]
The Christmas Cheer monies have been disbursed, we hear, thanks to Petrocaribe. News Five understands that U.D.P. Area Representatives have gotten one hundred and ten thousand dollars…P.U.P. Area representatives have gotten thirty-five thousand dollars, and even U.D.P. caretakers have gotten in on the bounty. It’s a mass political handout with only the very faintest appearance […]
P.U.P. Deputy Leader Julius Espat also weighed in on the mortgage giveaway which he says is pure nonsense. Apart from the shameless politicking, Espat claims that there is much better use for the Petrocaribe monies, which actually should be targeted specifically at poverty alleviation. We’re not sure paying mortgages for those who can actually afford […]
There is major news tonight on the economic front. Government issued a release late this evening to announce the sale of the exclusive island of Caye Chapel. The high end destination had been on the market for some time and there were many interested parties, but the sale had now taken place. The facilities include […]
Firebrand activist organization COLA has managed to find its way into many different causes which affect the quality of life of roots Belizeans all over the country. And they’re back in it again on behalf of tourism stakeholders. Belize has made it onto a list, and its not a good one. According to highly rated […]
You’ll note that Brackett disagrees with the article’s critical tone where Belize City is concerned. And there, indeed, he is joined by the B.T.B.’s Director of the Cruise and Regional Initiative Valdemar Andrade. Andrade reiterates that feedback has been consistently positive from those who go on tours and sample the product and country of Belize. […]
On October thirty-first, 2003, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Convention against Corruption. The Assembly also designated December ninth as International Anti-Corruption Day, to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it. While Belize is among few countries that are yet to sign on to the […]
Since announcing its Christmas loan program a few weeks ago, hundreds of Belizeans from across the country have stood in snaking queues at the National Bank waiting to apply for government-funded credit. Many are up before the break of dawn and journey to Belmopan to participate in the promotion. The initiative has come under intense […]
The Petrocaribe money is rolling happily all over the country, and politicians are busy exchanging witty, sarcastic repartee over Christmas Cheer and the merry mortgage payment scheme. But while that happens, children in many schools attend classes hungry because they have no food at home. To address that problem, teachers and staff of schools are […]
Great Belize Productions/Channel Five has reached another milestone. Today we celebrate twenty-three years of broadcasting. The company was established in 1982 as a production unit, and in 1991 it obtained its first licence to broadcast which was followed by the first live newscast. A lot has happened since then as the company has continued to […]
On Friday, A.S.R./B.S.I. rejected the B.S.C.F.A.’s proposals on the three points which sit on the negotiating table like ten thousand pound gorillas. One is the timeframe of the agreement which would govern the relationship between farmers and factory. The second is the ownership of the cane, and the third is the formula for the payment […]
The Petrocaribe program was started in 2005 under President Hugo Chavez, and since then has provided countries in the region with invaluable social assistance. But that donor nation is now owed twenty billion through Petrocaribe, and with the country now cash strapped, there is talk of selling some of that debt to private entities to […]
So when that good thing comes to an end, G.O.B. will deal with it. But for now, the coffers are chock full of the green stuff…overflowing even. And some of it will be tricking down this Christmas. As has been traditional, more will be trickling to U.D.P. Area Representatives than P.U.P. Area Representatives – a […]
The People’s United Party will participate in Government’s Christmas Cheer program, funded with Petrocaribe monies. That announcement by the Party’s Secretariat has been met with raised eyebrows in some quarters, since the P.U.P. has been the most vocal and vehement when it comes to the disbursement of the “Roll It” money. News Five asked P.U.P. […]
Less than a month from today, two untried and untested politicians will go up against each other in Cayo North. The seat up for grabs is Cayo North, which was vacated a few weeks ago by the unexpected resignation of P.U.P. Area Representative Joseph Mahmud. As we said, both aspirants are new, but that’s where […]
What’s going on with Mayor Darrell Bradley? There’ve been reports that he’s been threatening resignation and all sorts of calamitous political stuff. Then there’ve been reports of him packing up his office and retreating to his law firm. We’ve been unable to confirm any of that, but we do know there is serious discontent in […]
Over at the Radisson today, a group of special kids were treated to Christmas goodies courtesy of the Belize Bank. It’s the sixth party the bank has been hosting for the Stella Maris School and from the looks of it; the students were having a fun time. Duane Moody dropped by for the celebration. […]
Belize City’s Mayor Darrell Bradley has been having his share of financial woes of late, since he is faced with the commitment of taking on one hundred and seventy new workers in January. Back in September, the mayor was forced into agreeing to take on the BML workers that were being displaced. Today his cup […]
At around two thirty Thursday afternoon a Tropic Air Cessna Grand Caravan, inbound from San Pedro, crash landed at the Municipal Airstrip in Belize City and then ran off the runway into the bordering sea. There were five passengers on but all escaped unharmed. Directors of Tropic Air immediately blamed the slick conditions of the […]
The annual general meeting of the Belize Tourism Industry Association took place this morning at the Radisson Hotel in Belize City. While the tourism industry has faced its own share of challenges it has grown to become the second largest in Belize and today it is in robust form. In fact, it is creating employment […]
The B.T.I.A. also welcomed a new president during today’s AGM. Osmany Salas has been chosen to succeed Herbert Haylock as head of the private sector tourism organization. The incoming president says that the work of B.T.I.A. continues by strengthening specific areas of the organization, including its relationship with the Belize Tourism Board. Osmany Salas, […]
A James Bus en route to Punta Gorda Town on Thursday night was held up by a trio of armed gunmen who boarded the vehicle near San Isidro Village as passengers. According to thirty-one-year-old Joe Romero, the conductor on duty at the time of the incident, the masked men stopped the bus and entered. One […]
The Department of Civil Aviation held an event today to coincide with International Civil Aviation Day. The activities began with a wreath laying ceremony to honor pilots who perished in aircraft crashes since 1971: Malcolm Roe, Kandasamy Daran, Dwight Santana, William Fincher, Luis Rene Tam and Sir Barry Bowen. That aside, a review of the […]
Today the 2014 Special Olympics National Games were held in Belmopan. It was a culmination of local and regional games in which athletes from across the country had the opportunity to shine in a variety of disciplines, including track and field. It’s an important event which highlights the achievements and capacity of youths living with […]
