So what about the allegations by the residents who said they didn’t want to appear on camera because they felt intimidated? We asked Castro to respond to those concerns. Marion Ali “I couldn’t get many of the people to talk to me on camera. I asked why and they say they feel intimidated because you […]
The Belize Shipping Agents Association has already said it objects to the takeover of the tendering operations by foreign interests. Today other organizations also say they are on the side of the local tender operators. The opposition People’s United Party says that G.O.B. must act decisively to ensure that the livelihood of local operators is […]
In the courts, the tables have turned on Lopez Shuttle bus driver Paul Ferguson, who reported that another driver and conductor pulled weapons at him and threatened his life on Monday. The accused men, Russell Santiago and Robert Usher, who work for Belize Metro, were charged with Aggravated Assault and Threatening Words on Wednesday morning. […]
This week, two known criminal attorneys, Dickie Bradley and Anthony Sylvestre raised concerns over the ramifications the recently passed amendments to the Crime Control and Criminal Justice Act will have on citizens. Both Bradley and Sylvestre say that the nine amendments are so draconian and sweeping that they infringe on the rights of persons arrested […]
Youth Voices is a Belize City based initiative that will bring talented individuals together in a platform to showcase the power of words. Slam poetry contests and writing workshops are a part of this movement, which intends to grow and culminate with a tour. According to the organizers, the launch for Youth Voices will be […]
Four months after the former educator and political scientist, Carlos Espat, was found dead at his apartment at the corner of King and Albert Streets, police today made an arrest. The suspect is twenty-two year old Sylvio Espinoza, a Nicaraguan national who lives in Belize City. Espat was found dead in his bathroom on September […]
Since former Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh was retired in late 2010, the position has been temporarily filled by Justice Samuel Awich. There was a lot of huffing and puffing about whether or not the Bar Association would have been part of the selection process for the new CJ but cooler heads prevailed and its members […]
An amnesty program for twenty thousand immigrants is now off the radar, at least for the foreseeable future. That’s what Prime Minister Barrow said today. Under the programme, the illegal immigrants would have been able to attain permanent residency status in Belize. It was to take effect this coming April, but the prime minister has […]
Just one day after his Cabinet announced resumption of normal relations with this station, the PM was on Love FM’s Morning Show jabbing at Channel Five while confirming that, indeed, “normal” relations had been restored with this station. In defending his government’s decision to freeze out Channel Five from ministerial and public officers’ interviews, the […]
Earlier our viewers polled that fuel prices should be brought down as promised by the prime minister. Prices for premium and regular gasoline are now over the ten dollar mark, but the PM says he is not about to revisit the one-dollar tax that he imposed a few years ago and promised to revisit. The […]
There is never a dull moment in the transportation industry. Recently, National Transport went into receivership and bus operators are fighting over routes. But wait… there’s more; even employees from the different companies are bucking heads. A Belize Metro bus driver and his conductor spent the night in lockdown and were criminally charged today following […]
If you look hard enough, you’ll find business opportunities just around the corner. Author, sculptor and now businessman, Stephen Okeke has started what has turned out to be a flourishing chain of Fresh Juice joints. News Five’s Jose Sanchez has the story. Jose Sanchez, Reporting Sculptor and businessman Stephen Okeke’s new venture is transforming the […]
There’s a crisis looming for small boat operators in cruise tourism. We can confirm tonight that an exclusive contract to a foreign owned company can wipe out local tenders who ferry visitors to and from Norwegian, Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise ships. That’s because, as we told you on Monday night, the three cruise lines […]
The National Transport debacle is now in its sixth week. The bus company went into receivership late last year and its assets were repossessed the owners, Tony and David, were way behind in bank payments, as much as two years. Just before the Christmas break, the Labour Department could only account for eighty-three employees out […]
The government embargo against Channel Five has been lifted. That was the only item in an official statement coming from Cabinet which met in a regular session today. According to the release from the Office of the Prime Minister, “Cabinet has agreed to lift the ban and reinstate normal relations with Great Belize Productions/Channel Five […]
Earlier we told you about the uncertainty facing the employees of the National Transport, but that’s not the only trouble in the bus industry. In the City, the well known Lopez shuttle, owned and operated by Carlos Lopez, is suffering its own woes. Lopez claims he is being boxed out of a bus route he […]
In the south, a police officer in Independence Village stands accused of terrorizing the family of Richard Logan on New Year’s night. The cop, Logan claims, was intoxicated and was looking for his nephew with whom he had a confrontation several months ago. The rampage started at the home of his niece, whose house was […]
As we reported in our newscast on Monday, Justice Manuel Sosa has been sworn in as President of the Court of Appeal in what has been described as the Belizeanization of the Court. Justice Sosa was sworn in by Governor General Colville Young and the event was witnessed by Attorney General, B.Q. Pitts at the […]
Two appointments were announced today. The Ministry of Police and Public Safety has hired well known stage and radio personality, Raphael Martinez, as Public Relations Officer beginning January first. He will be responsible for all Public Relations duties of the Police Department, the National Forensic Science Service, the Belize Central Prisons and the Headquarters of […]
It’s the first news out of Belmopan for the New Year and confirms what we reported late last week that government intended to appoint Justice Manuel Sosa as the new president of the Court of Appeal. Well, it became official today when Sosa was sworn in by Governor General, Colville Young, at Belize House in […]
There were a number of controversies in cruise tourism when we left off last year. Zoning of the Fort Street Tourism Village and the proposed introduction of cruise tourism in the Placencia Peninsula were the two hot button issues. And to begin our newscast for 2011, we report on another storm brewing for stakeholders in […]
On December seventh, government imposed an unprecedented ban on this station. Two weeks later, after discussions, Prime Minister Dean Barrow indicated that at the first meeting of Cabinet for this year, which is on Tuesday, he will prevail on the wisdom of his colleagues to remove the suspension of normal relations. We’re counting down and […]
It was the last shopping day for the outgoing year at the new Michael Finnegan Market, formerly known as Queen Square Market. And it did not go down smoothly. The vendors have just moved to the new facilities but it is already overcrowded. Long before the move, the vendors have been engaged in a bitter […]
But according to City Council Market Clerk, Michael Theus, the kinks can be worked out it will take some time. Theus also says the vendors need to abide by the laws and cooperate with authorities to avoid further conflict. The City council is expected to meet with the vendors in the New Year to discuss […]
Cilantro, cabbage, tomato and even pumpkins are usually bought at the West Collet Canal market. But because of a greenhouse project, the Liberty Children’s Home in Ladyville will have the fresh produce right in their backyard. Twenty volunteers from a US university teamed up with the children of Liberty and completed the project in three […]
