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Three weeks ago the controversial Puerto Azul project for a massive luxury resort and hotel complex in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll unravelled. Seven persons were arrested including chief developer Domenico Giannini, while nearly thirty-nine million Belize dollars in property and financial assets were seized. Belizean government officials have been scrambling to reassure the public that […]
Pistolesi contacted us to tell the previously unknown story of investors in the failed project who were “sold a dream” by Giannini and his cohorts, and offer his help in rehabilitating Belize’s international image as a result of association with this scandal. Pistolesi says that the images generated by Giannini of the Blue Hole were […]
Bring on the loud pipes! The guttural rumble of a Harley Davidson motorcycle is often an acquired taste. For enthusiasts, the sound of a hundred bikes roaring through the streets of Belize City is all about the enjoyment that comes with the annual rally. Today, that distinct hum was heard up and down Cemetery Road […]
A five million dollar investment from Taiwan in the local aquaculture industry is coming to a successful end. In 2012, Taiwan invested and established a tilapia hatchery in the Cayo District which has generated a hundred and fifty tons of fresh tilapia. The project has assisted more than a hundred tilapia producers and created jobs […]
On Monday, a new publication of the British style magazine, LOVE, will be released to its over one hundred thousand followers. Interestingly, the biannual magazine is featuring Belizean beauty blogger Joyjah Estrada as the cover model for the publication. The southern freckled bell earned her spot in the magazine via a social media competition; her […]
Mere days after the Central Bank of Belize (International Immunities) Act and the Crown Proceedings (Amendment) Act were rushed through their stages at the National Assembly; they are under challenge from one of the two companies it is believed are targeted by their implementation. Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited (C.I.H.L.), previously known as B.C.B. Holdings, issued […]
A senior drug operator for the Sinaloa cartel controlled by the ‘El Chapo’ Guzman has been caught by Mexican police. Roberto Najera Gutierrez, a.k.a. ‘La Gallina,’ is said to be the man charged for the trafficking and distribution of drugs in Southern Mexico and the northern area of Belize. A report in Por Esto newspaper […]
It is not clear how many of Belize’s cayes and islands are privately owned, although quite a few have come up in the news recently as sites of tourist developments. These include Blackadore Caye, Harvest Caye, Caye Chapel and the Northern Two and Sandbore Cayes, as home to the failed Puerto Azul project come immediately […]
The Chinese zodiac is divided into twelve blocks just like the western astrological calendar, but the major difference being that each block covers a period of one year instead of one month. This year, it’s the Year of the Rooster, the tenth animal in the cycle. People born in the Year of the Rooster are […]
David Nanes Schntizer who skipped bail in Belize after he was caught with a trove of illegal Belizean documents, including a passport, is back in police custody, but in Mexico. The Mexican citizen was accused of defrauding thousands of investors of at least forty-two million dollars in a ponzi scheme valued at seven billion dollars. […]
The U.S. Embassy today issued a release in response to an article that surfaced on social media over the weekend to the effect that Caribbean nationals would be exempted from visas to enter the U.S. All this in the aftermath of an unpopular travel ban imposed by United States President Donald Trump on citizens from […]
Late last year, talk of signing a Sarstoon protocol with Guatemala was a hot-button issue that dominated the news. Well, as you would have noted, December has come and gone and there is not a lot being said about that signing. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred ‘Sedi’Elrington, had indicated to us that the relationship with […]
In our continued coverage of Miss Belize Universe Rebecca Rath, tonight we go one-on-one with the twenty-three-year-old beauty ambassador in an exclusive interview with News Five. There are twelve spots in the semifinals and fingers are crossed that Belize will make the cut, following the preliminaries that was shown live online. News Five’s Duane Moody […]
A team of doctors, including Belizean oncologist Dr. Ellsworth Grant, is on a working visit to the Jewel where a partnership with the Dangriga Cancer Center is being undertaken. The collaborative effort is aimed at treating more cancer patients, as well as educating local doctors on advance treatment methods. News Five’s Isani Cayetano caught up […]
This morning, more than eleven million viewers watched the live streaming of the preliminary events of Miss Universe pageant held in Manila, Philippines. The top ladies from the swimsuit and evening gown will be named at the coronation event that airs here in Belize on Sunday, January twenty-ninth. Belize’s eyes will be watching closely as […]
On Thursday morning, our Miss Belize Universe will be taking part in the preliminary events of the sixty-fifth Miss Universe pageant. In the prelims, Rebecca Rathand the other contestants will be showcasing their swimsuit, evening gown and national costume to bid for a spot in the top twelve. These preliminaries will be carried live on […]
Over the years, hundreds of Belizeans students have benefited from educational opportunities in Cuba. Likewise, many have taken advantage of medical care provided by Cuban doctors and nurses in Belize. On Friday, in commemoration of the Fifty-eight Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, a few prominent Belizeans who either lived or studied in Cuba, paid tribute […]
Just days to go and the excitement about the Miss Universe Pageant is at an all-time high. We’ve been showing you Rebecca Rath’s journey to the crown and the last few days have been filled with activities and new experiences. Miss Belize Universe’s auction item – a painting from local artist Pen Cayetano was one […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Laura Longsworth, has had just ten days into one of the most thankless jobs in Belize. She has, however, the goodwill of Belizeans who want an end to the occasionally unpleasant debates in the lower chamber. She will be seeking tips from her colleagues in the Forum of Presiding […]
This afternoon, Donald Trump was officially inaugurated as the forty-fifth President of the United States of America. He succeeds Barack Obama, who appointed Carlos Moreno, former California Supreme Court judge, as U.S. Ambassador to Belize. But from the moment of Moreno’s arrival, the local Evangelical community protested against him, on the basis that he was […]
All this week we’ve been showing you snippets of Rebecca Rath’s journey to the Miss Universe crown in Manila, Philippines. Rath and the other contestants are participating in a number of activities leading up to the pageant on January twenty-ninth. Earlier today, the Miss Universe organization released a teaser of a video they did with […]
The controversial Puerto Azul project was a scam from the get go. It was launched at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in France, where Ministers Manuel Heredia Junior and Erwin Contreras travelled for the grand event along with other high profile personalities. It came crashing down this morning when, financial police in Varese, Northern Italy, […]
Rebecca Rath is among ninety delegates from countries all over competing for the crown of Miss Universe. Only once has Belize been able to make it among the top ten was in 1970’s, Rath hopes to break and improve that record. But the challenges for the girl from Dangriga are immense. Tonight, she is in […]
Belize’s Permanent Representative to the O.A.S., Patrick Andrews, has assumed the Chairmanship of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States. The career banker-turned-ambassador received the gavel representing the council’s power from outgoing chairman Selwin Charles Hart of Barbados. During his statement, Ambassador Andrews pledged that he would work to advance Sustainable Development for […]
The national team departed Belize today for Panama with hopes running high as they embark on the first round of competition in regional games that lead to the Gold Cup. There are new international players to complement the home grown footballers who made the cut on the national team and there is also a new […]
