And at the press conference one of the affected parties, owners of National Transportation Services Limited, David and Antonio Novelo dug holes in the new plan. David and Antonio Novelo, Co-owner, N.T.S.L. “Out of all of these individuals that you have given run to Benque, and I’ll name them: Guerra, D&E Bus Line, the BBOC, […]
And while the press conference was occurring inside the Raccoon Police Station, the mood outside was feisty. Over two hundred conductors, bus-drivers and their family members employed by the Novelo owned National Transport protested the new regulations. The Novelo brothers claim they stand to loose millions in their controversial thirty million dollar investment and that […]
If you are a damsel in distress, there is an upcoming opportunity to acquire techniques and tactics to defend yourself from any aggression whether home invasions, robbery, rape, or domestic violence. And that is because the Wesley Junior College is sponsoring a training programme for women, including mothers and young girls. The trainer is S. […]
And while the Minister was deflecting questions about an alleged investigation, he was on hand to deliver a brand new sixteen by twenty wooden house to the Gillett family whose two storey wooden house caved in on Monday. Charles Gillett and his mother, Pearl Garnett, suffered minor injuries in the mishap and had to seek […]
In news in the tourism industry, the death of a U.S. tourist has prompted a meeting of stakeholders: The Belize Tourism Board, Tour Operators Licensing Committee and NICH. In a release issued on Wednesday, B.T.B. says the enforcement of the guide to guest ratio has commenced, effective immediately. The Tourism Police Unit is responsible for […]
There is never a dull moment and there is more trouble brewing in the bus transportation industry and this time the opening salvo is coming from none other than National Transport Limited. Last Thursday the company sent a letter to the Transport Board objecting to two of its members by citing a conflict of interest […]
Last week Transparency International released its 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index … and the news was bad for Belize. The jewel ranked, a hundred and nine out of one hundred and eighty countries worldwide; and twenty-four out of thirty-two regionally. According to Transparency International, it gathers data from sources that span the last two years, using […]
It’s a project that kicked off in June and continued throughout the summer break. And now the children of Calvary Temple Primary in Belize City are the enjoying the fruits of that labour. The spanking new cafeteria that was officially opened today is just part of the entire project that Lifeline Foundation embarked on a […]
A family of six is homeless tonight and two of them are recuperating from injuries after their house collapsed with them in it shortly before midday today. The two-storey wooden structure on Seagull Street in the Collet area came crashing down into a pile of debris after it showed several signs of caving in. Built […]
Belize Electricity Limited and its Energy Workers Union are at it again. This morning the union fired off a letter to the Prime Minister asking him to intercede on their behalf with the utility company. The five-point document was carbon copied to the Minister of Labour, Labour Commissioner, National Trade Union Congress, and B.E.L. Chief […]
Since the beginning of the year, Belize’s tourism industry has been taking a licking. Arrivals are down and bad publicity from the grenade incidents and a sensational gang documentary has made things worst for the industry. And tonight one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions is the spotlight due to the death of a […]
There is a developing story from San Pedro Ambergris Caye where Holy Cross Anglican School is claiming it is under threat because the land that the school sits on could possibly end up in the hands of a big time investor. The issue has the community up in arms. Holy Cross is an elementary school […]
In our newscast last night, we reported that businessman Orlando De La Fuente was accosted in Chetumal on Tuesday and held by Mexican authorities for having various types of drugs in his vehicle which would have been imported into Belize. In other press reports in Chetumal, De La Fuente was accused of trading illegal drugs […]
And while twelve youngsters have reason to celebrate, a young lady needs your help to locate her father after he did not return home two days ago from his job as a driver for the Russell’s Bus Company. Elisia Lopez told News Five today that before fifty year old Carlos Lopez left home he was […]
There is some good news to report from the south and according to NEMO, the Kendal causeway and the Waha Leaf Bridge at Mile twenty-six which were impassable yesterday because of rising waters caused by heavy rains over the weekend are now accessible. Noreen Fairweather, Coordinator NEMO “We had a number of flooding talking place […]
In June of this year, tropical storm Arthur severed southern Stann Creek and the Toledo Districts from the rest of the country. The overflow of the Sittee River washed away the Kendall Bridge and tonight once again, there is no access to southern Belize beginning at Mile twenty-six due to heavy rains over the weekend. […]
Three weeks ago, workers from the Belize Waste Control took to the streets in protest against the Belize City Council for not making its payments in a timely manner. Today it’s Belize Maintenance Limited’s turn to take on CITCO for its slow pace in cutting cheques. The company has the contract to cut and bag […]
There is upheaval in the transportation industry once again tonight … this time it’s between National Transport and G.O.B. The bus company and the western residents they service are angry that the Department of Transport cancelled a run, it just recently approved. Copies of letters which N.T.S.L. provided to News Five indicate that on September […]
There is plenty reaction to the gang documentary by Ross Kemp which portrays Belize as a notorious outpost of three thousand people, where criminals, cocaine, gangs and weapons are in control. Last night we showed you a small extract of the one hour piece and the reaction has been fast and furious for the negative […]
In a positive effort to occupy the youths and keep them away from crime, the Conscious Youth Development Programme and the Community Policing Unit teamed up with the Yabra Community Policing Centre to hold the first in a series of youth sessions. Today’s event had the participation of teenage girls and primary school boys from […]
And we turn now to changes in the official programme for National Day activities. As reported in our newscast yesterday, the recent grenade threat has caused safety concerns so parade organizers were prompted to bow to demands by schools to change the route and date of the Uniform Parade to this coming Monday. In a […]
The National Council on Aging is looking for a few Golden Age Heroes. On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on October first, N.C.A. will be honouring one older person from each district with the Golden Heroes Award and as such is asking for nominees. Candidates must be sixty years or older, […]
And it wasn’t just the crime situation that the Erotic Mas Band is concerned about as we reported in the first segment of our newscast. Following in the footsteps of the Jam Jam Mas Band, this morning, Erotic fired off a four-page letter to President of the Belize Carnival Association protesting the results of the […]
Maintaining the integrity of our lengthy border with Guatemala is an uphill battle for local NGOs and security forces and an incident late last week has reinforced that point. On August twenty-sixth a multi-agency patrol consisting of ten Belize Defence Force soldiers, four rangers and a guide from the Ya’axche Conservation Trust, embarked on a […]
It is said that progress brings problems and tonight that adage is playing out in southern village of Seine Bight. As part of the project to pave the Placencia Road, plans were made for the Seine Bight community centre to be demolished and a new multi-purpose building erected in its stead … but that new […]
