The marine environment of Belize has been described as one of the planet’s greatest natural assets. But how well is that asset holding up? Tonight at the Belize City Marine Terminal, we’ll get a report from the experts. This morning I got a preview. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting In the past two years, the Belize Barrier […]
He’s been here a little over two years and during that time his government has been Belize’s biggest single benefactor. Whether it’s roads, houses or aquaculture, Taiwan and its busy ambassador have been at the forefront of the nation’s development. Today News Five’s Stewart Krohn caught up with Kuo Hsiung Shen as he prepared to […]
There’s an old saying that if a deal looks too good to be true then it probably is. But that piece of conventional wisdom has not stopped dozens of Belizeans from buying late model Cherokees, Durango’s and other luxury SUV’s for rock bottom prices. The catch of course, is that the vehicles are of suspicious […]
While stolen cars may dominate the headlines it is the misuse of motor vehicles that continue to fill the nation’s cemeteries. On Saturday night the road claimed another victim, this time a 34-year-old labourer of Louisville Village in Corozal. The body of Michael Cobb was found around 8:30 lying face down on the road which […]
A 23-year-old mechanic has been arrested and charged with five counts of attempted murder and five counts of wounding after he opened fire on a group of men. Police say their investigation reveals that on Friday night, Hubert Francis had gotten into an argument with two men while he was out with a group of […]
The new extradition treaty signed last week between Belize and the United States will make it easier for accused criminals wanted in one country to be sent back from the other for trial. According to Solicitor General Edwin Flowers, the treaty covers a number of new crimes not mentioned in the previous treaty signed with […]
She promised to do what only one other Belizean woman has ever done, be one of the top ten contestants of the Miss Universe Pageant. Today, 25 year old Shiemicka Richardson is one step closer to that promise. On Friday, Richardson was crowned Miss Belize 2000 over four other hopefuls at the Belmopan Civic Center. […]
With Lotto apparently in suspended animation and the Princess reserved for high rollers, it looks like the get rich quick hopes of many Belizeans are now riding on the numerous raffles offered by business houses. And in Belize there’s no bigger raffle than the one at Courts. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Five boxes representing each branch […]
From its inception, the Belize Business Bureau has positioned itself as the champion of local manufacturers. Today, in announcing the award of its Entrepreneur of the Year for 1999, the B.B.B. has remained true to that reputation. This year’s winner is Omar Gongora. His company, Chemical Specialties of Belize, located on New Road in Belize […]
It has been the mainstay of Belize’s economy for decades but there are signs that King Sugar may soon be losing its royalty. With low world prices and an eight-year time limit before preferential subsidies are removed, officials of six countries forming the Sugar Association of the Caribbean met today at the Radisson to formulate […]
If you are old enough to have been a customer of the Royal Bank of Canada, prior to its transformation into the Belize Bank, chances are you knew her. Verna Abrahams, nee Gibson joined the bank in February of 1963 and rose to the post of Vice President of Operations. We regret to announce that […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderly and you’re right on time for this fresh serving of Sports Monday. With the resumption of the BTL football playoffs, the city fans were wondering if Kulture Yabra still had the good vibes flowing. So we went to the M.C.C. Grounds to find out as Poppa Brown’s team hosted the […]
