It’s a case that has been meandering through the Belizean judicial system for over a year, and even after another dramatic ruling in the Court of Appeal on Friday, things are still up in the air. What I’m referring to is the case of Belize Telecommunications Limited, the Government of Belize and those restructured rates. […]
Meanwhile, this morning in the Court of Appeal, Justices Rowe, Mottley, Sosa and Carey presided over the trial of the environmentalists versus the electricity company. In the case, BACONGO, the Belize Alliance of Conservation N.G.O.s sought to have the Court of Appeal overrule the decision made by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, which gave Fortis/B.E.L. the […]
This weekend the nation’s highways proved deadly for three Belizeans in separate traffic accidents. Just after five on Friday, sixty-one year old Apolinar Chen was knocked off his bicycle by a Toyota pickup as he was riding on the San Antonio-Punta Gorda road. According to the driver, twenty-six year old Antonio Tush, the cyclist suddenly […]
And believe it or not, today, the bloody dance of metal on asphalt was still going, this time on the Northern Highway. Traffic was backed up for over an hour near mile seven when just after noon a four-vehicle pile up blocked the highway. According to police at the scene, the three vehicles were heading […]
For the second weekend in a row gunshots echoed through B.T.L. Park on the Newtown Barracks…sending hundreds in panic and leaving a young Belize City man bleeding on the sidewalk. On Saturday night, eyewitnesses watched in horror as a gunman shot his victim point blank in the back. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, […]
Gusty winds and a wild fire proved disastrous for one Hopkins hotel on Sunday morning. Reports are that embers from a nearby brush fire ignited the thatch roof of the main building at Jaguar Reef Lodge and within minutes had spread to several other buildings. Hotel staff, guests, and volunteers, tried to bring the flames […]
Between the beauty pageants, the popularity pinups, the little misses and the seenager stage shows, Belize is arguably the contest capital of the world. But sometimes, after the spotlight comes stress, as more than a few contestants have complained of getting jilted out of their prizes. That’s what Mr. Nice Guy winner, Troy Banner, claims […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks National Cricket Competition staged it All Star match Saturday at Bermudian Landing featuring the best from both zones of play. For sure, cricket at its highest level in this country attracts fans from all over […]
On Thursday, the village of Valley of Peace in the Cayo District was the scene of the nation’s tenth murder for the year. According to police reports, just after four on Thursday afternoon, officers were called to an area about a quarter mile in on the main road to the village, where they found the […]
In other crime news, police have yet to make any arrests in connection with a late afternoon shooting on Thursday in Belize City. Just after three-thirty on Thursday, shots rang out at the corner of Mahogany and Flamboyant streets, leaving twenty-two year old Norris Leslie injured. Leslie told police that a small blue car with […]
On Wednesday, members of the business community and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry officially elected their senatorial candidate. He is Godwin Hulse. Hulse has served as President of the Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the National Business Council and the Trade and Investment Promotion Service, which evolved into BELTRAIDE. He was a member […]
It’s a cliché, it’s a song, but goodness knows it’s true: our children are the future. And in the world of education, preschool is the environment where little girls and boys learn the basics of life. But as many teachers can attest to, often time resources are limited. This issue was just one that was […]
If you’re looking for somewhere to go this weekend, you might want to stop in at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall for the annual Belize City Garden Club Show. The two-day activity will be held under the theme: The Glory of the Garden is for Family and Friends. According to organizers, the plan is to […]
In news from Belmopan, today was a big day for the Government Printers as they celebrated their one hundred and thirty-second birthday. As part of open day activities on the compound, visitors toured the facility and viewed exhibits compiled by the Belize Archives Department displaying the work of the printers since its establishment in 1871. […]
There’s no denying that health care in Belize has come a long way, but by all accounts, there’s still a ways left to go. As the medical community continues to import the latest in technology and fine tune their professional skills, of vital importance is the sharing of information with their counterparts from the rest […]
It won’t be in the next episode of “Taxi Cab Confessions”, but who knows, a trip in a Pedicab might do wonders for your soul. It’s kind of like a bike and a horse and carriage rolled into one, and while it might look funny, one Belize City entrepreneur is hoping its very appearance will […]
While government has announced the names of its six Senators and the Senate president, there are dozens of other appointments, mostly to statutory boards that have been made but not yet made public. Reason for the delay is that the appointees must first respond to the offer, signalling their acceptance or denial. But word does […]
One man lies wounded in the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital following a drive by shooting in Belize City. Shortly after three this evening, two friends, Morris Leslie and Alfredo Saragoza, were standing at the corner of Mahogany and Oleander Streets when a vehicle described as a small blue Toyota car with tinted windows approached at […]
Police have arrested a Belize City man for a shooting that occurred over the weekend. Twenty-one year old Dalton Reneau of George Street has been charged with attempted murder, dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm in connection with the Sunday night shooting of Michael Henry. Henry was shot in the thigh and […]
This evening the Belize Police Department took delivery on the last installment of shiny new metal. The twenty cars and pickup trucks bring the new fleet that the police have received over the past three weeks to one hundred. During a short ceremony, Police Commissioner Carmen Zetina said the vehicles will enhance their mobility in […]
A bizarre incident two weeks ago at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital turned a visit with a loved one into a life and death drama. According to hospital authorities, on Saturday, March fifteenth, a young HIV positive woman receiving treatment at the K.H.M.H., was visiting with several members of her family and friends when, without […]
The one consistent thing about art exhibits at the Image Factory is that whether you like them or not, they are never boring. Today I previewed the gallery’s latest show and found the trademark mixture of good, bad and just plain weird. Janelle Chanona, Reporting The pulse of the Belizean art scene captured by young […]
In recent years it seems that activities for Belizean children, while still limited, are increasing in number and relevance. Scouting has taken off, summer camps abound and the Governor General’s musical initiative has high school bands beating out nationwide. But one extra-curricular pastime, predominantly for girls, has never gone out of style. News 5’s Jacqueline […]
Like much of the world, Belize has been taking a licking from skyrocketing oil prices, but beginning next week, thanks to the renegotiation of B.E.L.’s power purchase agreement with Mexico, we will be enjoying some significant relief. Approximately fifty-seven percent of Belize’s electricity is provided by Mexico’s Comision Federal de Electricidad. Under the original agreement […]
And while it may soon cost less to watch TV or iron your clothes, driving to work will definitely become more expensive. The much delayed Esso fuel tanker has finally arrived in port, and the new prices, while not unexpected, are high enough to make you trade in that S.U.V. for a motorbike. According to […]
