On Wednesday February fourth, 2009, News Five reported on a triple murder in San Pedro linked to a drug deal gone bad. In that newscast we reported that one of the persons involved and later shot by police was Eric Swan. While this information was correct, News Five displayed a photograph of another Eric Swan […]
And in respect of our programming for this weekend, do not miss Master’s of the Floor on Saturday at three live on this station or join us at our Church Street Yaad for all the action. And on Sunday at nine in the morning, Channel Five will be airing an exclusive forty-five minute wrap up […]
Thank God it’s Friday and if you’re looking for a fun weekend ahead, Saffiyah has suggestions for you. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s happening Belize? If you’d like an early start on Saturday then you can join in with the Belize Audubon Society as they celebrate Earth Day with their Walk for a […]
Victoria Peak stands majestically proud at three thousand six hundred and seventy-five feet. Hidden deep in the Maya Mountains, the natural monument is the highest point in Belize. And tonight coming on the heels of Earth Day it has come to light, that major environmental damage has been done to the Peak. Earlier this month […]
While Audubon is outraged over Victoria Peak, APAMO is equally incensed over seismic testing in another national park. This has to do with permission given by the Forest Department to U.S. Capital Energy Belize Limited to conduct seismic testing within the Sarstoon Temash National Park. That decision was fiercely resisted by Greg Ch’oc of SATIIM, […]
And while we reported earlier in the newscast about major environmental damages to two reserves, at Wednesday’s press conference, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was effusive of the bountiful flora of the country. This is what he had to say. Prime Minster Dean Barrow “I wanted to recognize Earth Day. I believe we all know that […]
In December of 2008, the Ministry of Works paved the Regent and Albert Streets with the hot mix, an expensive paving process which was expected to last almost a decade before any repairs would be needed. But by January of 2009, Belize Water Services Limited had to cut out a large piece of the costly […]
Since Monday, he plunged into the waters of the Belize River and in the wee hours of this morning, the body of forty-eight year old Desmond Kerr was retrieved from near the Haulover Bridge about a mile away from Bainton Bank. Around three-thirty this morning, members of the Coast Guard and police scouring the area […]
A Chinese businessman appeared in court today accused of handling “hot stuff.” Jian Huan Jiang of Orange Street was busted on Wednesday with a Dell laptop belonging to Smart Belize Limited. Jiang pleaded not guilty to the charge of Handling Stolen Goods and was offered bail of four thousand dollars. He is scheduled to return […]
In more news from the courts, one of two prison officers finds himself tonight on the opposite side of prison bars. He was unable to meet bail for allegedly trying to smuggle about two pounds of cannabis into the prison. Twenty-nine year old Eloy Shedrack Martinez and thirty-nine year old Dehinde Fashanu were additionally charged […]
A Belize City family is homeless tonight and is urgent need of a place to shelter. For over ten years the Jones family cleared and built on a parcel of land at the end of Marcom Street in Port Loyola. Lennox Jones says he carved out his place with his own blood, sweat and tears […]
International Book Reading and Copyright Day is being observed around the globe today. A UNESCO initiative, the day is set aside every year to promote reading, publishing and copyright. And with the increasing number of Belizean publications, a week of activities has been organized locally to mark the event. Activities began on Monday and this […]
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program got off the ground today. It is aimed at character building for young adults, ages fourteen to twenty-five years old. The program was founded in 1956 by the Duke of Edinburgh in Britain and today, the award is a fixture in over a hundred and twenty countries. Visiting Regional […]
Results of a two and half year project point to poverty as the main indicator for the sexual exploitation of children and adolescence. This was revealed at a workshop at the Princess Hotel in Belize City by the I.L.O. and IPEC’s Sub-Regional Project on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. The pilot project started in December […]
Epilepsy is a disorder that manifests itself through different type of seizures. It is treatable with prescribed medication and life style changes. Healthy Living this week talks to an expert about this neurological condition. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Epilepsy is a common condition worldwide. Most commonly referred to in Belize as ‘fits’ due to the physical […]
Just back from Port of Spain, Prime Minister Dean Barrow held his quarterly press conference at the House of Culture this afternoon. But while his remarks were focused on the Summit of the Americas, the big news coming out of the conference is the confirmation of the reported shake-up at the police department. The P.M. […]
Last week in Trinidad at the Summit of the Americas, Barrow said that since Belize holds the chair of CARICOM, he intended to use that leverage to champion issues that affect the region. A major issue that affects Belize and CARICOM countries is the offshore industry. Developed nations such as the U.S. and Canada use […]
While we wait to see the depth of the sympathy that the U.S. congressmen have for CARICOM’s offshore banking sector, there were very immediate and positive results coming from Canada and the United States regarding the boosting of international lending institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank. Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pledged five […]
Also in the margins of the Summit, in talks with United States President Obama, Prime Minister Barrow brought up the fact that since Robert Dieter returned to the U.S., there has been no U.S. ambassador to Belize. Barrow said that Obama promised to name one very soon. But it wasn’t all business during the summit, […]
The once solid insurance company CLICO has wound up in Guyana and Turks and Caicos. The government of Belize has placed CLICO under judicial management. And when the issue came up at the press conference today the P.M. took time out to point that though CLICO suffered from bad investments, he wanted policy holders in […]
There is a development to report in the case of an alleged plot to murder seven members of the Jose Shoman family. The six persons accused appeared in court today before Magistrate Ed Usher after spending three months behind bars on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, Robbery, Possession of Firearm and Ammunition offences. The […]
And while he is accused of allegedly threatening at least one of the defendants, Jose Shoman says it’s quite the contrary. In a press conference late this afternoon, Shoman in the presence of his attorney, Derrick Courtenay, claimed that since the onset of the case, the family has been receiving death-threats. Jose Shoman, Businessman “It […]
Most people are familiar with the saying “What goes around comes around”. And for twenty-two year old Guatemalan Juan Noe Suchite, karma caught up with him sooner than expected. Suchite shot and killed Jesus Ponce during a robbery at Rosy’s Store in Benque Viejo on Monday night and less than twenty-four hours later, he suffered […]
The body of Desmond Kerr, who drowned in the Haulover Creek near Bainton’s Bank on Tuesday, has still not been recovered. But efforts continue and according to Admiral Cedric Borland, Commandant in the National Coastguard, a deep search of the waters was carried out today and on Thursday, they will be conducting a surface search. […]
Over the years Belize has been able to sell itself to visitors with catchy terms such as “Mother Nature’s Best Kept Secret,” and “Make the Choice, Play a Role, Enhance the Tourism Experience”. And while tourism has been a major revenue earner, over the past few years the jewel has been experiencing a decline in […]
