It was a major public spectacle when the then youthful area representative, Patrick Faber, was arrested on April twenty-eighth 2005 as he tried to enter a forum at the University of Belize in Belmopan. That forum was organized for the students to address former Prime Minister, Said Musa, about societal issues at a time when […]
Minister Faber was also peeved at how long he had to wait for a ruling. He said today that he fully supports the recent concerns raised by some members of the Bar Association and the Attorney General, Wilfred Elrington, about the problem of delayed rulings. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education “This judgment comes almost three […]
While Patrick Faber’s case was the result of perhaps immature behavior four years ago, Zenaida Moya Flowers is turning to the courts to save her seat in the UDP. On October third, she was removed from her party’s national executive, merely two days after she was criminally charged with twenty-two counts of Uttering a False […]
At Wednesday’s marathon press conference, the Prime Minister covered ground on a long list of issues, including the nationalization of Telemedia. But has he bitten off more than he can chew now that the post nationalization plans are obviously not going his way? Barrow attacked an interconnection and rental of tower space agreements signed between […]
And the government’s windfall tax on the petroleum industry in 2008 has fallen short since the cost of a barrel of oil has gone below the tax threshold of ninety U.S. dollars. But the government still has royalties that it collects from Belize Natural Energy. The Prime Minister announced on Wednesday that revenues are down […]
Dawn Jorguenson tears poured from her eyes when she spoke to News Five on October fifteenth. She was upset that a parcel of land that was in her family’s possession from the sixties was taken away by Minister of National Security Carlos Perdomo. Jorguenson’s lot is across from the United Democratic Party’s Caribbean Shores Office […]
On December twenty-fifth 2006, Carol Gabourel told her husband Cecil not to cut the Christmas ham. But he did and the fight that ensued ended fatally for Carol. After three trips to the court and two guilty pleas, Cecil, was sentenced today to fifteen years in jail for his wife’s death. The story was initially […]
Also this morning in Court, three persons were charged for Attempted Murder. First to be arraigned before Chief Magistrate, Margaret Gabb McKenzie was eighteen year old Lloyd Lawrence Elijio. The student of Tubal Training Institute in Ladyville was charged jointly along with a fifteen-year-old minor with Conspiracy to Commit Murder for the shooting of Mark […]
An arrest has been made in the jacking of a businessman from Dangriga. While that appears to be good news, the family of the man who was arrested for the crime is crying foul. His wife and mother believe that the cops have confused him with someone else. Twenty-seven year old Wilbert Lopez, who works […]
Two gunmen robbed Tienda Melchor in a broad daylight heist at the corner of Mussel Street and Cemetery Road on October twenty third. The store keeper and bystanders saw the men escape in a red car. That is after placing a DVD player, two thousand dollars cash a pair of boots inside a “Winnie the […]
A Belize City businessman is up in arms because he has allegedly been scammed out of over four thousand dollars. Kenyon Flowers came to our studios on Thursday to explain the situation that has been plaguing him since March of this year. Flowers says he went to the Lands Department to apply to purchase a […]
It is not huge, but it will go a long way for the students of the Salvation Army Primary School. The donation of recorders is from a husband and wife team living in Houston, Texas, who are sponsors of the Association for Belizean Artists First. The school received their share of the instruments, which were […]
Opening tonight at the Image Factory is an art exhibition by twenty-three year old Jia Cheng Wu, an employee of Belize Bank. Wu, originally from China, grew up and studied in Belize. In 2006 he became the first Belizean to win the regional Caribbean Secondary Examination Council’s award for art. While the budding artist has […]
In regional news, an end to the dispute between ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the interim government of Roberto Micheletti is in sight. That is after a power-sharing agreement, mediated by the US government, was signed between the parties to have the Honduran congress decide on whether Zelaya will be restored to power for […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize for the Halloween weekend. This Friday night down south in Malibu Beach club there will be a birthday bash for DJ Buju B and Rudaz. On Saturday as you all know there will be plenty to do, so pay attention. In the morning in Belize City […]
On the day the US announced its recession may be over, in Belize, Prime Minister Barrow admitted that we are now in the grips of a recession. Significantly, revenue collections plunged and according to the government, we are facing the brunt of the global financial crisis. And if you are wondering how to weather the […]
And the news doesn’t get better because he the Prime Minister won’t keep a commitment to bring the prices down “no matta what”. Earlier this year on March sixth, Barrow said that the one dollar tax on fuel would not take the price of diesel above the six dollar per gallon mark and gasoline above […]
The P.M.’s press conference earlier today, though it was primarily about the economy, had a moment of personal reflection. On Wednesday, Barrow’s son, known as Jamal Barrow or Moses Michael Leviy was deported to Belize. His son had a budding career as Shyne, a New York recording artist when he was incarcerated for a shooting […]
The prime minister also commented on the current debacle at City Hall. Councillor Leila Peyrefitte held the post of Revenue Collections for the years of 2006 to 2008. During those years she initiated a plan to offer discounts and incentives to businesses as a trade-offs to property tax payments. The Ministry of Local government had […]
August twenty-fourth, a bill to add a deposit of twenty-five cents on imports of beverages in glass bottles and tin went through a first reading in the House of Representatives. The Association of Protected Areas Management Organization and the Belize Chamber of Chamber of Commerce recently held a joint press conference asking the government to […]
Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers has a number of legal battles in court. Attorney Hubert Elrington is challenging on her behalf, the legality of Patrick Tillett as Financial Director at City Hall and her other lawyer, Michael Peyrefitte, is defending her on twenty-two counts of Uttering a False Document and violating City Council Regulations. […]
That being said, it is known that the mayor does not have too many friends in the U.D.P. hierarchy and that they can’t wait to see the back of her. One man who is not holding back is Minister Patrick Faber who told News Five on Wednesday that he personally voted in favor of her […]
In Tuesday’s newscast, we reported that two persons from Mafredi Village in Toledo were locked up allegedly at the instructions of Juan Coy, the area representative. On that day, fifty-five year old Juana Williams relayed her version of the ordeal including the fury she and her husband felt. Juana said they were escorted to the […]
The proposed Teacher’s Commission was contentious when it was first introduced by Minister Patrick Faber. But it now appears that common ground has been reached. The Education and Training Bill, which includes the sticky issue of the commission, was taken to Cabinet this Tuesday and got its green light despite a request by the Belize […]
Turning to the perennial problem on the highways, road rage escalated to confrontation between two competing commercial bus companies in September. The Flores Bus Line was removed from the highways for one month and as a precautionary measure it has filed an injunction against the Transport Department to prevent any future penalties since it claims […]
