In Wednesday night’s newscast you heard the Chief Executive Officer of Belize Natural Energy Limited, Dr. Gilbert Canton, presenting figures that his company claims represent government’s total royalties collected up to the end of 2009 in oil revenue. Canton said that government got fifty-eight percent and forty-two percent went to BNE. He claimed that BNE’s […]
Still on the oil industry, Petroleum Director, Andre Cho, told News Five earlier this week that there are other developments in respect of petroleum. According to Cho, a BNE affiliated company is refining the crude to produce gas and diesel and there are efforts to keep the wastage of the natural resources at a minimum. […]
The upgrading of the Northern Highway between miles five and the airport cutoff has practically come to a standstill. It’s an area that has turned deadly for traffic. A section of the road caved in late last year and even as repairs were taking place, piles collapsed. C.E.O. , in the Ministry of Works, Cadet […]
On Wednesday night we reported that the Port of Belize and the Port Authority were at odds. That’s because the Port Authority allowed the unloading of a cargo ship at Old Belize. The cargo was the property of British Forces Belize and remains in the Belize Harbour tonight awaiting unloading because the Port of Belize […]
It is the cause of more than twelve percent of deaths in Belize each year and around the globe, the annual death toll is in the millions. The killer is cancer and today it is in the spotlight as World Cancer Day is observed internationally. On February fourth each year, countries, including Belize, hold activities […]
It is said that education is the key to success and this week, the University of Belize is cementing that idea by creating new opportunities for its students to tap into tertiary level studies in Europe. The break comes through the Erasmus Mundos scholarship programme that caters to all African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, including […]
If you could make a deal with the devil to have your will done, what would you do? That is a question that triggers rampant ideas and possibilities and it is the concept behind the new play coming to the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts called “Devilish”. It may sound a tad controversial, but […]
This week’s edition of Healthy Living looks at the wisdom teeth. It appears anytime past the age of fifteen and how it positions itself in your mouth, can make the difference. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting The wisdom teeth are the third set of molars in the mouth. It is also a common source of discomfort for […]
There is a reprieve from gun violence in the streets since Monday night’s terror, but still a third victim succumbed to a bullet wound he suffered around six-thirty on Monday evening on Central American Boulevard. Nineteen year old Darrel Williams was already declared clinically dead since Monday night but his family was contemplating whether they […]
Another victim whose condition is guarded is seven year old Janay Moguel, the little girl who was wounded during the fatal shooting of nineteen year old Darrel Williams on Monday evening. The standard one student has undergone surgery but her Neurosurgeon, Dr. Joel Cervantes says that they won’t know her long term prospects for another […]
Cervantes says that while little Janay can’t move her leg or her left arm, she is responding well to the treatment. She is expected to remain in the Intensive Care Unit at the Belize Healthcare Partners for another two days but she will need your prayers and financial help. Although she’s only seven, she has […]
There is more bad news to report tonight, this time from the north. On January nineteenth fifty-seven year old Edward Robinson suffered severe scalds to ninety percent of his body when a fault at a transformer at the Belize Sugar Industries compound caused a boiler to rupture. Robinson, who was the evaporator attendant, was standing […]
Moses Leviy, the rapper also known as Shyne, has maintained a low profile on the local scene but big names in the music industry have been trekking to Belize in connection with a new album in the pipeline. The recording would be his first since his release from prison. But the news tonight is that […]
You can run but you can’t hide, that’s what happened to convicted child molester, Robert, Synder, who is awaiting sentencing in the state of Colorado. Snyder was caught in Belize following a tip from a schoolgirl, who identified him as she watched the US television show, America’s Most Wanted. His capture prompted the visit of […]
There was tough talk coming from the Belize National Teacher’s Union today. The perennial issue is the amendment to the Education Act that was first read in the House of Representatives in December of last year and will come up for a second reading when the House convenes next week. Even before the Education and […]
The Financial Intelligence Unit has had a busy week in the courts; so far it has busted two persons for failing to declare well over the prescribed amount of cash in their possession. The latest arrest was on Tuesday involving a Belize/Chinese national who claimed he was traveling to visit friends and relatives in China. […]
Also appearing in court today was businessman Dean Fuller. Since last June, Fuller has been facing Money Laundering charges for six million dollars. Attorneys for both the Financial Intelligence Unit and Fuller asked the court that the matter be dealt with expeditiously because of time constraints. After a back and forth by the attorneys, March […]
There is fuss again between the Ministry of Transport and Ports and the Port of Belize but the victim is neither of the two. In fact, it is the British Forces Belize that has found itself in a situation where imports from its British-based compound need a port to be unloaded. And today, after the […]
Principal shareholder at the Port of Belize Limited, Luke Espat, says his private company has been going through similar challenges with government for years now. Luke Espat, Principal Shareholder, Port of Belize Limited “This has been a continuous headache between us and the Port Authority of them flagrantly breaking the law, flagrantly disrespecting the rights […]
Revenues from the oil industry have been under the microscope for some time; the public outcry intensified in recent days when information not known in Belize was published across the continent in Ireland to the effect that Belize Natural Energy was making big bucks while benefits to the country are yet to be seen. On […]
The village of Seine Bight in the south has been transformed with the paving of the thoroughfare that leads to Placencia, one of fasting growing areas in tourism. But while that has brought more visitors to the area, there is still one hindrance to the development of the village. News Five’s Delahnie Bain found out […]
The spate of murders that started over the weekend continued Monday night and as many prepared to start the work day, the gun violence had taken the lives of two Belize City men – all in a matter of twelve hours. Another clings to life at the K.H.M.H. It all happened in the same neighborhood, […]
On Monday night’s newscast, we reported on a shooting on Central American Boulevard. The victim clings to life by a thin thread at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where he has been pronounced brain dead. But early this morning, at about six-thirty, Glenstine Martinez was killed by one bullet to his head just outside his […]
A search has intensified in the southern waters for a missing fisherman who set out to sea last Thursday. Devon Portillo along with Kareem Eiley left in their skiff from Independence Village to go fishing near the Ranguana Cayes. But they soon encountered bad weather. When their small craft overturned, Eiley lived to tell the […]
The wealth from fuel production in the Cayo District has not had any real signs of trickling down to the residents of the area, and now the discovery of another commercial well has set off a firestorm of complaints. That’s because the revenues collected by government are not adding up while the investors are raking […]
