A Santa Elena man is in trouble with the law tonight after a fifteen year old student reported that they had been having sexual relations. The minor claims she met on December thirteenth Carlos Chuc at Delicious Chinese Restaurant in San Ignacio, where talked for a while and then he took her to Riverside Hotel […]
Earlier today, a Christmas party was held for the children of the Stella Maris School. The special needs school is in our neighborhood and as much as we could in the past, we have provided support to them. Their annual party therefore, is an event where we would have interaction with them. But when we […]
Sirens blared as fire trucks and an ambulance raced down Central American Boulevard en route to the Esso Terminal near the Port of Belize. Traffic was redirected in the area and the employees were evacuated. Fire authorities set out to tackle a fire at one of the tanks while BERT personnel removed three persons who […]
In Spanish Lookout the dairy industry continues to flourish. Western Dairies produces a range of products such as milk, cheese and ice cream. I visited with them for a firsthand look at how that company developed over the years. {In detail look at Western Dairies production of milk and other products…}
At the top of our newscast tonight is a most unusual homicide; it happened on Monday night. The suspect is the son-in-law of the victim and a well known chef in the Ladyville area. Peter King is expected to be charged for the murder of Argentina Arevalo Garcia, a resident from Indian Church Village. Arevalo […]
While a son-in-law is accused for the murder of his mother-in-law, Lavern “Anti-Christ” Longsworth is behind bars tonight for the murder of her common-law-husband. Longsworth is the court personality who set her common-law-husband, David White on fire during a domestic dispute back on July fifteenth. Longsworth was initially charged with attempted murder and was released […]
On this morning’s Open Your Eyes, our guest was Canon Leroy Flowers from the Anglican Mission, who spoke about the true meaning of Christmas. One of the things he discussed is that the season is celebrated by most religions, regardless of differing views. He compared the ban by the Barrow administration—which is based on claims […]
Ever since the government suspended “normal relations” with Channel Five, numerous organizations have been quick to strengthen its bond with this independent station. They have generally expressed concern about the Cabinet decision to punish this media house for expressing views that the government would rather remain hidden. The Caribbean Broadcasting on Monday said the unilateral […]
Bertie Chimilio is the FIFA strongman in Belize. He has survived many attempts to displace him as head of the Football Federation of Belize. This coming weekend, no less than the Minister of Sports will try to run Chimilio out of town and have him and his executive replaced. The Minister has been holding meetings […]
There’s also more trouble in the citrus industry. The fate of an extraordinary general meeting to be called by the Citrus Growers Association this Friday to oust Dr. Henry Canton as chief executive officer of Citrus Products Belize Ltd. will be determined by the court in the next two days. Application for an injunction has […]
National Transport, the second bus company owned by the Novelo brothers, David and Tony, is not the only business to go belly up. Croc Land has also gone into receivership. According to an ad in the newspapers, Arturo Vasquez and Kevin Castillo have been appointed as joint receivers and managers of Belize Crocodiles and Reptiles […]
The Belize Natural Energy Limited, BNE, is facing a lawsuit by one of its founding directors. The company is one of four parties being sued by Paul Marriott, now the Director of PR Marriott Drilling of the United Kingdom. Marriott made the claim in July of this year, asking the Nevis Supreme Court to order […]
Ten months after security guard, Kaluru Oloungududu was brutally murdered on the job, a third person has been charged. Police today arrested twenty-two year old Talbert Mena of Placencia Village and charged him with Murder. Mena has been remanded to the Central Prison, where he joins Jamaal Jackson and Darrel Myvette who are charged for […]
The education system in Belize has come under serious scrutiny by people who think that it has not been nearly as effective as it ought to be. The dropout rate is high, particularly for boys, teachers lack training, and a high number of students do not complete high school. And while there is always a […]
Over the past few years the project has seen the construction of several computer labs all across the country where children can learn at their own speed and access their learning modules. But Lopez says that for the next two years, the project will extend even further. Voice of: Andre Lopez “We’re going to build […]
Christmas is the season for giving. Well, over a hundred students from numerous schools were today made a whole lot happier. The Toys for Tots Committee of the Continental Airlines hosted a party for needy children at the House of Culture. The children practiced their moves, Santa was on hand and there enough to eat. […]
We brought you a week of fabulous prizes on Gimme 5 and on Friday night it was a marathon Christmas Spectacular. The list of performances was a who’s who in local entertainment. There were presentations by well known faces of Duets, the young and budding talent from Saint Luke Methodist, the Panerifics group from Belmopan, […]
The heavily indebted bus company owned by the Novelo brothers went under last week. The receivers moved in to take over the assets because the company, National Transport, was not meeting debt obligations, reported to be in the millions of dollars. National Transport collapsed, but it was not the end. It has now emerged under […]
But all is not lost for the Novelo brothers, Tony and David. Like cats, they apparently have nine lives. It’s not the first time that a company of theirs went into receivership. If you recall, Novelos Bus Company also fell into receivership and when they lost that business, they created National Transport. And although National […]
The UDP held a divisional convention in the Orange Walk East on Sunday. Two businessmen went up against the incumbent and sitting area representative, Marcel Cardona. The UDP machinery was well oiled and in full force, but not for the incumbent, in fact it was in support of Orlando Burns. You will recall his name […]
The Barrow administration’s ban on government employees speaking to Channel Five is considered to be an act against the free media. We have still not been told by the government what conditions of our license were in breach. But the VIP, the PNP, Orange Walk television station CTV3 as well as Freetown Area Representative Francis […]
Government issued a public advisory on December seventh, announcing that it is suspending normal relations with Channel Five. Since then this station has received the support of several organizations, political parties and private citizens. But what do our viewers think? We asked them to weigh in on GOB’s boycott of Channel Five and hundreds responded, […]
It has been a week and a half since we first reported of a financial crunch at the Corozal Free Zone and despite several meetings with the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank things remain at a standstill. According to one board member of the Corozal Free Zone, the issue of the inability to […]
There is another side to the coin to reports involving the financial footing of the Citrus Products of Belize Limited. Recently allegations were made by the Citrus Growers Association that CPBL has failed to turnover a profit under its present CEO, Dr. Henry Canton and that it had experienced losses of twenty-seven million dollars. Following […]
A vehicle in Ladyville Village was destroyed over the weekend. It is not quite clear how the incident occurred but it was parked behind a house on Sea Urchin Drive. According to residents in the area, the Landrover was engulfed in flames. Arson has not been ruled out. The owner of the vehicle is a […]
