The amendment is a radical departure from the current Constitution and is likely to be the subject of heated debates and challenges in Courts by human rights advocates, the Bar Association and others. In the bid to entrench ownership of the utilities in the government hands, the Prime Minister resorted to nationalist fervor to sell […]
Before the prime minister introduced the constitutional amendment, the House sitting opened with an unusual sight and it came from area rep, Marcel Cardona, who has been banished to a seat on the opposition side. During the last sitting of the House on July fourth, a member of the gallery, an avid supporter of the […]
To close our poll for this week, the results show that sixty-three percent of our viewers say yes and thirty-seven percent say no to the question: Do you believe that the proposed Preventative Detention measures are too draconian and will rob Belizeans of their personal liberties? To view comments on this question go to channel5belize.com.
A deal is being worked out with Banco Atlantida of Honduras to acquire controlling shares in Belize Sugar Industries at Tower Hill. The sale of the factory is under consideration because of its current financial woes. As it is B.S.I. is currently in the hole for some forty million dollars that it owes to both […]
Turning to electricity, a delegation of officials from the recent government-acquired Belize Electricity Limited met with senior executives of Comision Federal de Electricidad of Mexico to negotiate new terms of a new agreement for the purchase of energy from the state-owned company. Led by former Prime Minister turned government advisor Manuel Esquivel and B.E.L.’s C.E.O., […]
Earlier you heard the exchange in the House about Banco Atlantida’s proposal to buy majority shares in the Belize Sugar Industries that is cash strapped and unable to meet loan commitments. That deal is still on the table but there is another matter that is causing frustration to consumers. That’s because this sugar cane crop […]
The reason for the smuggling of sugar across the borders is because the sweet stuff is more expensive in the neighboring countries and offers agents a bigger profit margin. One suggestion is to increase the price of the sugar locally, making it less attractive to the Mexican and Guatemalan businessmen. According to Gough, it’s worked […]
Two men who allegedly ambushed and shot a police officer in the Belama area are free to roam the streets tonight after being released on bail. Twenty-four year old Karim Morris and twenty-seven year old Linsford Acosta are facing numerous charges including, Attempted Murder, Dangerous Harm, Use of Deadly Means of Harm, Robbery and Kept […]
A man, who has been accused of molesting a fifteen year old girl twice in four months, was sent off to the Central Prison today. Forty-four year old Phillip Palacio—not to be confused with the legal aid attorney who bears the same name—is a Belize City sanitation worker. He appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare this […]
Every year the biggest technical college in Mexico accepts students from Belize, who earn their degrees through scholarships provided by that country’s government. The selection process for 2011 was recently completed and fifteen students are now preparing to head north for up to four years of studies in subject areas including tourism, nursing, food production […]
The CARICOM heads of government have finally selected a new Secretary General to replace Sir Edwin Carrington who vacated the post since last year. The new SG of the regional body is Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, a fifty-six year old Dominican national. For the past six years, LaRocque has served as Assistant Secretary General for Trade […]
Earlier in the week we told you about Bahdi “Bob” Bounahra, the Belizean who made waves internationally at the World Series of Poker and secured a spot among the finest players, raking in at one point nine million chips from Costa Rica’s John Hewitt. This year is Bounahra’s seventh year playing in the No Limit […]
The Ministry of Education and Youth hosted three hundred and ten young people from the Belize District at its Youth Consultation Forum. The event, which is a part of a countrywide initiative, engaged youth ages fifteen through nineteen to share what they would like to see implemented into the National Youth Policy that will be […]
The Central American Volleyball Beach Championship games got underway today. It is the second time that Belize is hosting the games that are being played at the Marion Jones stadium where sand has been added to the court to give it the beach effect. All Central American countries except for Panama are taking part. On […]
If you’re planning to spend your summer vacation in Belize, there are many hotels and resorts that offer the best rates, services and hospitality. Safiyyah this week stumbled into one of Belize’s top notch resorts in San Pedro and guess what? It won’t hurt your pockets.
This Friday, the government is convening a sitting of the House of Representatives. It is a special sitting at which the Prime Minister will get House approval to change the constitution to entrench control of utilities. Firstly, having nationalized and then re-nationalized Telemedia in a span of twenty-two months and nationalized Belize Electricity Limited a […]
Banco Atlántida of Honduras has been doing its due diligence since January 2011 to acquire the Belize Sugar Industries (B.S.I.). The factory is broke and needs forty million dollars to pay loans to the ING Group and FirstCaribbean Bank. A meeting is scheduled for Friday following the Special House sitting between the Prime Minister, the […]
But the United Cane Farmers Association, which won a court ruling in favor of separation from Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSFCA), says that they have not had any discussions with the PM nor have they been invited to meet with the bank. Via Phone: Wilfredo ‘Willie’ Magana, Chairman, United Cane Farmers Association “I had […]
Also in Orange Walk, two residents have been charged in connection with the shooting death of twenty-three year old Orson Adman Cardona. Today Orange Walk police formally arrested and charged a sixteen year old, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor and twenty one year old Juan Carlos Quintero better known as […]
There are only a few hours left to fill up your tanks before the prices of fuel at the pump take another hike. Premium gasoline is going up to eleven dollars and eighty-eight cents per gallon. Meanwhile, regular goes back over the eleven dollar mark and will now sell at eleven dollars and forty-two cents. […]
The Council of Churches has made it clear that it opposes the case filed by the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM), which is challenging section fifty-three of the criminal code. UNIBAM is seeking to have the law declared as unconstitutional, claiming that it criminalizes sexual relationships between same gender couples. It’s an extremely controversial matter […]
New information has become available to News Five about the purchase of a government vehicle by Justice Denys Barrow. The former justice resigned from government In January of this year to pursue private practice. He has already signed up to represent the government in the Telemedia legal battles along with Lois Young. A copy of […]
Jeffrey Locke was tagged as the new Chief Executive Officer of Belize Electricity Limited on June twenty-first to replace Lynn Young when B.E.L. was nationalized. According to a B.E.L. release, Locke’s appointment is now official. The release says Locke has twenty years experience in the energy industry having taken up various positions at Shell Belize […]
Athletes from across Central America have converged on the Old Capital to participate in the annual Beach Volleyball Championships. With the exception of Panama every other country is being represented in the games that are scheduled to commence on Friday. Belize will be facing stiff competition from Guatemala and Costa Rica, both teams that have […]
A young first time mother from Ladyville buried her newborn son earlier this week after what she described as a horrific experience at the hospital. The nineteen year old went into premature labor this past weekend, only twenty-two weeks into her pregnancy. And while she did not want to appear on camera, the Ladyville resident […]
