There was a second contract that came out on Miles Tropical Energy. The principals of that company were Oren Miles and Allen Saum. Saum is the man that the Prime Minister’s nephew Kimano Barrow had a falling out with over contracts for Paradise Energy Limited. But in the years before the fallout between Barrow and […]
In another cable, the US Embassy was briefed on the nationalization of B.T.L. The meeting was held on December fifteenth, between Financial Secretary Joseph Waight, B.T.L. board member Allan Slusher and the current US Ambassador Vinai Thummalapally as well as the Deputy Chief of Mission J.A. Diffily. According to the Wikileaks cable, Waight and Slusher […]
The Wikileaks cables did not only upset politicians, but they also struck a chord with the owner of a local university and prompted him to send out a press release. The Chairman and President of Galen University, Dr. Louis Zabaneh said the cables contained false and unfounded statements about his acquisition of the university. The […]
A post mortem examination on the body of twenty-seven year old Michael Young, also known as Ham, was conducted this afternoon at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. According to a police press release issued on Monday, Young was shot multiple times in the right knee, left leg and behind the left ear when he came […]
Edward Buller, the alleged killer of Ella May Pinnance Bennette, was in court on Monday for his murder trial. The crown’s allegations are that on the night of June twentieth, 2009, Edward Buller killed Ella Bennette at a house on Central American Boulevard. The two were living together at the time when Bennette’s body was […]
The truce among rival gangs has held since the weekend, but in the aftermath of the confrontation between George Street residents and the Gang Suppression Unit, alleged gang members are still being arrested. Today Leonard “Ghost” Myers appeared in Magistrate’s Court, represented by attorney Anthony Sylvester, to be read two charges; Assaulting a Police Officer […]
The University of Belize Alumni Association is hosting its first alumni ball this Saturday night at eight. The event is a fundraiser to assist students with everything from books to tuition. Invited to attend are graduates of all amalgamated institutions including: University College of Belize, the Belize Teachers College, the Bliss School of Nursing, the […]
Dubbed the region’s premier tertiary institution, The University of the West Indies has produced countless Caribbean leaders and pioneers in different fields. Annually, the UWI honors graduates of its institution who have contributed significantly to their alma mater or territory at their Pelican Awards. This year, for the first time, UWI Alumni Association Belize Chapter […]
For the past seven years, Belizean youths have been participating along with others from Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico in a program called GOJoven. It provides training opportunities to develop the leadership skills of young people, who can then educate their peers about sexual and reproductive health. Today a two year pilot focusing solely on Belizean […]
It’s getting down to the wire in KTV Duets and tonight’s performances will determine which duos from Group A will be among the six semi-finalists. That means the duets will have to pull out all the stops to outshine their rivals and earn the votes. The show will definitely be exciting from start to finish […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow rushed back to Belize last Friday to meet with gang leaders. They agreed to hold the peace until after the September celebrations; the carnival road march went without incident. Friday’s meeting was followed by another at the ITVET on Sunday where all Belize City gangs sat around the table with the […]
While the gang truce held in the old capital, in the nation’s capital a notorious figure was killed in a robbery. The body of twenty-seven year old Michael Young, a resident of Hattieville who goes by the street name of Ham, is tonight inside the morgue at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital where it awaits […]
The Belize Sugar Industries (B.S.I.) has until the end of September to pay at least thirty million dollars in debt that matures with the ING and FirstCaribbean Banks. Time is running out and a strategic investor has still not been secured to prevent insolvency. The Prime Minister is on record to say that the ninety […]
According to Ortega, while financing can be secured the problem is that the owners of the shares are not willing to sell to them. The B.S.C.F.A. claims it still does not have all the data to complete their buy-out package. They are asking the government to intervene. Alfredo Ortega “We have our technical team working […]
Belize won three-nil over two-time World Cup qualifier Grenada in St. George on Friday. But the national team, which returned to the country over the weekend, had no time to celebrate that victory. The local boys were back on the green today, gearing up for a tough game against Guatemala who over the weekend beat […]
The Football Federation of Belize (F.F.B.) has also been preparing for the Belize/Guatemala showdown. Even the Ministry of Sports is asking fans to root for the local boys. F.F.B.’s Senior Vice President, Bernaldino Pech, has travelled with the team and witnessed the win against Grenada. Pech says that the FIFA certified stadium in Belmopan is […]
According to team captain Shane Orio, the Belize National Selection has been doing its best to remain above water despite previous obstacles at the start of the World Cup pre-qualifiers. Orio further noted that his team was studying today Guatemala’s moves. Shane Orio, Goalkeeper, Belize National Football Team “What we have been doing for the […]
A Guatemalan National who was wanted for murder in his country, fled across the border to avoid the long arms of the Guatemalan police. But the suspect was busted over the weekend in Punta Gorda. On Saturday, Garcia was arrested by three uniformed Belize police officers who promptly handed him over to the Guatemalan police […]
It’s not the first time that women have been busted while attempting to smuggle marijuana into the Central Prison. But on Sunday a grandmother was added to the growing list of offenders. Fifty year old Florence Cho of Carmelita Village went to visit an inmate, but was allegedly found in possession of over twelve ounces […]
Police fired a single warning shot in the air in the Gwen Lizarraga High School compound on September second, while pursuing nineteen year old Ellis Meighan into the school grounds. Police say they spotted Meighan Junior in the vicinity and because he acted suspiciously, they pursued him. Meighan fled and jumped over the school fence […]
Down south, police investigations continue into the mysterious death of fifty-five year old Honduran national, Jose Efrain Alvarado Munguia. On Saturday, Independence police found Munguia lying face down apparently dead. He was fully dressed, but had a machete in his left hand. Police say that around one that afternoon, Munguia who is a farmer at […]
Last Friday, September second a thirty year old US national was accosted and raped on the Stann Creek Valley Road. The woman told police that after one on Saturday as she was approaching mile seventeen and a quarter on the Stann Creek Valley Road when a Hispanic man jumped out of the bushes and pushed […]
In San Ignacio, police are investigating a report made by British National, fifty four year old Alan Gobie, that his San Ignacio house was burglarized on Saturday between the hours of four and six a.m. The thieves made off with over forty five thousand dollars worth of items including, a twelve gauge shot gun with […]
Stigma and discrimination are common barriers to mental health. The primary care providers for these individuals must take extra care when dealing with the fragility that comes with their poor mental health. That is why over a hundred health care providers who concluded a training program were honored through a partnership between the Ministry of […]
A recent study shows that Belizeans are seriously overweight; in fact most women are obese. So an enterprising Belizean with assistance from the Youth Business Trust has made that statistic a business opportunity. A new store has been opened on Douglas Jones Street in Belize City to cater for plus size women. News Five’s Jose […]
