Going into the September tenth holiday, there is word that three major butane gas suppliers: TOMZA, Zeta and BWEL, are threatening to stop supplying butane to distributors beginning this Friday. Already two Belize City distributors are out of butane and others could be running short as early as this Friday since most depots only keep […]
There’s more bad news for the banana growers of the Stann Creek District, whose farms were battered for a third time by thunderstorms on Wednesday night. The first two nights of freak storms caused financial losses estimated at some twenty million dollars and that figure is going up considerably. In an update via phone, General […]
But the bad news gets worst because according to the National Met Service, more thunderstorms are expected tonight and on Friday. Winds are blowing at about forty miles per hour, which is too forceful for the fragile banana trees to withstand. Forecaster, Michael Gentle told News Five today that multiple weather systems in the region […]
The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR), published annually by the World Economic Forum, assesses how productively a country uses available resources to provide high levels of prosperity to citizens. The 2011–2012 report has been released and for the first time, Belize was included as one of the one hundred and forty-two major and emerging economies. But […]
We’ve reported periodically on US diplomatic cables dumped online by Wikileaks tonight in one cable, Wikileaks exposes the perception over the investment climate in Belize. And while the ninth amendment targeted public utilities to be enshrined in the constitution, rumblings in probably the most lucrative industry had long feared the Barrow administration’s intent on nationalization. […]
There are now five expressions of interest for a buyout of the Belize Sugar Industries Limited, which is threatened by foreclosure if it doesn’t pay a debt to ING Bank by the end of the month. Earlier this week the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association announced that it had secured financing from the Sterling Group […]
Two seasoned street figures, Leon Yorke and Shawn Edwards, were today found guilty of two counts of attempted burglary and one count of damage to property. The men tried to break into the home of Michael Belisle in February of last year. They damaged Belisle’s burglar bar door before they gave up their attempt to […]
If you were on the northern highway this morning, you would have seen traffic come to a halt. That’s because a lineup of beauties from Mexico were guests of the City. Thirty-two Miss Earth delegates from Mexico dropped by for a day of activities in the city. The bevy of beauties and their chaperones gathered […]
The mayor says that the sister relationship will bring the cities closer. Thousands of Belizeans cross the border for medical attention and others go simply to shop. Mayor Zenaida Moya also spoke of different initiatives that will have an impact on both the health and economic sectors of the two municipalities. Zenaida Moya, Belize City […]
Some medical conditions may not be life threatening but can be a source of embarrassment and discomfort to the person living with it. Urinary incontinence is not discussed publicly very often; it is a condition that is more common in women even though some men experience it as well. This week’s Healthy Living seeks to […]
There are thousands of voters in Port Loyola. It’s one of the largest constituencies in Belize City and every vote counts for P.U.P.’s Gilroy Usher and U.D.P.’s incumbent Anthony Boots Martinez. Boots won the division hands down in the last elections and this morning, the P.U.P. standard bearer, flanked by supporters, took on the Elections […]
Belizean businessman Rhett Fuller, wanted for extradition by U.S. federal agents, appeared before Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington in Belmopan this morning. Fuller, who surrendered to local authorities on August twenty-second, was escorted from the Belize Central Prison to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by armed officers. The latest turn of events in Fuller’s […]
According to Fuller’s wife, Ann Marie, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, with whom the power to extradite her husband rests, exercised tremendous objectivity during the hearing. There were several issues of concern for Elrington, including what is being considered an act of bad faith on the part of the U.S. Government. In August 1998, a […]
Belize exports bananas to Fyffes; the first fruit brand in the world and arguably one of the most important fresh produce companies in Europe. But banana production is under threat after two nights of thunderstorms battered the country’s banana belt. That means that exports from the south of Belize to Fyffes’ headquarters in Ireland and […]
Samuel Price, the brother of first Prime Minister, George Cadle Price, was bludgeoned to death inside his home sometime between April fifteenth and sixteenth. Police initially detained two minors and an adult for questioning but they were subsequently released. Today, a Burrell Boom resident, Shane Gillett, was charged for Price’s murder. Gillett was escorted to […]
Auto Dealer, Malcolm Lamb was sentenced today after he was found guilty of three firearm related charges. The firearm and ammo were found on him on June twenty-seventh, 2009 as he stood at Dolphin Park located in the Western Landivar area. Police officers testified in court that they found an unlicensed pistol and ammunition in […]
On Monday we told you about an US visitor who was assaulted and raped on the Stann Creek Valley Road. There is a report tonight that another woman was raped over the weekend. Independence police say that a forty-four year old Honduran national was riding her bike from Farm fourteen to her home when a […]
On Tuesday evening, the nation held its collective breath as Belize took on the Guatemalan national football team. The local boys donned the national colors and stepped up their game in the second half scoring their only goal in the game. The game gives Guatemala six points in Group E with Belize trailing behind with […]
The calendar for September Celebrations is filled with activities this month. Central America and Mexico are also celebrating their national days in this month. The festivities are causing a shift in consular activity and most Belizeans who travel north to Mexico will face a change in working hours of the embassy. News Five spoke to […]
The Bliss exploded on Tuesday night with a fabulous line up of local talent. Four duos appeared on stage and took the audience by storm with remarkable performances. They are inching closer to the grand prize so the hottest television singing competition is getting tighter. Group A brought their A game; they had good song […]
Just before the newscast, the anticipated game between Belize and Guatemala ended in Belmopan. All eyes were on the Belize National team at the Football Federation of Belize stadium as it took on neighboring rivals from Guatemala. Expectations were running high and there was impressive support for the local boys. Hundreds of Belizeans turned out […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow met with the gangs on Sunday and hammered out a truce. It was said that all gangs had been invited to the negotiating table. On our newscast on Monday, the Minister Doug Singh singled out the South Side Gangsters, saying that they wouldn’t benefit from government assistance. Well, the SSG is […]
The Belize sugar Cane Farmers on Monday disclosed that they had secured financing to acquire the controlling shares in the Belize Sugar Industries Limited. They also said that B.S.I. had not provided them with the pertinent documentation to complete the buyout package and they asked government to intervene. The issue was discussed in today’s Cabinet […]
Tonight’s question is: Should the Prime Minister negotiate directly with the gangs? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to questions@channel5belize.com.
Last Friday we first exposed information on Belize coming from WikiLeaks, an organization that publishes private, secret, and classified data from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. It claims to have more than a million documents from the first year it was launched in 2006. An encrypted version of WikiLeaks’ archive of U.S. State […]
