It is with deep sadness that tonight we report on the death of Guatemala’s Ambassador to Belize, His Excellency Manuel Tellez. He passed away on Sunday morning in Guatemala City surrounded by his loved ones and was laid to rest earlier today. Prior to his funeral services the ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala paid […]
Two weeks ago, a picture of Lord Michael Ashcroft and Audrey Matura Shepherd at breakfast went viral. It was all over social media, so much so that it made the local news. Although he was on business, supporters of the U.D.P. camp were speculating that his trip was about election financing for the P.U.P. That […]
In our interview, Ashcroft also spoke about his level of financial involvement, or, as we learnt, his lack of financial involvement, in Telemedia at the time of nationalization. He categorically stated that it was never about him and the government. Here’s what he had to say. Lord Michael Ashcroft “I have no shares in […]
Election Day 2015 is less than forty-eight hours away and the two major political parties, together with their mayoral and councilor candidates, are fueling their respective machineries. On Wednesday, both P.U.P. and U.D.P. will be mobilizing supporters en masse to and from polling stations across all nine municipalities. It is no secret that money, in […]
In the past weeks, News Five has travelled across the country, bringing you interviews from candidates vying for the sixty-seven seats up for grabs in the 2015 municipal elections. Over the weekend, we had the opportunity to speak with Wil Maheia, head of the People’s National party, based in Punta Gorda. The P.N.P. has fielded […]
The People’s United Party has been at the helm of the Punta Gorda Town Council for the past three years, under a U.D.P. Central Government. According to Maheia, that hasn’t worked for the municipality, and both parties have fallen down on the job, leaving the path open for his People’s National Party. Wil Maheia, […]
