The last murder in Belize City took place on June fourteenth, but that spell was broken on Thursday night when seventeen-year old Warren Rudon was executed on Lovely Lane. The gunman trailed Rudon as he walked towards the area known as Jungle. The teenager was on his way to visit some friends when the gunman […]
Brace up because beginning on Sunday, your light bill is going up for the next two years. This follows a decision taken on Tuesday by the Public Utilities Commission as applied for by Belize Electricity Limited. The electricity company made a submission was made on April first, the beginning of the 2018 fiscal calendar. B.E.L., […]
When B.E.L. objected to an initial decision by the commission, an independent expert was appointed to review that conclusion and make recommendations to determine regulated values, tariffs, fees and charges to be included in the final decision. Ambrose Tillett is the Director of Electricity with the P.U.C. John Avery, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission “One […]
There are new developments tonight in respect of Choice Bank following an announcement on Thursday that the institution would be allowing its customers to withdraw funds in three tranches leading up to its closure at the end of the year. The bank, in its statement, said that clients would be able to take out up […]
The problems of the bank started months ago when it started experiencing a liquidity crisis and was forced to suspend all withdrawals from deposit accounts. By May, the central bank had instituted preventative measure to ensure that the bank was meeting the obligations of depositors and customers. In her statement, Grant said that a liquidator […]
The Caribbean Court of Justice presided over a matter earlier today in which the principals of Titan International Securities are suing the Government of Belize. The lawsuit arises from the closure of the company, following a raid of its offices on the fourth floor of the Matalon Building on September ninth, 2014. On that afternoon, […]
Solicitor General Nigel Hawke appears on behalf of the Attorney General. During his turn before the bench, the Sol Gen argued that Titan International Securities folded as a result of the indictment and not as a consequence of the raid on its premises. Nigel Hawke, Solicitor General “It is our respectful submission that they […]
From the CCJ in Trinidad to the Supreme Court in Belize, a third and last person accused with the 2013 murder of sixty-one year old truck driver George Blanco was granted bail today. Thirty-year old Roque Middleton, received bail of twenty-five thousand dollars before Justice Adolph Lucas. Middleton, however, has to meet various conditions including […]
Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai says that her department is fully prepared to carry out a successful re-registration exercise. Beginning on Monday, dozens of centers spread across all thirty-one constituencies will be manned by hundreds of temporary workers who would be registering electors with the hope of cleaning up the voters list. These centers will […]
A special sitting of the Senate has been scheduled for Thursday, July fifth. News Five has learnt that four resolutions will be tabled, one relating to the appointment of members of the Election and Boundaries Commission which is chaired by Doug Singh. The topic was first brought up by Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, […]
Three weeks ago the Office of the Prime Minister announced major cabinet changes. Among the adjustments was the transfer of the Elections and Boundaries Department from Minister Hugo Patt to Prime Minister Dean Barrow. PM Barrow is also the Minister for Finance and Labour, Local Government, Rural Development, Energy, Public Utilities and Public Service. Minister […]
Copyright compliance remains an issue for the local broadcast media to bring television and radio stations into conformity with existing regulations. Today, licensees from across the country met with the Belize Broadcasting Authority to discuss a timeline for when they are to become compliant, particularly where it concerns the use of copyrighted material from content […]
Broadcasters have six months to get in line with local content. Burns says she considers that timeline is adequate. Francine Burns, Chair, Belize Broadcasting Authority “Really, this is not the first time that they would have been hearing of it, so I do believe preparation should have been already underway and a lot of […]
A San Pedro man was stabbed multiple times this morning. Police say that thirty-five-year-old bartender Marlon Escobar had a misunderstanding with his employer Ahmad Mousa, owner of Marlins Bar in San Pedro, when Mousa allegedly stabbed him. Escobar was airlifted from San Pedro’s Polyclinic and is hospitalized at the KHMH where he underwent surgery. He […]
The first six months of this year, has been bloody especially in the City where on Thursday night the murder of another teenager was recorded. There are more patrols on the ground and new initiatives to engage young persons, but still crime is persistent and stubborn. Tonight, the Informed Teen reporters, or ITR’s for short, […]
The organization, Belizeans United for Equal Rights at Home and Abroad, says that it is being disenfranchised from re-registering. Any eligible Belizean living oversees who wants to re-register, must first return to Belize and live in the country for at least two months. That is the law and there are no indications that it would […]
In a letter dated May thirtieth, Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño wrote to the Prime Minister Dean Barrow, calling on the Government to invite O.A.S. observers to oversee the re-registration process. In his letter, Briceño reminded P.M. Barrow that as a signatory to the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States, Belize […]
The celebration of fisherfolk month culminated today in Belize City with the Fisher of the Year Award. As a part of the celebrating and recognizing the contributions of fisherfolk to Belize’s economy, the Wildlife Conservation Society held activities throughout the month of June. Today, three persons were singled out and rewarded for being stewards of […]
The Attorney General’s Ministry donated five thousand dollars worth of law books to the Opposition today. Michael Peyrefitte dropped off the law books at the Leader of the Opposition’s Office, John Briceño. Peyrefitte says that Briceño reached out to him requesting hardbound copies of the laws of Belize. Today he presented the latest version of […]
National H.I.V. Testing Day was observed today in Belize. The National AIDS Commission conducted testing around the country aiming to test about twelve hundred persons. The day was first observed back in 1995 to encourage people to get tested for H.I.V., to know their status, and get linked to care and treatment. We stopped in […]
Today the renovated Yabra basketball court in Belize City was officially opened. The refurbished facility now features a covered structure and additional upgrades. The project is a part of the downtown rejuvenation project that was launched back in 2015. That project includes physical work on a number of historical buildings, as well as the development […]
Attorney Arthur Saldivar is turning against his own party, which he wants to represent. This is all because he is not allowed to run for P.U.P. standard bearer in the Belmopan constituency. On June fifteenth, Saldivar filed an application requesting an injunction at the Supreme Court to halt the convention which was scheduled for this […]
The three candidates who have been accepted to contest the convention are Oscar Mira, Wiezsman Pat and Michelle Rodriguez. After this morning’s court session, Saldivar told supporters who had gathered at Battlefield Park why he wants to contest the P.U.P.’s Belmopan convention. Arthur Saldivar, Suing the P.U.P. “We are looking at a situation in Belize […]
A murder-suicide claimed the lives of a Belizean woman and her American husband. Thirty-five-year-old Rushan Tucker was shot and killed by her husband Malcolm Tucker on Sunday morning in their Seattle, Washington home. According to online media reports, Tucker, who lived in Belize City before relocating to the United States about ten years ago, was […]
Over the past month and a half, there have been a string of robberies within the city and elsewhere across the country and police are inching closer to the perpetrators. The versatile thieves pose as customers, dress as police officers and even as students when they carry out the armed robberies. But is it a […]
