For a company that handles millions of dollars every year, the disappearance of a few thousand dollars may seem insignificant. But Belize Telecommunications Limited is taking very seriously the theft of thousands of dollars from their downtown office over the weekend. The concern is all the greater because, despite tight security, certain staff members have […]
Police are cracking down on people carrying large amounts of suspicious cash by pulling out their latest weapon in the fight against crime: the Income Tax Department. Police say last Wednesday they searched a vehicle belonging to Errol Usher of Wilson Street and found over eleven thousand dollars. The Income Tax Department was called in […]
On Friday the Prime Minister of the Republic of China, Taiwan Vincent C. Siew and a delegation of government ministers, business people and journalists will arrive for a brief visit as part of a regional tour. Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the government press office released the itinerary of the visit which includes […]
The Department of Corrections has received an ambulance from the Ministry of Health. According to a release from Superintendent of Prisons Bernard Adolphus, the emergency vehicle, which was handed over yesterday, will transport inmates for medical treatment when necessary. Adolphus says the Department of Corrections would like to thank both the Ministry of Health and […]
The Belize Tourist Board has relocated its executive offices to the Central Bank building on Gaol Lane. Director of Tourism Valerie Woods tells News Five the move is being carried out in phases with walk-in services such as information and cashier services still being offered at the North Front Street office until the move is […]
Buying a car in Belize is often a complicated ordeal involving sending money up to the States, then waiting weeks for someone to buy and then drive or ship down your car or truck. Then once it’s here you get to deal with customs. If you buy a used car already here you have no […]
