Promising to take the brakes off the economic train and get it moving again in a direction that will benefit all segments of the economy, today the Prime Minister presented the new budget to the House of Representatives. The budget strives for a balance between necessary belt tightening measures and tax breaks and public spending […]
There are three products which will be taxed at twelve percent. These are petroleum products, alcohol and tobacco. News Five asked the Prime Minister how the consumer will be able to determine if he is being charged a fair amount for products under the new tax since it is being charged at the point of […]
As was expected the Leader of the Opposition, Dean Barrow was not pleased at the removal of the VAT nor was he impressed by the new sales tax which he says is more of a duty than a tax. He told News Five that today’s announcement is not the fulfillment of a campaign promise, but […]
While most of the housewives on Freetown Road were preparing their midday meal, two women in a shop were about to be terrorized and injured by a young man armed with a gun. The incident has left one woman in critical condition. Neighbors say they don’t recall hearing any gunshot but they’ll never forget a […]
Her mother wouldn’t listen to her, so she went straight to police to report her stepfather. Yesterday Jose Martin Flores, was arrested and charged for attempting to have sexual intercourse with his eleven year old stepdaughter. The girl told police her stepfather had tried to molest her on March fourth, but when she told her […]
Information reaching News Five today is that employees of the Belize Telecommunications Limited Corozal branch are being questioned after a recent audit revealed that over eleven thousand dollars is missing from the company funds. News Five contacted B.T.L. office this afternoon and it was confirmed that indeed there are missing funds from the Corozal branch […]
In Channel Five’s continuing week-long series titled “Inside the B.B.A.,” James Adderley takes a look at the team called Travellers Pirates. As our pre-season feature of the semi-pro basketball teams continues we checked in at big Bird’s Isle last night to view the training session of the Travellers Pirates team and for sure we were […]
