He is a man who is no stranger to controversy, and whether the story plays out in the media of London, New York or Belize City it usually revolves around the relationship between money and power. The man of course is Michael Ashcroft and while this alleged billionaire whether in Belize dollars, U.S. dollars or […]
Yet another farmer has lost his life during a tractor accident. According to report, around 2:30 yesterday afternoon sixty-nine year old farmer John Loewen left his farm in Spanish Lookout on his tractor. A short while later, his son David discovered his father’s body with cut wounds to the arm and neck. The body was […]
A chopping incident on Thursday night has left two men in the Belmopan hospital. According to Sebastian Moralez, he and Eckert Gutierrez were playing dominoes on Caracol Street in Belmopan when John Ical pulled a machete and chopped Moralez on his leg and Gutierrez on his right hand. The victims claim the attack was without […]
Belizeans have long complained of inadequate health care, but there may finally be some major improvements in the pipeline. The Minister of Economic Development Ralph Fonseca and Health Minister Servulo Baeza had final discussions today with representatives from the Caribbean Development Bank and the Inter American Bank about funding for the Health Reform Program. If […]
Jamaica gets a lot of bad press for its crime, but it has always gotten rave music revues. Today News Five had a visitor straight from Kingston whom has a musical message for Belizeans. Reggae artist Buru Banton, arrived on Thursday with Massive B sound’s Jaba and Bobby Konders to give a one-night show tonight […]
Over forty educators from the United States are in Belize City this week as part of the sixth annual International Congress on Challenges to Education. Two Belizean participants have joined the teachers in discussion of the theme “Balancing Unity and Diversity in a Changing World.” So why did the American educators choose to bring their […]
Since the National Bus Owners Organization was formed in 1971, it has been a bumpy ride for those in the industry. While the bigger bus lines have managed to forge ahead, the small operators say unfair competition and favoritism from the Ministry of Transport are squeezing them out. On Thursday evening a group of small […]
