A strike generally refers to an industrial action by employees against management but what if the management tells the workers not to work? One Belizean bus company has done just this, shutting down its entire operation, forcing ninety employees to sit idly by. The owner says he had to resort to such drastic action to […]
The Prime Minister Said Musa signed the necessary papers to get a three point six million-dollar loan to improve the competitiveness of Belize’s agricultural products abroad. Prime Minister Musa met with officials of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC. Under the conditions of the loan, services provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and […]
The police have taken into custody Christopher Castillo and are on the lookout for Kevin Myvette. The young men are wanted for the murder of twenty-two year old Devon Velasquez, a musician from Caye Caulker. Velasquez was vacationing in the city when he was stabbed and chopped to death on Sunday night on Pelican Street. […]
Meanwhile family members of the deceased are upset because they were not allowed to witness the autopsy. According to Carolyn Cadle, the family had been given permission by the medical examiner to view the procedure but was denied entry to the morgue by a C.I.B. officer. Cadle contends her rights have been violated. Carolyn Cadle, […]
Eight months after the body of fifteen year old Samantha Gordon was found floating in the waters off Vista Del Mar in Ladyville, the FBI lab in Washington DC has sent its first report back to Belize. Dr. Mario Estradabran, the police pathologist told News Five that vaginal swabs were done on Gordon and these […]
The Scout Association of Belize, the Department of the Environment and other agencies will be holding a countrywide waterways cleanup this weekend. Scouts throughout Belize will pick up trash and debris from the coastlines, rivers and creeks. Although the event is an annual one and is planned well in advance, the Department of the Environment […]
Bodybuilder Dylan Jones is feeling very fit after competing with over eighty of the region’s best in the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships in St. Maarten last weekend. Jones, who has dedicated himself to the sport for four years, placed fifth in the Masters category out of a field of fifteen. He says this […]
The moon and the wind are making life a little inconvenient for residents of the Southern Foreshore this week. Seawater has been spilling over the sea wall since Monday flooding streets and yards. According to the Met Office, the high water will continue for about a week. Carlos Fuller of the Climate Change Project says […]
Although they are still not certain it is the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug, the Ministry of Agriculture is acting as if it is and they want the public to be on the alert. Several areas of Belize City have already been affected. How serious is the problem, and what can you do if you suspect […]
