It’s been no secret that the Belize Ports Authority would be the next major government asset to be put on the privatisation block. And although negotiations with various potential buyers have been ongoing, it was only today that the formal prospectus was released to the public. Selling price for the package, consisting of the Belize […]
Four witnesses for the prosecution testified today in the case of James Pelayo, Amir Sutherland, Melvin Guzman and Ricardo Alamilla, accused of the rape, maim and attempted murder of a thirty-eight year old Ladyville woman on May seventh, 2000. News 5’s Ann-Marie Williams was once again in the courtroom. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting Cuban doctor Rodriguez […]
Dangriga police are tonight looking for two men who held up patrons at a local bar in the early morning hours of Thursday. According to police reports, around 1:00 a.m. two masked men armed with a gun and a knife walked into the Malibu bar and demanded money. The four people inside at the time, […]
Preparations are beginning to intensify for next month’s hosting of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting and concurrent joint summit with the presidents of Central America. Arriving today for meetings with the Foreign Ministry was Secretary General of SICA, the Central American Integration System, Oscar Santamaria, along with a team of SICA and Nicaraguan officials. […]
Today, the Belize Customs Department got “Power”, and guess what, it comes on four legs. That’s right, today the United States Ambassador to Belize, Russell Freeman handed over the first canine for the Customs Department to comptroller Omar Sabido. Power’s speciality is narcotics detection and for the past six weeks, has been bonding with his […]
With prizes running as high as a better-than-average Lotto jackpot, the promotions run by Courts are a serious matter for thousands of Belizeans. Today the latest lucky winner got a chance to add to his already formidable earnings. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The coupons worth a total of twenty-five thousand dollars were well stocked and ready […]
With the green light given by government and the engineering component of the project already underway, now does not seem to be the most appropriate time to voice opposition to the Chalillo dam. But that has not stopped a number of people from putting out a message of warning to anyone willing to listen. Earlier […]
