The nervous anticipation was palpable on Independence Hill today as the House of Representatives convened in Belmopan…and when Prime Minister Said Musa took the floor, he did not waste any time. He began with the words: “it is the Prime Minister’s responsibility to set the date for general elections”, and the House went silent. Minutes […]
Following the P.M.’s announcement, it was time to engage in the annual battle of the budget. Leader of the Opposition Dean Barrow, as usual, came out smoking. He referred to the P.U.P. budget presented last week as a “whap”, a con, a hoax, a fraud, nonsense on stilts and blatantly false…and these choice adjectives were […]
As I speak, the Members of the House of Representatives are still making their presentations in support of or against the budget. Earlier this afternoon, the members for the Albert and Belize Rural Central constituencies respectively had their turns at the microphone to counter the arguments put forth by the Leader of the Opposition. Mark […]
But clocking in at close to three hours, was the Member representing Mesopotamia that, not surprisingly, had the most to say. Regrettably, we can only offer a short excerpt. Michael Finnegan, Area Rep, Mesopotamia “Under this yah crowd Madam Speaker, and under this new leadership, dah wah hustle, dah wah grub tub, dah wah government […]
It didn’t figure into today’s budget debate, but Belizean motorists will receive some pre-election insulation from higher fuel prices. A release from the Ministry of Finance today announced that although this weekend’s shipment of petroleum products will arrive with prices averaging eight cents more per gallon, government will be adjusting its tax bite to allow […]
In crime news, police are looking for a woman in connection with a theft by forgery. The Alliance Bank reported to police that in June a cheque for two thousand, six hundred and eighty-one dollars was presented and cashed by Jamila Vasquez, which turned out to be bogus. Vasquez formerly served as executive director of […]
Three men will appear in Belize City Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with Wednesday evening’s shooting at the corner of Central American Boulevard and Antelope Street. Twenty-five year old Jason Brown and seventeen year old Brian Herrera are jointly charged with five counts of attempted murder and one count of dangerous harm upon Roland […]
Over the last several months an increasing number of people have complained to News 5 that they had never received important mail that had been sent weeks or even months earlier, usually from the United States. The problem was sadly confirmed for us recently when a large U.S. dollar cheque sent to Channel 5 from […]
On a brighter note for the post office, the architectural drawing shown on your screen was published in this week’s Belize Times…and while there was no text to go with it, the building appears to be at least a sample of the type of structure that will one day rise on the site formerly occupied […]
Three Honduran fishermen remain behind bars at Hattieville prison after they were caught illegally fishing in a marine reserve. On Thursday, rangers employed by Friends of Nature, a non-profit organization that works along with the Fisheries Department, encountered the men and their vessel fishing near Gladden Spit some twenty miles east of Placencia. The reserve […]
He is a man of many parts and many passions, that stretch from the world of business to the realm of religion. But above all, Stephen Okeke is a sculptor and today News 5’s Jacqueline Woods paid a visit to his studio. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Stephen Okeke calls his latest work of art “Standing Beauty”. […]
