It’s a case that has been meandering through the Belizean judicial system for over a year, and even after another dramatic ruling in the Court of Appeal on Friday, things are still up in the air. What I’m referring to is the case of Belize Telecommunications Limited, the Government of Belize and those restructured rates. […]
Meanwhile, this morning in the Court of Appeal, Justices Rowe, Mottley, Sosa and Carey presided over the trial of the environmentalists versus the electricity company. In the case, BACONGO, the Belize Alliance of Conservation N.G.O.s sought to have the Court of Appeal overrule the decision made by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, which gave Fortis/B.E.L. the […]
This weekend the nation’s highways proved deadly for three Belizeans in separate traffic accidents. Just after five on Friday, sixty-one year old Apolinar Chen was knocked off his bicycle by a Toyota pickup as he was riding on the San Antonio-Punta Gorda road. According to the driver, twenty-six year old Antonio Tush, the cyclist suddenly […]
And believe it or not, today, the bloody dance of metal on asphalt was still going, this time on the Northern Highway. Traffic was backed up for over an hour near mile seven when just after noon a four-vehicle pile up blocked the highway. According to police at the scene, the three vehicles were heading […]
For the second weekend in a row gunshots echoed through B.T.L. Park on the Newtown Barracks…sending hundreds in panic and leaving a young Belize City man bleeding on the sidewalk. On Saturday night, eyewitnesses watched in horror as a gunman shot his victim point blank in the back. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, […]
Gusty winds and a wild fire proved disastrous for one Hopkins hotel on Sunday morning. Reports are that embers from a nearby brush fire ignited the thatch roof of the main building at Jaguar Reef Lodge and within minutes had spread to several other buildings. Hotel staff, guests, and volunteers, tried to bring the flames […]
Between the beauty pageants, the popularity pinups, the little misses and the seenager stage shows, Belize is arguably the contest capital of the world. But sometimes, after the spotlight comes stress, as more than a few contestants have complained of getting jilted out of their prizes. That’s what Mr. Nice Guy winner, Troy Banner, claims […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and you’re right on time for this fresh dish of Sports Monday. The Harrison Parks National Cricket Competition staged it All Star match Saturday at Bermudian Landing featuring the best from both zones of play. For sure, cricket at its highest level in this country attracts fans from all over […]
