Your heard it first on this newscast last night and today the Prime Minister has confirmed that government is prepared to scale back at least some of its proposed changes in the Social Security system. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods spoke to P.M. Musa this morning. Prime Minister Said Musa “We’ve always been prepared to negotiate […]
And if that one percent becomes law, the unions, according to B.N.T.U. President, Anthony Fuentes, will keep their options open. Jacqueline Woods “Was the one percent increase discussed?” Anthony Fuentes, President, B.N.T.U. “Yes, that was discussed but nothing much came out of that because government is hell bent on the one percent increase and the […]
Tonight a man from the Stann Creek District is charged with the attempted murder of a police officer. According to Independence Police, around two-thirty on Tuesday afternoon, Police Constable Tyler Castillo was heading home and had just gotten off a bus at the junction of the Southern Highway and the Georgetown road. Two other men […]
Effective July first, Belize will assume the role of pro-tem president of the Central American Integration System. SICA, an organization made up of seven neighbouring countries, is designed to promote and coordinate international relations and to protect natural resources. According to Moises Cal, Belize’s Ambassador to Central America, our role for the next six months […]
It’s not a high profile body, but its dozen members possess a wealth of experience that should provide crucial support in the effort to provide the nation with quality education. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Today, the National Council for Education met for the first time to do some basic housekeeping. According […]
After thirteen weeks of intense competition it boiled down to one of the closest finals ever…but when the scores were tallied on KTV 2003, there could only be one champion. Host Neil Hall did the honours at Club Calypso Tuesday night, beginning with second place. Neil Hall, KTV Host “The runner up is Ernestine Carballo.” […]
It will never be a threat to multinational food conglomerates like Kraft or Nestle…and if the truth must be told our own Marie Sharp looks like a giant in comparison. But even the queen of pepper sauce started off in her kitchen… and that’s exactly where I found the subject of the following story. Shannon […]
