It’s a sales pitch we’ve heard before: Don’t worry…soon, soon; we’re coming; we’re ready to compete. But since its last press conference in December, we haven’t heard a peep out of Intelco and more importantly, the service that it promised would come on line in March, has yet to arrive. This afternoon, Intelco’s eternally optimistic […]
If the new developments at Intelco gave consumers at least a glimmer of hope for lower telephone and Internet rates, a decision taken by B.T.L. has dealt a severe blow to the pocketbook of some enterprising Belizeans and visitors from abroad. As of the first of July, consumers can no longer access international operators to […]
The CARICOM summit opened this evening in Montego Bay, Jamaica with a number of perennial regional projects about to reach critical mass; among them the single market and economy and Caribbean Court of Justice. One of the keynote speakers at the opening ceremony was Prime Minister Said Musa. Prime Minister Said Musa “This meeting will […]
In crime news, another high-powered weapon has been removed from the streets of Belize City. Police report that on Tuesday they seized an M-16 automatic rifle and seventeen rounds of ammunition during the search of a residence on Rocky Road. Arrested were twenty-seven year old Elroy Smith, twenty-three year old Kenrick Johnson and eighteen year […]
In an update to some recent stories, we are informed that twenty-two year old Albert Gomez, shot in his mouth by assailants at his Stake Bank fishing camp, is showing some signs of improvement. Hospital sources tell us that Gomez has been taken off the ventilator machine and is able to slowly move the left […]
Last December the Ministry of Education conducted a survey on music education in Belize. It was discovered that some schools had no musical programme, while others had varying levels of activity. The ministry decided that it was necessary to try improve the standards of music education and working toward that same end is a group […]
Learning to swim: it’s a rite of passage that, unfortunately, not all Belizeans experience. This morning News 5’s Jacqueline Woods learned that for those with the desire, it’s as easy as falling into the pool. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Do you remember where you first learned how to swim…or at least do the dog paddle? It […]
A major archaeology symposium got underway this morning at the Princess Hotel…and as predicted on yesterday’s newscast, there was indeed some gold buried in those hills of academic jargon. I even managed to catch one lecture of profound personal interest. Janelle Chanona, Reporting They have come from all across the country, and from Universities throughout […]
