Just before three this morning much of the country was plunged into darkness after electrical storms in Mexico tripped Belize’s power supply from the Comission Federal de Electricidad (C.F.E.). But, as you might recall, after the last series of blackouts, Belize Electricity Limited had promised that its new gas turbine at Mile Eight would have […]
It would be the largest single private investment in the nation’s history, but tonight there are more questions than answers surrounding the announcement of plans to build a huge new cruise terminal near the port in Belize City. The official unveiling came in the form of a press release issued last night by Belize Ports […]
A Belizean official is in the United States tonight, charged with a crime. Details are still sketchy, but late this evening, Public Relations Officer for the U.S. Embassy, Edgar Embrey, confirmed that a Belizean Customs Officer is being held in Miami by U.S. authorities. But that’s about as much as we know. We were unable […]
There are four days left for anyone in possession of illegal guns and ammunition to freely hand in your weapons without penalty. Collection centres were opened all over the country in early August, but to date less than a dozen firearms have been turned in. According to the National Coordinator for the Gun Amnesty and […]
It has been the “pilinkiest” raining season in recent memory…at least until this morning, when Belize City residents, who woke up to a city with a shortage of electricity, also found a massive surplus of water. Jacqueline Woods reports from one thoroughly soaked neighbourhood. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting There was water everywhere as heavy showers overnight […]
As an institution the cultural gathering known as CARIFESTA must deal with many of the same midlife crises as its sponsoring organisation, CARICOM. But as they say, the show must go on. Today our delegation returned from the event and News 5’s Patrick Jones was at the airport to meet it. Patrick Jones, Reporting The […]
