On Thursday, the Financial Intelligence Unit froze the bank accounts of an Internet gaming operation based at Data Pro in Ladyville. The F.I.U. said it was acting on a request from the United States Department of Justice, which claims it has evidence that the company is engaged in money laundering. Today, legal representatives for Caribsports […]
The case of the Public Utilities Commission versus Belize Telecommunications Limited over rates the company has been charging consumers since December 2001, opened today in the Supreme Court. The proceedings started shortly after eleven o’clock, but before arguments on the substantive case could be heard by Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh, B.T.L.’s attorney Lois Young, raised […]
Air pollution: it’s not something Belizeans in general think about, but for some residents of the Orange Walk District, air pollution from the sugar industry is a constant concern. This week I visited some residents who fight a daily battle against a black, sooty nuisance that falls from the sky. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The fly […]
In an update to a story we ran in December of last year on an employee of a cruise ship arrested while trying to smuggle cocaine out of Belize, on Thursday, Jamaican Steve Armstrong Evans appeared in Magistrate’s Court. He was sentenced to five years in prison and fined twenty thousand dollars. Last week another […]
There was a fatal accident on the road between San Ignacio and Benque on Thursday. Pedro Caretella, a forty-six year old resident of Esperanza Village, apparently lost control of his Isuzu Trooper sometime around midnight and it overturned. He was thrown from the vehicle and landed fifty feet away. Caretella was pronounced dead on arrival […]
It began as a tribute to the two hundredth anniversary of the Haitian Revolution, but with the current rebellion in Haiti making the headlines nightly, a new exhibit at the House of Culture may be even more meaningful to those interested in Caribbean history. This afternoon News 5 got an advanced preview of the show […]
Horse and buggies are a picturesque sight around Belize City. But while they may be a quaint and slow paced way of seeing the town, they rely on the energy of horsepower… and there are some who are worried about the welfare of the animals. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The horse and carriage rides have become […]
