There had been little doubt before today but this morning Prime Minister Said Musa confirmed the Government’s financial reality for 2005/2006. Among the Musa administration’s plans for an increase in revenue earnings are hikes in business taxes, a five percent increase for banks and financial institutions, a whopping eleven percent rise for real estate sales […]
Earlier in this newscast, you saw the emotional and dramatic scenes that unfolded outside the National Assembly during the Prime Minister’s budget presentation. But as News 5’s Patrick Jones reports, inside the House of Representatives, the atmosphere was eerily somber. Said Musa ?We have hard choices to make here. After having cut the projected expenditure […]
Tonight police investigations continue into the death of a government employee who was shot and killed on Thursday night in a Guatemalan Town. Gregory Gibson, Ag Comptroller of Customs ?I would say that the Department has already been deeply distressed and sadden by his death and we hope that it could spare us on to […]
In an update to a story we ran on Thursday night’s newscast, today twenty one year old Maria Concepcion Tiul and her thirteen-year-old brother appeared in Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court following charges brought against them in connection with the death of Tiul’s three-year-old son Axcel Castillo. The minor, who was charged with murder, was remanded […]
Everyday medical officials at the Accident and Emergency Ward at the Karl Heusner Memorial hospital do their best to save the lives of their patients. Tonight, News 5 reports on a new initiative that is designed to improve this crucial service. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting One of the most major medical services offered at the Karl […]
