The intentions have been clear for weeks but it was not until today in the House of Representatives that Government formalised the results of lengthy negotiations with the nation’s unions and business groups, over taxes and political reforms. Patrick Jones reports from Belmopan. Prime Minister Said Musa ?Madam Speaker this Bill represents a very strong […]
It was not the scene that many people expected but the tension inside the House was probably greater than that among those who demonstrated outside. While the protesters were orderly, they were also determined. Compared to the last demonstration on the steps of the national assembly building, today?s protest was a low key affair. But […]
While today’s protests outside the National Assembly were peaceful, an act of sabotage last night had the entire nation on edge. At approximately 8:35 p.m. the country was plunged into darkness when a fault on the one hundred and fifteen kilovolt line between Orange Walk and Maskall caused it to trip, cutting off the supply […]
One brother is dead and another clings to life following a car crash in Spanish Lookout. This afternoon I met with the grieving family. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Nineteen-year-old Jacob Loewen, Junior lies comatose at Universal Health Services. Doctors say it will be a few more days before they know for sure if he will ever […]
Belize Western Energy Limited would not comment on just how much money was stolen on Thursday morning but sources tell News 5 it was a sizeable payroll snatched from an employee who was held up at gunpoint just outside of the company’s office on Central American Boulevard. The robber, described only as a clear complexioned […]
Ask most famous dancers how they got their start and they’ll tell you about their childhood visits to the dance studio. And while not all the performers on the stage this weekend will become famous, all of them will benefit from the graceful skills they’ve mastered on the polished hardwood floor under the tutelage of […]
The title is both an exaggeration and understatement, but the show is a strong dose of reality. This morning I took an early tour of the latest photographic offerings on North Front Street. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting As part of the Image Factory?s tenth anniversary, the art foundation is holding a photographic exhibition titled, ?Latta Pichaz?. […]
