The Public Utilities Commission is dealing with a double whammy tonight following submissions from both Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Water Services Limited for rate reviews. While B.E.L. is not asking for a hike in its recently approved new rates, come July first the imposition of GST on consumers of over one hundred fifty dollars […]
A double homicide in the Cayo district has left police with more questions than answers. According to San Ignacio Police around five-thirty on Sunday morning they were called out to a ranch situated off the lower Barton Creek Road. Authorities say as they approached the compound they came across the first body, lying face down […]
It’s been a playground of sports fishermen looking for action on the flats, but tonight it’s clear that Deer Caye, west of San Pedro Town, has also been used as a hideout for some serious criminals. Over the weekend a joint operation between the Belize Defence Force and Belize National Coast Guard unearthed on the […]
A sixty-two year old Belize City man has been found guilty of the sexual assault of an eleven year old girl. Emilio Blanco, a resident of Vernon Street, was today sentenced to three years in jail for aggravated assault and another one year for harm. The sentences, however, are to run concurrently. The minor reported […]
A freak accident in the Stann Creek district has claimed the life of a teenaged boy. Thirteen year old Wilmer Rocha was killed when a truckload of logs fell on top of him. The boy was helping his father, fifty-six year old Calvin Cornelius, unload the shipment at his farm near Silk Grass Village. According […]
The sixteenth annual Signa Yorke Memorial Lecture takes place tomorrow night at the Bliss in Belize City. The topic this year is the Caribbean Single Market and Economy or C.S.M.E., and guest speakers include Bert Tucker, Marian McNab and Kevin Hererra. Organisers from St. John’s College Junior College say it’s a timely topic and one […]
Culture: It’s the one area of government activity that consistently receives high marks and has not–at least not yet–been tainted by scandal. This week the folks involved in sustaining today’s arts friendly environment took time out to celebrate. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods has the story. William Neal, Director, Institute of Creative Arts ?Today we are […]
Good evening, I?m James Adderley and you?re absolutely welcome to this Monday issue of Sports Monday. The highly anticipated U-21 clash between the national football teams of El Salvador and Belize took us to the Carl Ramos Stadium in Dangriga yesterday. And of course, the flags emphasize the gravity of this encounter as both teams […]
