Five weeks after his party suffered a blistering defeat at the municipal polls, today Prime Minister Said Musa confirmed rumours out of Belmopan of an impending Cabinet shuffle. This afternoon Musa told the press that he will make changes in the executive, because with a shift in policies must come a change in administrative methods. […]
Sticking to politics, today the P.M. also vented his feelings on what he called the systematic laying off party supporters in just about every municipality. P.M. Musa says he had feared jobs would be cut, but denies that municipal payrolls were used as a dumping ground for party hacks. Said Musa, Prime Minister ?It?s very […]
Shifting from the political to the economical, today the Prime Minister also commented on his administration’s ongoing negotiations with Belize Natural Energy and the recent oil find. Musa says his team is working on a formula that will see a fifty-fifty spilt of the profits. Said Musa, Prime Minister ?The briefing I?ve received from the […]
Since the beginning of March, Belize City police have had to investigate fifteen cases of missing person reports. The incidents mostly involve young girls between the ages of thirteen and fifteen. Most of the cases are considered runaways but the frequency in incidents has raised the concern of the authorities. According to Assistant Superintendent of […]
This afternoon, the government and people of Taiwan made another significant contribution to Belize. With the help of a Taiwanese company based in Japan, at least two forty-foot containers have arrived in Belize every month since October full of clothing, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and children. According to Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize, Joseph […]
For the second time in as many wins, a resident of Ambergris Caye is the latest Lotto winner. Lucilo Guerrero owns the Barrel Bar in San Pedro town and told us today that his lucky numbers: eight, ten, twelve, fifteen, and seventeen are the ages of his wife’s younger relatives. Guerrero realized he had won […]
The organisation is a household name, but for one reason or another, Habitat for Humanity has had a hard time living up to its creed in Belize. News Five’s Jacqueline Woods explains. Jacqueline Woods Thirty-eight year old Sandra Robinson, a single mother of two, is the newest homeowner thanks to Habitat for Humanity Belize. This […]
With estimates of the number of Belizeans infected with the HIV virus ranging from six thousand on up, it is no longer possible for the epidemic to be ignored by any sector of society. And with those most affected falling into the fifteen to forty-nine age group, the impact of AIDS is being increasingly felt […]
It’s only week two of Karaoke TV, but last night’s performance at the Palm Court of the Bliss proved that this year contestants will pull out all the stops to win the coveted title of King or Queen. But there could only be one winner … here’s William Neal with the judges’ decision. William Neal, […]
