Tomorrow morning Belizeans will wake up to a brand new tax: the General Sales Tax. From its inception, the tax has been categorized as a close cousin of the much maligned Value Added Tax. And today News Five’s Alyssa Noble discovered that the G.S.T. is already creating its own brand of chaos. Amparo Noble, General […]
In the midst of unabated reports of sex crimes against children, tonight there is news that a former police officer who was allegedly caught red handed molesting a minor has been acquitted of the crime. After deliberating for approximately two and a half hours this afternoon, the jury returned with a not guilty verdict for […]
Five people are in police custody tonight following the confiscation of several high powered weapons from the streets of Belize City. According to authorities, on Monday an anonymous tip led them to an area in St. Martin’s de Porres, where officers found an AK47 hidden in an abandoned lot. While no one was arrested in […]
For the past three years, Junior Achievement Belize has been giving students a hands on training course, showing them first hand what it takes to own and manage a business. Through the Belize Business Bureau, the international programme has had the participation of some three thousand young persons from across the country. Tonight the latest […]
There appears to be no shortage of activities for parents and children to choose from to fill the long holiday and tonight we’ve got another to add to that list … it’s called a summer dance intensive. According to camp coordinator Marcella Meighan the one-week course will include classes in jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and modern […]
For the past three days, early morning activity on the Western Highway has been dominated by participants in the male edition of the M and M Engineering Tour for category three, four and five riders. News Five’s Janelle Chanona and cameraman Godfrey Ramsey have been among those early risers and file the following report on […]
By all accounts, most Belizeans never really listen to the budget; much less understand the document when it is presented in the House of Representatives. But this time around, the Women’s Issues Network of Belize has made it a mandate to ensure that at least one sector of society is informed and empowered to actually […]
