What began as a routine termination of employees of Belize Telecommunications Limited is now threatening to deteriorate into full scale industrial action on February twenty-second. Tonight executives of the Belize Communication Workers Union maintain that while B.T.L. can hire or fire at its discretion, it must do so within the terms of the collective bargaining […]
And while the telecommunications industry is facing the threat of industrial action, opponents of the Government takeover of Universal Health Services say that this Saturday their supporters will take to the streets to publicly call for more information about the transaction. Dr. John Sosa, a physician working out of Belize Medical Associates, is treasurer of […]
In the Supreme Court today Edward Barona was found guilty of murder. The jury took less than four hours to reach its verdict. Barona was charged with the killing of David Vasquez in June 2005. Sentencing in the court of Justice Troadio Gonzalez, is set for February twenty-third.
High world prices may be creating prosperity in the citrus belt, but one orange grower has been made significantly poorer by a pair of brazen robbers. On Friday morning around eleven-thirty, the farm manager for William Bowman’s Emerald Groves near the village of Maya Centre, arrived on site with the payroll. As he walked from […]
The Ladyville mother looking for the motorist who ran into her son has finally found her man. Following our broadcast last night, Sharmaine Borland visited the Ladyville police station where she found Vista del Mar resident Al Chanona reporting the incident to authorities. There is apparently some difference of opinion over who may have been […]
Everyday schools across the country have to find creative ways to raise money and stretch limited resources. Today, however, Calvary Temple Primary received a little ease in the form of twenty-five fans, books, Bristol boards, and other stationery courtesy of the Belize City Council and the Rotary Club. Georgett Barkley, Principal, Calvary Temple School “As […]
It’s six long years of complicated studies that even under the best conditions can only be described as difficult. But going to medical school in Cuba is still the best deal in town for dozens of aspiring Belizean doctors. This week twenty more are about to begin their professional journey. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. […]
Garbage: it’s a problem that for years has been ignored, swept under the rug, buried in the sand, hidden away, and just plain pushed around. But trust me, like your own overflowing pail in the kitchen, at some point it’s got to be dealt with. And for Belize City, it appears that the day of […]
The bad news is that it’s creating some inconvenience for motorists on our major highways. The good news–at least during Valentine’s week–is that it has put on display over a hundred young men in tight shorts. What I’m talking about, of course, is the M and M Tour of Belize. James Adderley has today’s results. […]
