Prime Minister Said Musa has intimated both privately and publicly that the bulk of his recent political problems are rooted in an overly aggressive and opinionated press corps that is pushing the Opposition’s agenda. Today, after ostensibly whipping a rebellious Cabinet into line and mounting a unilateral media offensive, the P.M. finally met his tormentors […]
According to Chief Information Officer Nuri Mohammed, the Prime Minister’s press conference this morning was cut short because of a previous commitment. That pressing engagement had to do with the fact that Belize is the venue of the tenth meeting of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations. This week, Belize’s Foreign Minister Eamon […]
The rumours were confirmed by University officials earlier this week: that is the replacement of Dr. Corinth Morter-Lewis as President of the University of Belize. During his press conference this morning, the Prime Minister explained the rationale behind the decision. Prime Minister Said Musa “Let me say that I’ve had only but excellent relations with […]
A convicted U.S. sex offender hiding out in Belize has been arrested and sent home. According to police, last September an arrest warrant was issued for forty-seven year old Randall Allen Smith after he failed to register as a sex offender following a conviction and jail term for the indecent assault of a female child […]
In other crime news, police have made arrests in separate shootings that occurred this week. According to investigators, twenty-two year old Carl Egbert Archer is the gunman who opened fire on twenty year old Meldric Flowers and fifteen year old Michael Malic, while the two were double riding on Raccoon Street Extension on Saturday night. […]
Anyone driving from Belize City to Belmopan can’t help but notice the large areas of burnt and burning countryside. These seasonal fires are not unusual in that pine ridge terrain and are part of a natural pattern of regeneration. But wildfires are not confined to rural areas and, as I discovered today, are becoming increasingly […]
The issue of domestic violence is a complex one, both for the perpetrator and victim. What is not hard to figure out, however, is that something needs to be done to stop it. Today the Women’s Department introduced a new weapon in the fight. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The reality is that men do not feel […]
A Dangriga woman is seventy-seven thousand dollars richer after winning Wednesday’s lotto jackpot. This afternoon Pearl Valdez picked up her cheque from Tropical Gaming’s office and told News Five her win was a sweet surprise. Pearl Valdez, $77,500 Lotto Winner “The numbers I get from a power mint sweet. They have some lucky numbers from […]
The military exercise known as Tradewinds 2007 continued today, but while most of the multinational force trained in the heat and dust of the mainland, one contingent of participants headed out for the blue. News Five’s Kendra Griffith was aboard. Kendra Griffith “Out on the water today these coast guards will be practicing BECC’s, Basic, […]
