Charges of mismanagement levied by the rank and file of the Belize Bus Owners Cooperative against their own elected leader have been aired almost since the day of the organisation’s formation. But it appears that the war of words may soon end in the cooperative’s collapse. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Controversy […]
Once again the adage that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease” has proved true. In this case the squeaker was Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya who complained to the press on Tuesday that two months worth of head tax money due to the council for April and May had not been delivered by central government. […]
The driver of a truck involved in a fatal accident in Dangriga has been arrested and charged by police. Thirty-six year old Alex Cordova of San Lazaro Village in the Orange Walk District was driving along Market Square on Wednesday when a bicyclist, forty-seven year old Analee Flores, was caught between Cordova’s truck and a […]
Which company in Belize is the nation’s most profitable? If you guessed B.T.L. you’d be wrong. If you guessed B.E.L. you’d be warmer but still wrong. The correct answer is B.B. Holdings. That’s the parent company of the Belize Bank, and its latest annual report is showing a twenty-six point eight percent increase in net […]
In news from the capital city, construction crews continue to improve the appearance and integrity of the buildings that make up the Western Regional Hospital. According to a release issued by the Press Office, official handing over ceremonies of the refurbished maternity ward took place this morning. The unit now has a fresh coat of […]
We run a fair amount of stories about rogue cops, the ones who violate the public trust and bring shame upon the rest of the force. But there’s another kind of rogue cop that we don’t often hear about: the police officer who goes above and beyond the call of duty to make the community […]
It may not be as lush and mysterious as the rain forests of the Cayo, Stann Creek, and Toledo districts, but the area comprising Camp Oakley near Burrell Boom is a reasonable substitute for the purpose of getting away from the city. This week I joined some adventurous young people as they experienced the joys […]
