The latest controversy in the transport industry has climaxed with one bus company assuming management of an upstart cooperative. According to David Novelo, on Friday evening and in coordination with the Department of Transport, his company, National Transport Limited, repossessed the dozen vehicles that had been leased to the members and started running all the […]
With less than eight months to go before general elections it would be extremely surprising if the government in power did not initiate capital projects designed to influence as many votes as possible … and it would be equally shocking if the party out of power did not complain of the underhanded and unfair use […]
It is with great regret that we report the death of Paz Cervantes. Paz, as many of us will recall, served two separate terms as cultural attaché at the Mexican Embassy including the period immediately following independence in the early 1980’s. Paz made numerous friends in Belize and was instrumental in fostering the close relationship […]
The woman who shot her ex-boyfriend in Benque Viejo del Carmen yesterday has been arrested and charged. Thirty-one year old Alma Gonzalez appeared in Magistrates’ Court where she was charged with Attempted Murder, Dangerous Harm, and Deadly Means of Harm. She has been remanded to Hattieville Prison pending trial. Gonzalez visited twenty-five year old Andy […]
The case against a Belize City man accused of homicide has ended with a conviction. Last February, Kermit Meighan was charged with the stabbing murder of twenty-five year old Lionel “Tubbs” Gabb. On the night in question, an argument between the two men on Antelope Street ended with Gabb being stabbed with a five inch […]
The delegation is pitifully small, an acknowledgement of both our financial limitations and lack of national commitment when it comes to sports … but while the seven athletes heading to the Pan American Games in Brazil will be short on support, they’ll be long on heart. In case you don’t see them on E.S.P.N. our […]
Staying with the theme of sports, we’ll turn to the always intriguing world of cycling where this week, reports News Five’s Janelle Chanona, the biggest race does not require a bike. Janelle Chanona, Reporting Historically, cycling in Belize has been a source of intense competition, athletic camaraderie, and of course … tremendous controversy. And while […]
And to round out our coverage, we report on a competition that, while not technically a sport, combines all the elements of skill, strategy, and physical conditioning. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Which team will top this year’s fire fighting Olympiad? This weekend fire fighters from across the country will converge on Punta Gorda to display their […]
It’s a tried and true formula, but beginning tonight Channel 5’s popular K.T.V. entertainment show will kick off with a new format, improved venue, and plenty of cash. News Five’s Kendra Griffith has a preview. William Neal, Host Ultimate KTV “Our first constant for Ultimate KTV is Jazel Shanine Pascascio from Sandhill.” Kendra Griffith, Reporting […]
