After five days, an intensive search covering more than one hundred and fifty square miles of cayes, mangrove swamps, and open sea have not turned up any concrete evidence of what may have happened to seven men missing since Sunday. This evening the families and the Coast Guard Service held a joint press conference to […]
And while national attention this week has been focussed on the search and rescue efforts at sea, tonight the Government of Belize is looking for another kind of relief following a blow out in the butane industry. According to the importers, because Belmopan has not been incorporating rising acquisition costs into the pricing mechanism, they’ve […]
During negotiations between the butane industry and Belmopan, the Musa administration did agree to waive new fees that were implemented at the Western border. But that point is now moot as a press release issued today indicates that in light of a tense standoff between custom brokers, truckers, and importers “the board of Directors of […]
In crime news, murder suspect Arthur Young is still on the loose. Young is the target of investigations into the stabbing death of twenty-four year old Calvin Young. Sources to News Five indicate that the wanted man was seen in the Belize Rural area last night and tonight residents are asked to be careful as […]
Meanwhile, investigations also continue into an armed robbery earlier this week that left a Belize City businessman hospitalized. According to forty-seven year old Jian Zhi Huang, he was at his game shop Kent Market at the corner of Water Lane and West Street when two male customers entered the establishment. But after playing a few […]
Two months after one its appointed senators resigned, the Musa administration has filled the vacancy. In a press release issued this afternoon, Belmopan has asked ophthalmologist Dr. David Hoy to replace former senator Anthony Chanona. Hoy will be officially sworn in at the Senate’s next meeting, set for November twenty-first. Chanona officially resigned from the […]
In pageant news, on Sunday ninety beauty queens from around the world will take to centre stage in Manila, Philippines for Miss Earth 2007. This is the first time Belize is participating the event and the country is being represented by former Miss Belize, Leilah Pandy. According to reports coming out of the competition, following […]
They’ve been to Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium promoting the critically acclaimed CD, Watina … and tonight Andy Palacio and the Garifuna Collective are back in Belize. And the musicians did not come back empty handed either as on October twenty-eighth Palacio and producer Ivan Duran of Stone Tree Records were the recipients of […]
Christmas may be eight weeks away, but as any fundraiser will tell you, there’s no harm in an early start. Marion Ali, Reporting The sight and sounds of the Salvation Army has become synonymous with the Christmas season. Today the bells of the Kettle Appeal officially started ringing on Albert Street. The proceeds of this […]
While there’s no shortage of artistic talent in Belize, opportunities to hone potential into skill are limited. But this weekend an event at the Bliss is designed to show local dancers what can be achieved through discipline and dedication. Janelle Chanona, Reporting This weekend, Belizean audiences will be treated to the grace and beauty of […]
