As the request for higher electricity rates by the country’s monopoly provider continues to dominate public debate, today the Government weighed in on the matter. During a press briefing this morning, the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, Delroy Cuthkelvin, announced that the Barrow administration has already revoked SI 141 of 2007 which had allowed the company […]
On April Fool’s Day a popular prank was to trick the gullible into believing that former Prime Minister Said Musa had been arrested. But the rumour, which was spawned by the repeated assertions of P.M. Barrow that a team of attorneys is investigating the diversion of millions of dollars in donations from Venezuela and Taiwan, […]
John Briceño was today sworn in as Leader of the Opposition. The event took place at Belize House in Belmopan where the Governor General hosted Briceño, other officials, family members and supporters. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “I John Briceño do swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to Belize, I will […]
Dr. Alvaro Rosado, the man in charge of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital since 2001, is on the way out. Information reaching News Five indicates that the new K.H.M.H. board, chaired by Dr. Ricardo Fabro, did not see eye to eye with Rosado and made it clear that his services would be terminated. When contacted […]
Belizean cable TV viewers who are just now getting used to last month’s early switchover to Daylight Savings Time in the United States, should note that this weekend it is Mexico’s turn to “spring forward”. At two Sunday morning clocks in Quintana Roo and points north will be reset to three o’clock. That means Chetumal […]
It has yet to be determined whether the large number of sexual assaults on children by their own family members represents a new phenomenon or simply a greater willingness to report the crimes … but either way, the frequency of child incest cases cannot help but make us question the sanity of the society we […]
On yesterday’s newscast we presented the issue of rising violent crime through the eyes of a street leader and the mother of a murder victim. Tonight we look at the problem from the perspective of Director of Public Prosecutions Lutchman Sooknandan, who says the failure to achieve more convictions can be laid directly at the […]
It may not be as intellectually stimulating as “Jeopardy” or as dramatic as “Deal or No Deal” but the quiz competition that took place this morning at the Bliss had contestants and audience on the edge of their seats. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Ernesto Vasquez, Quiz Master “When was the Museum of Belize inaugurated?” […]
A vacancy exists for a reporter to join the staff of one of the region’s most highly honoured television news organisations. Applicants should possess the following qualifications: – Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree (Broadcasting experience is an asset) – Strong writing skills – Strong command of the English language – A commitment to excellence – Willingness […]
