After weeks of battle, today the Government scored a major victory against Belize Telemedia Limited when the Revenue Court ordered the company to pay business taxes for the months of February and March. Revenue Magistrate Edd Usher made the ruling this morning ordering that the taxes amounting to just over four point six million dollars […]
For weeks the nation held its collective breath as the number of murders appeared to have subsided. The peace was shattered last week with the murder of Emigdio Gomez off the Coastal Road and this morning the quiet community of Sand Hill was the venue for murder number forty-three of 2008. News Five’s Marion Ali […]
A woman who had hoped to travel to the United States will not be making that trip after she lost her life this morning as a result of a head on collision involving two Toyota Camrys. The incident occurred around nine a.m. between miles forty-two and forty-three in Cotton Tree Village on the Western Highway. […]
In an update to last night’s story on the sensational discovery of explosives at a house at the corner of Plues and Berkley Streets, two men and a woman appeared in court twice today to face charges relating to the incident. The three were at the house in question when police made a search of […]
In other court news, an eighteen year old was today found guilty of three counts of Robbery and sentenced to five years for each count. Edwin Bardalez, however, will only be behind bars for five years as Magistrate Dorothy Flowers has ordered that the sentences run concurrently. The incident in question goes back to July […]
The Senate met today to consider a new judicial appointment and examine the Freedom of Information Amendment Bill. News five’s Ann-Marie Williams attended the meeting in the nation’s capital. Ann-Marie Williams, Reporting The third meeting of the Upper House since the government took office was held today on Independence Hill in Belmopan with twelve of […]
On Monday, approximately one hundred and seventy-five members of the legal and business community attended a conference on the Caribbean Court of Justice. The event is part of an ongoing campaign by the administration of the C.C.J. to educate regional residents on the functioning of the court and its role in the CARICOM Single Market […]
Every year students across the country look forward to the two-month summer holiday so they can kickback, relax and take part in some fun activities. But for the fifth time, camp director Peter Lacey is urging children and parents alike to set aside a portion of the vacation to get a head start on the […]
For fifty years the organisation known as 4H has been equipping at-risk Belizean youths with skills in agriculture, food processing, building technology, and most recently tourism development. And while countrywide celebrations for the milestone began in January, and will continue throughout the rest of the year, this weekend the festivities were located in Belmopan. Karl […]
