It has become one of the biggest scandals to hit Mayor Zenaida Moya and within days of Sunday’s U.D.P. convention. It is the matter of an additional ninety thousand dollars she has collected since 2006 and which the Councillors say was unauthorized and she’s got to pay back. The usually outspoken mayor, was quiet today […]
There has been an ongoing bus war in the transportation industry for some time. It is a fight between big operators, small operators and one that has turned political and ugly. It escalated this week when it became known that there was an intention to zone bus routes. This afternoon, the Ministry of Transport introduced […]
And at the press conference one of the affected parties, owners of National Transportation Services Limited, David and Antonio Novelo dug holes in the new plan. David and Antonio Novelo, Co-owner, N.T.S.L. “Out of all of these individuals that you have given run to Benque, and I’ll name them: Guerra, D&E Bus Line, the BBOC, […]
And while the press conference was occurring inside the Raccoon Police Station, the mood outside was feisty. Over two hundred conductors, bus-drivers and their family members employed by the Novelo owned National Transport protested the new regulations. The Novelo brothers claim they stand to loose millions in their controversial thirty million dollar investment and that […]
And from the embattled transport industry to the sugar industry where a storm is brewing over millions of dollars allegedly unaccounted for. Reports from the north say that fireworks are expected this weekend when the Orange Walk Division of the Cane Farmers Association holds its annual general meeting. At stake is a whopping seven point […]
A U.S. national will spend the next few days behind bars after he was detained at the International Airport as he was attempting to leave Belize yesterday. Twenty-six year old Mathew Johnson of Missouri, who was attempting to board his four o’clock flight, appeared in court today and was charged with Keeping a Prohibited firearm […]
A new jury will have to be empanelled in the case of a forty-three year old Guatemalan charged with the incest of his fourteen year old daughter. After failing to show up for his trial on September thirtieth, Justice Troadio Gonzalez discharged the jury and issued a warrant for the man’s arrest. But about an […]
Tropical Storm Arthur hit southern Belize on June first, precisely on the day the hurricane season opened. Communities in the area are still recovering from the devastating effects of the storm and yesterday the children of Hope Creek received school bags courtesy of the U.S. government. The bags were handed over to the kids through […]
A delegation of forty-six travelled to Managua, Nicaragua today to represent Belize at the second Annual Central American Games for Students with Disabilities. The delegation includes twenty-five athletes between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, their coaches and their chaperones. The athletes were selected earlier this year as the top contenders of the National Special […]
If you are a damsel in distress, there is an upcoming opportunity to acquire techniques and tactics to defend yourself from any aggression whether home invasions, robbery, rape, or domestic violence. And that is because the Wesley Junior College is sponsoring a training programme for women, including mothers and young girls. The trainer is S. […]
According to reports to News Five, current deputy, Glen Ysaguirre, will be moving up to the post of Governor of the Central Bank of Belize. Ysaguirre takes over from Sydney Campbell whose contract was not renewed when it expired at the end of September. Ysaguirre will take over the reins as soon as all the […]
And while on the governor general, Belize House in Belmopan announced today that Sir Colville Young will be attending the annual Conference of CARICOM Heads of State. Sir Colville leaves the country on Sunday October fifth for the Bahamas and during his absence, the Secretary of the Cabinet, James Murphy, will be performing the functions […]
The September celebrations are over, but there is still plenty to do this coming weekend. Safiyyah has the details of what to do and where to go… Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize for the first weekend in October. Tonight starting at eight p.m. the Brazilian string orchestra will be doing a […]
