Three women have been named in connection with the over two hundred thousand dollars missing from a public service pension fund managed by the Treasury Department. Yesterday Rhea Pennil was the first to be charged, she faces charges for Handling Stolen Goods of over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. But today Monica Escarpeta, a […]
Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Dean Barrow revealed that arrests would be made at City Hall for financial improprieties. Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers countered the PM saying City Hall was in fact using a system called “under-depositing”. Well, no arrests have been made in that case, but the man who blew the whistle, Patrick Tillett, […]
Nine point six acres of land parceled off in the Krooman Reserve in the Antelope Street Extension area of Belize City and issued to businessman, Jack Chawla, for a potato chip factory has sparked huge outcry. The reserve, the only one in the city, serves to drain waters entering Belize City from the Savannahs. News […]
News Five broke the story on the hasty survey and approval of more than nine acres of land in the Krooman Lagoon Reserve to the owner of Xtra House, Jack Chawla, in June. Since then, the businessman has begun his development on the city’s only reserve that also serves for drainage. Jose Sanchez was back […]
In late November, he was featured On Channel Five’s morning show as an entrepreneur and the owner of Poor People’s Furniture—an upholstery and furniture business on the Southside of Belize City. He was a young man who said he wanted a positive lifestyle after his past experiences in gangs and violence. But shortly before eleven […]
We reported at the top of the newscast that two had been arrested in the missing Treasury funds. And now there is finally an arrest in the case of the missing monies from the Western Border Management Agency in the Cayo District. This morning, thirty-eight year old Julio Santos was apprehended for six counts of […]
The government is proposing amendments to the constitution. Last night they held the first in a series of countrywide consultations regarding whether or not a person may be appointed as attorney general though he or she is not an elected member of the House of National Assembly. The other two amendments dealt with the Caribbean […]
We spoke to the Prime Minister in Belmopan today about his government’s motive for the dual citizenship. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “There’s nothing that, even with the most maligned will in the world, you can suggest is sinister about this. This is an effort, in my view, to remove a fetter that is contradictory and […]
And what does Barrow have to say about the proposal for a non-elected Attorney General? Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Once that person coming from the private Bar is sworn in as a minister, he takes the same oath of service, he is bound by the same laws as to honesty and probity as any other […]
We have reported regularly on the work of Doctor Arlie Petters, Belize’s world famous scientist. Doctor Petters is currently on one of his frequent visits and is undertaking one of his passions, that is, working with young people to advance their educational and cultural experiences. The programme this time involves gifted students who have come […]
It is unpleasant, preventable and all too common. This week’s Healthy Living takes a deeper look at Halitosis, the causes and the simple steps you can take to prevent it. Marleni Cuellar, Reporting Bad breath. Even though it’s not life threatening, it is a health issue that many people spend much time and money trying […]
