A commercial dispute has ended up in the nationalization of Belize Telemedia. Since Tuesday the Government took over full control of the telephone utility company, which, at least for now being, is run by businessman Nestor Vasquez and Anwar Barrow, the son of the Prime Minister. So what lies ahead for the other utility company, […]
Following Telemedia’s takeover on Monday, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry stated that they viewed with concern the Amendment to the Telecommunications Act and the haste with which it was dealt. The Chamber also felt that the business community at home and abroad may be more discriminatory when considering future investments in Belize and […]
The Senator spoke to News Five today and said he does not have a problem with any other company related to the Ashcroft group of companies, including Smart, the other telecommunications supplier. Hulse says he does not see how the take-over could be extended to Smart. Godwin Hulse, Senator “As far as I know they […]
But while Hulse says he feels he did the right thing, the Belize Business Bureau does not support his position. President of the Bureau, Misael Flores, told News Five today that while the Bureau is of the view that government was too hasty in making the decision – one that could have some serious implications […]
You will know that there have been scheduled blackouts around the country. In July the Public Utilities Commission (P.U.C.) held a press conference regarding the loss of power supply from its main source, Comision Federal de Electricidad; its generator at West Lake Park on the Western Highway and from Hydro Maya. It all came in […]
It was an emotional day in court in respect of the ongoing money laundering case against the Coye family. Michael Coye, his wife, Marleni Coye, their daughter, Melonie Coye and son, Jude Coye along with Melonie’s husband, James Gerou were charged with money laundering on January second. Though their business account was frozen, it turns […]
In news on other crimes, a broad daylight shooting around ten-thirty Tuesday morning left a construction worker with a bullet wound to the leg. Forty-three year old Andrew Azueta told police that while he was standing at the corner of King and Plues Street in Belize City, he heard a loud noise and after realized […]
On the other side of town, robbers struck close to the Queen Street Police Station minutes later on Tuesday morning. Shortly after eleven a.m., Global Consulting Services located at the corner of New Road and Hydes Lane was jacked by brazen thieves. According to an employee, two men entered the business, one armed with a […]
A Canadian who was acting disorderly at the Battlefield Park earlier this year is behind bars tonight after he was found guilty of the offense. Forty-seven year old David Allen McFarlen was convicted for Insulting a Police Officer and was fined a hundred dollars. But he opted to spend the alternative one month jail sentence. […]
A man who says he is a tacos vendor is out on bail for robbing a fellow tacos vendor. Twenty-two year old Allen Guzman of Pelican Street pleaded not guilty this afternoon in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court. The charge follows a report by twenty-five year old Lorenzo Perez that at about seven this morning […]
‘Tis the season for hurricane preparedness. With the season well underway, two trainers from the U.S.A.I.D. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance in Dominica are here on initial damage assessment and needs analysis. They are here to train a total of thirty-five personnel from the National Emergency Management Organization, related Ministries and non-government organizations, the basics […]
The Belize Port Authority has been hard at work since the middle of last year to establish a draft Maritime Port Policy, which is expected to outline government’s vision for the port sector in the years to come. That draft was presented to key players in the shipping industry as well as environmentalists, trade unions, […]
While policy is on the drawing board, the Port Authority has taken a decision on numerous boat operators heading out to sea without proper licenses. And while they’re not that easy to catch in waters, the Port Authority is giving them a chance to straighten things up. From August first to October thirty-first, it is […]
It’s an advocacy group against the domestic abuse of women and the sexual exploitation of children. And after the success of the first Miss African Queen International Pageant, the Concerned Belize Women Organization is hosting the first ever Independence Day Junior pageant. The pageant, which will be held under the theme ‘Each One Reach One, […]
