The hostile takeover of Telemedia was completed on Tuesday and since then the chairman of the board, Net Vasquez, has been making public allegations about the state of Telemedia before its hasty nationalization. Prime Minister Dean Barrow made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Monday and by Tuesday afternoon, the deal was signed, […]
But the allegations did not stop at just looting. Boyce also responded to claims that he had documents removed from the B.T.L.’s offices before he left and he addressed the issue of potential investors in Telemedia. Dean Boyce, Former Chairman, Executive Committee, B.T.L. “I don’t actually have any original documents in my office, I never […]
And there is a lot of noise coming from the new Telemedia management about the ownership of the N.D.F.B. building on Coney Drive acquired by Great Belize Productions. The obvious intention is to cast aspersions on a legitimate and transparent business transaction. Anyone with business sense would understand that the ownership the G.B.T.V. property cannot […]
Since Tuesday morning, viewers of Channel Five’s breakfast show, Open Your Eyes, would have seen a different look on our morning show. Channel Five was forced to create a makeshift studio for the show at our Regent Street location following the hasty takeover of Telemedia by the government on Monday August twenty-fourth. The previous Open […]
Still on news in the industry, the nationalization of Telemedia is already sending shockwaves through cable subscribers from Orange Walk and Corozal. One of the casualties is Centaur Cable Station in Orange Walk, which is owned by P.U.P. leader John Briceño and his family. Since Tuesday’s appointment of the new chairman and owner of Channel […]
If fuel prices have been taking a toll on your pockets, it is not going to get any better if your vehicle runs on premium gasoline. Premium was the only gas spared in the last price hike on August nineteenth but as of midnight tonight, it will increase by forty-three cents and will now be […]
A Belize City mother is appealing to the public to help locate her missing daughter. Argelia Hernandez says that while she was at work last Friday, fourteen year old Ester Hernandez left her home on Santa Barbara Street, reportedly with her aunt. Argelia told News Five that three days before her daughter disappeared, she had […]
We’ve heard people fighting over strange things, but we’ve haven’t heard of two men fighting over a sip of wine. And the Belize City security guard who was charged with committing the crime was spared incarceration even though he allegedly used a knife to attack his victim. According to police, on Thursday at six-thirty-five p.m., […]
Plues Street is not known for flourishing gardens, but one resident has shown his skills for growing weed rather than pulling them out of his garden. Unfortunately for forty-one year old Andrew Murillo, the five plants which measured from four to a massive ten feet in height are of the Cannabis Sativa variety. And though […]
For the past fifteen years, firefighters from around the country have been competing for the top spot in their field. The friendly competition is known as the National Fire Service Olympiad and this year sixty are battling to become the number one firefighter. Jose Sanchez headed to Yarborough today and has this report. Jose Sanchez […]
Crimestoppers Belize has done their fair share in assisting the Police Department to close cases. It uses anonymous tips from the public and offers rewards to encourage people to report crimes they witness. In celebrating its fifth year of operation, Crimestoppers is also honouring the people that have made the program a success. Those supporters […]
The Liberty Foundation is still strapped for cash. And with the new school year only days away, the foundation is putting off its second annual fund-raising event. In late June of this year, the foundation was threatened with closure which meant that forty-five would have been left without a home. There was some relief with […]
He recently moved to Verona, Italy, but Belizean artist and cartoonist, Charles Chavannes, is back home and he is putting on display a collection of his most recent artwork. The seventy-five piece exhibit entitled Acquarelli Erranti includes water colour paintings inspired by the design of unique and ancient buildings of his adopted home. According to […]
He calls himself “Notthing Nice”, but contrary to this, Allen Martinez says he spreads positive messages in his music. The local artist came to News Five studios today to get the word out about his new CD. Martinez says he does dancehall style, but he tries to stay away from the violent content that now […]
Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize? This is the last weekend in August and there are plenty of activities to do all over, from North to South. Starting with Dangriga for this Friday night, Hamalali Radio will be having a Kareoke competition followed by a dance featuring the Punta Rebels and Chico […]
