He is known as “Clear the Land,” that’s Minister of State Edmund Castro who is the area representative for Belize Rural North. And true to his name, one family that has been residing in Sandhill, is claiming the minister is attempting to do just that, clear their land to give to his constituents. In this […]
From land to water: brace yourselves, because the tough times are about to get worse. Late this evening the Public Utilities Commission announced an early decision on the application by BWS for a rate increase. The government operated utility company had requested an increase of twenty-five percent on water rates and the PUC has now […]
On Monday night we reported a fatal boat accident at sea near White Sands Cove north of San Pedro Ambergris Caye. Police say that their investigation may lead to charges of Causing Death by Careless Conduct and Manslaughter by Negligence. According to the cops, one of the boats did not have lights and they have […]
You will have to live in another planet, not to know that a battle is raging over phones but the real war is over rates. SMART, the other telephone company, has embarked on its own campaign to win over customers. The promotion took off in the northern districts of Corozal and Orange Walk and SMART […]
Representatives of Oceana, the NGO dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans, made the media rounds on Monday to explain their mission as they launched their Belize operations. Today, the renown scientist, Daniel Pauly, made another stop and addressed an unlikely audience. News Five’s Jose Sanchez was at the Gwen Lizarraga High School where marine life […]
Turning to news from the courts, it is a crime that is not often reported but a twelve year old girl of Burrell Boom claims she was raped twice by her father. Fearful after the first incident in March 2008, the girl did not report it until eleven months after the second assault. Her thirty-two […]
Two police officers attached to the Orange Walk Branch are tonight in trouble with the law. That’s because Private Constables Roman Canul and Enrique Bacab were both charged on Monday with Handling Stolen Goods in respect of two burglaries in June and October of this year. According to Superintendent Miguel Guzman of the Corozal Police, […]
While the two cops are in trouble, this past Monday afternoon, a Prison Officer was busted at the Kolbe Foundation with close to five hundred grams of weed hidden in a Ramen noodles package. The thirty year old officer, Miguel Coc, of Corozal Town, was charged today with drug trafficking. Coc appeared in front of […]
But a prison inmate serving a five year jail term for escape will spend an additional three years behind bars. In court today, Odilio Ortiz, today changed his not guilty plea to guilty for drug trafficking at the Hattieville Prison. Magistrate Aretha Ford after hearing a mitigation plea from Ortiz imposed the minimum jail term […]
Commuters on Albert Street this morning were shaken up by a vehicle explosion in front of Wholesale Plus. It involved a Belize Western Energy Limited butane truck that experienced a massive gas leak in the heavily trafficked and commercial area. One of the gas attendants fainted as a result of the fumes emanating from the […]
And in news from financial circles, you will recognize him from a previous diplomatic appointment in Belize. He was Her Majesty’s High Commissioner between 2001 to 2004, that’s Philip Priestley, who has now just been appointed as a non-executive director of BCB Holdings. Priestly has an extensive diplomatic background that spans thirty five years. In […]
Garifuna Settlement Day is this Thursday and there are numerous cultural events taking place around the country. In Belize City today, the vibrant Garifuna culture was among the many displays at the Anglican Cathedral College school grounds. That’s because the students spent the day learning about the different ethnicities in Belize at their Cultural Awareness […]
