There is one more allegation to add to a long and growing list of charges of negligence in the national health system. This latest claim comes from a popular local performer who finds himself recuperating at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after his transfer from the Southern Regional Hospital. Twenty-seven year old Albert Tillett Junior, […]
In August the government nationalized Belize Telemedia Limited and since then it has made public statements against its competitor, Smart. The two have embarked on aggressive marketing campaigns, but Telemedia has gone one step further and is literally pulling the plug on Smart and it looks like the days of the monopoly are not too […]
The Flores Bus Line that runs the Ladyville/Lords Bank route already has a legal matter with the Transport Department before the courts. The injunction came after the Department suspended Flores Bus Line from operating for a month, during which his permit would have expired. So Flores, through Attorney Hubert Elrington, sought the court’s intercession on […]
But this afternoon, Minister of Transport, Melvin Hulse, said the problem lies with the same ring of bus owners who keep breaking the regulations and the schedules. Melvin Hulse, Minister of Transport “Anytime yoh hear people noh get something yoh hear all kinda mada rugu bout it. We need to go beyond dis. People need […]
The Public Utilities Commission has reviewed a multi-million dollar business plan submitted by the Belize Water Services Limited and has approved a water rate increase of ten point six percent without changes to any current fee structure. Today the P.U.C. explained that it also made changes to B.W.S.L.’S business plan and proposed that operational expenditures […]
The long arms of the law also caught up today with a Belize City man, who lied to the court about his name and court record. Fifty-eight year old Frank Neal appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer this morning where he was charged with Attempted Theft. Allegations are that shortly after midnight on Tuesday, November seventeenth […]
He faces a string of charges for Obtaining Property by Deception but he has never been convicted. Thirty-four year old graphic designer, Artemio Acosta, of Neal Pen Road was this morning arraigned on five different counts of the charge. At around ten a.m. Acosta appeared before Magistrate Aretha Ford and heard the first charge against […]
Owen Arthur; he is the former prime minister of Barbados who has bragging rights to record economic growth in his country during his fourteen year tenure. While he is not involved in electoral politics he is still a voice in the region. His current visit to Belize has to do with the Caribbean Single Market […]
Still on CARICOM, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced on June nineteenth of this year that the Privy Council will be replaced with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal for Belize. That’s a decision Barbados made several years ago and one that Arthur says he does not regret. He explained why. […]
The other former leader in Belize this week was Cesar Gaviria of Colombia. Gaviria is of prominence not only for his presidency but also for the work he did as the Secretary General for the Organization of American States. He is known as a keen negotiator in times of crisis who was involved in the […]
The former OAS Secretary General also spoke about one of Belize’s close allies, Cuba. The Cuban Mission to Belize is involved in numerous technical and cooperation initiatives, including a large medical brigade. Though Cuba is the largest Caribbean island with a population of over eleven million, the country has been either removed or left out […]
Closer to home, Gaviria also weighed in on the military coup d’état that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. He felt that the situation had reached the point that Zelaya would not be able to return to power since his term is quickly expiring. Cesar Gaviria, Former President of Colombia “Probably they could have produced a […]
It is the eve of Garifuna Day celebrations, and whether or not you are heading south to the cradle of the Garifuna community you can still enjoy the celebrations. Channel Five’s Open Your Eyes will bring you a special show from Dangriga beginning at six-thirty in the morning. The coverage includes the re-enactment of the […]
You will remember him as one of the big voices behind the Garifuna Kids, the Garifuna Legacy Band and the L.A. based Punta Band sensation, Ibayani. And tonight, thirty-four year old Dayaan Ellis, known as Nuru, is launching a fifth album entitled, “Afien” which translates to “Believe”. Nuru was born and raised in Dangriga and […]
There is one more allegation to add to a long and growing list of charges of negligence in the national health system. This latest claim comes from a popular local performer who finds himself recuperating at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after his transfer from the Southern Regional Hospital. Twenty-seven year old Albert Tillett Junior, […]
In August the government nationalized Belize Telemedia Limited and since then it has made public statements against its competitor, Smart. The two have embarked on aggressive marketing campaigns, but Telemedia has gone one step further and is literally pulling the plug on Smart and it looks like the days of the monopoly are not too […]
The Flores Bus Line that runs the Ladyville/Lords Bank route already has a legal matter with the Transport Department before the courts. The injunction came after the Department suspended Flores Bus Line from operating for a month, during which his permit would have expired. So Flores, through Attorney Hubert Elrington, sought the court’s intercession on […]
But this afternoon, Minister of Transport, Melvin Hulse, said the problem lies with the same ring of bus owners who keep breaking the regulations and the schedules. Melvin Hulse, Minister of Transport “Anytime yoh hear people noh get something yoh hear all kinda mada rugu bout it. We need to go beyond dis. People need […]
The Public Utilities Commission has reviewed a multi-million dollar business plan submitted by the Belize Water Services Limited and has approved a water rate increase of ten point six percent without changes to any current fee structure. Today the P.U.C. explained that it also made changes to B.W.S.L.’S business plan and proposed that operational expenditures […]
The long arms of the law also caught up today with a Belize City man, who lied to the court about his name and court record. Fifty-eight year old Frank Neal appeared before Magistrate Sharon Frazer this morning where he was charged with Attempted Theft. Allegations are that shortly after midnight on Tuesday, November seventeenth […]
He faces a string of charges for Obtaining Property by Deception but he has never been convicted. Thirty-four year old graphic designer, Artemio Acosta, of Neal Pen Road was this morning arraigned on five different counts of the charge. At around ten a.m. Acosta appeared before Magistrate Aretha Ford and heard the first charge against […]
Owen Arthur; he is the former prime minister of Barbados who has bragging rights to record economic growth in his country during his fourteen year tenure. While he is not involved in electoral politics he is still a voice in the region. His current visit to Belize has to do with the Caribbean Single Market […]
Still on CARICOM, Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced on June nineteenth of this year that the Privy Council will be replaced with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal for Belize. That’s a decision Barbados made several years ago and one that Arthur says he does not regret. He explained why. […]
The other former leader in Belize this week was Cesar Gaviria of Colombia. Gaviria is of prominence not only for his presidency but also for the work he did as the Secretary General for the Organization of American States. He is known as a keen negotiator in times of crisis who was involved in the […]
The former OAS Secretary General also spoke about one of Belize’s close allies, Cuba. The Cuban Mission to Belize is involved in numerous technical and cooperation initiatives, including a large medical brigade. Though Cuba is the largest Caribbean island with a population of over eleven million, the country has been either removed or left out […]
