Maria Plaza Gomez, a Spanish flight attendant with Swift Air of Guatemala was holidaying at La Isla Bonita when she was murdered on Sunday morning. As we told you on Tuesday night, she was last seen alive by a fruit vendor in the company of a heavy set man. It was a most heinous murder, […]
On Tuesday night we broke the news that at the top of the Ministry of National Security, directives were issued to the Immigration Department to grant visas to Chinese nationals via the Belize Embassy in Cuba. The Chinese and other nationals stopover in Belize on chartered flights and then make their way to the promised […]
On Tuesday night we asked about the burning issue of the Social Security Board investment in Telemedia shares. The question was should the unions hold off investment until litigation against the company is concluded in the courts. Well, the viewers have spoken and seventy-nine percent think that the fifty million dollar investment for twenty percent […]
The ink had not even dried on the decision by the Social Security Board to invest in Telemedia when a first salvo was launched on the illegality of Tuesday’s decision and the previous recommendation of the Investment Committee. Earlier today, Glenn Tillett, a talk show host, wrote to Lois Young, the Chairperson of the S.S.B. […]
As we told you, the Belize Social Security Board’s decision is already under fire. The vote was taken on Tuesday night because on Friday of last week trade union representatives Dylan Reneau and Elena Smith absented themselves from a scheduled meeting which would have considered the vote. When it didn’t happen, the S.S.B. chairman, Lois […]
Still on the S.S.B. fiasco, Dylan Reneau also says that the unions need clarity on what they consider a veiled threat on the issue of the quorum at board meetings. Dylan Reneau, President, N.T.U.C.B. “I think we need to have some clarity on what transpired last Friday. [Uhm] certainly we notified the board that we […]
On Monday this week, Kamela Palma, was terminated as High Commissioner of Belize to London. It follows written exchanges between Palma, her minister, Wilfred Sedi Elrington and the CEO, Alexis Rosado. From documentation we have viewed, Palma’s fate was sealed over her decision to stand her ground in respect of whom she left in charge […]
Police are still trying to close in on the assailants of Monday night’s armed robbery at Seashore Store in Belama Phase one. The attack occurred at around seven o’clock and lasted for a little over a minute. The robbers, who first approached the security guard outside the store and carried him inside the business, then […]
An unusual charge is before the courts against Joseph Meighan, the owner of JB Security and two of his employees. Darrel Brooks and Jeremy Morgan were initially charged in September for Acting as Security Guards without Licenses while Meighan was charged with Employing Persons without Licenses. They were all released on bail for those charges […]
On Monday a group of six was arrested and charged for kept ammunition and other related firearm offences following a raid conducted at the home of forty-four year old Gloria Humes on Lawrence Avenue in Belize City. The four adults and two minors were initially taken into police custody where two adults pleaded guilty to […]
The process of restoring and rebuilding areas affected by hurricane Richard will continue for some time and patience is wearing thin for the victims. The Hattieville community was smack in the eye of the storm; hundreds were displaced and for two residents who lost everything, their pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears. News […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow left Belize immediately after Hurricane Richard. We were told he was going to a CDB meeting in Barbados and would stay on for the funeral of Former Prime Minster David Thompson. Well, he did go to the CDB meeting, we still don’t know if he brought back money but he didn’t […]
On Tuesday the US Government was bearing gifts. Close to a million dollars were delivered to numerous NGO’s. Today the top brass of the US Southern Command delivered his own goodies; this time the recipient was NEMO, who got equipment that will come in handy in emergencies. News Five’s Jose Sanchez was present for the […]
It is a match made in heaven, Vanesa and Julio took their wedding vows this past Sunday on live television. The reality wedding culminated months of romance that were captured on live television as our cameras followed Julio and Vanesa. Like many couples, their love was tested by the challenges that came their way. Julio […]
