Late this afternoon, both the Fire and Police Departments headed to West Landivar where a boat was on fire. The signs all point to arson and according to boat owners, other vessels moored in the area have been targeted. But why and by whom? There is some speculation, yet no one has been held responsible. […]
Once, twice, and now for the third time, Brandon Smith and Edwin Flowers are facing charges for Randy Coye’s murder. Smith and Flowers were initially charged along with Leon Gray, Deshawn Mena and Kenroy Humes in October 2009, but they were all released in July 2010 by Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie. A week later, all […]
The future of boat tenders hangs in the balance. As we mentioned on Thursday Prime Minister Dean Barrow is heading a delegation of four including Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia Jr., Chief Executive Officer Lindsay Garbutt and Director of Tourism Seleni Matus to deliberate with cruise line representatives in Miami on their new tender policies. Both […]
As we said, talks are going on in to stem a proposal that could affect the livelihood of over one hundred seafarers. The Carnival Cruise Line’s new proposal can be costly for tender operators, who will have to invest millions of dollars to acquire new vessels to transport tourists to the mainland if they want […]
Tonight the PM and a delegation from the Tourism Ministry are in Miami hoping to broker a deal with cruise lines to avert loss of jobs for boat tenders, who do not have the capacity to meet a new policy by the cruise lines. On Thursday night, we asked viewers if foreign interests should be […]
Tonight the unemployment line is getting longer. Employees of National Transport are officially out of jobs. The announcement came today through the Labour Commissioner, Ivan Williams, who said that the Receiver of National Transports and Bel Bus, Kevin Castillo, informed that he would not resume the bus operations. The employees, some of whom had previously […]
She lost her husband less than a month ago and now Mileni Cruz, the widow of kidney patient and activist, Jose Cruz, is facing the possibility of being left without a roof for her herself and her two daughters. Just before the Christmas, Cruz, who lives in a government house in Central Farm, received a […]
There is some good news coming from the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Earlier today a ceremony was held to show off the newly renovated medical ward. The work started six months ago and it will provide patients with some degree of comfort in a more pleasant environment. The Ministry of Health teamed up with Belize […]
As we reported early this week, Justice Manuel Sosa has been sworn in as the first Belizean president to the Court of Appeal. In the meantime, the search for a new Chief Justice continues. Three candidates are in the running with one from the Caribbean being favored by insiders, whilst another candidate from New Zealand […]
Eighteen year old Ibrahim Smith who was recently remanded to the Belize Central Prison for the shooting death of Shenelle Reyes on November sixteenth, 2010 appeared before Magistrate Emerson Banner today where he pleaded guilty to three additional criminal offenses. The charges include theft, conspiracy to commit theft and wounding. On the evening of June […]
We’re fresh into the New Year and if you take a poll, one of the most popular resolutions is to lose weight. Keeping that commitment is not easy and in fact most people will abandon the idea by the end of the month. News Five’s Marion Ali found out today that the best results come […]
As the economic pinch bears down, many are finding it impossible to meet the prohibitively expensive medical costs. Tonight we revisit the story of a young man from San Ignacio who had been battling with a brain tumor for some time. He has had surgery in the United States and is currently back home but […]
Your entertainment host Safiyyah has been doing some reflection about the year ahead. So this week instead of recommending the party spots, Safiyyah has a take on how to improve your lifestyle in the twelve months ahead. Hey guys I’m Safiyyah and this is What’s Happening Belize. This is the first week of 2011 and […]
