The more things change, the more they stay the same. That’s the general feeling environmentalists have tonight as on the heels of one victory, they suffer a major blow to their anti-drilling campaign. Earlier in the week we reported that the Taiwanese State owned oil Company, OPIC, gave up its rights to the second largest […]
Environmentalists believe that the devil is in the details of the Petroleum Act. Oceana’s Vice President for Belize, Audrey Matura Shepherd, a trained attorney, believes that the legislation needs to be amended to allow for transparency and to limit ministerial interference in the bidding process for these exploratory contracts. Audrey Matura Shepherd, VP, Oceana Belize […]
Another issue that is having major ramifications has to do with cruise tourism. Tender operators are at a breaking point; the unresolved boat tendering issue has taken a toll after weeks of back and forth and still no solution. On Thursday, the Belize Tourism Board said that it supports local tender operators. BTB has gone […]
Carnival Cruise Line is not backing off from its demand on tender operators. The next move will now be determined by the operators. On Thursday night we asked if the Cruise Lines should be allowed to continue calling in Belize. Sixty six percent said no they need to pack up and go while thirty four […]
The Grim Sleeper is the U.S. based serial killer who has caught plenty attention in the U.S. media and has also been featured by News Five. Lonnie Franklin has been arrested for numerous murders dating back to the 1980’s. Franklin is called the Grim Sleeper because U.S. investigators believed that he went long years in […]
Octogenarian Olivia Supal perished in a fire at her residence on G.S. Street, an offshoot of Jane Usher Boulevard, on Tuesday night. Despite an attempt by fifteen year old Julian Diego to save the elderly woman, she, along with the contents of her home, was consumed by the blaze. Supal’s completely burned body was discovered […]
A former accountant from Five Sisters Lodge is in serious trouble with the law after he allegedly embezzled over thirty thousand dollars from them. According to Carlos Popper, who owns the lodge, the theft occurred between February twenty-fifth, 2010 and January sixteenth of this year. Police have identified the accused as Antonio Madrid, who allegedly […]
Residents of Belama have been without a police substation for the past few weeks. The substation on the North Side of Belize City was closed pending repairs. But the closure was noted by criminals who then orchestrated a string of robberies and burglaries in the area. A week ago, 828 Supermarket across the street from […]
An eighteen year old has been arrested and charged for shooting another teenager over the past weekend. The victim, nineteen year old Clement Bol Junior initially told police that it was Akeem Humes who pulled the trigger on him on Saturday night. But it turns out that Akeem has been in prison on a Murder […]
The allegations of police brutality are too many to count and tonight one more is added to the list. Twenty-six year old Clarence Slusher has no criminal record and is employed as the Ombudsman’s Assistant, but his address might have made him a target. Slusher is a resident of the infamous Taylor’s Alley and was […]
The Belize Defence Force is one of the smallest militaries; it boasts just over a thousand men and women. In celebrating thirty-three years, the B.D.F. today rolled out an impressive list of accomplishments. That includes delivering on its main duty to defend our borders to working along with the police in anti-crime initiatives. In between […]
On Tuesday the workers of the now defunct National Transport Limited, plan to assemble at the office of the Labour Department to collect their payments in lieu of termination of services. They were let go since early December 2010, when the company when into receivership. While they are pinning their hopes on Tuesday, there is […]
It’s Friday night, which means the parties are lined up for the rest of the weekend. So go ahead and pick out an outfit because Arielle is here to help you decide where to go. On the lineup there’s a big award show with an even bigger after party. B.D.F. Day is this weekend and […]
