The 2011-2012 Budget was presented in the House of Representatives this morning. It is called Celebrating Growth, Sustaining Recovery and is to come online on April first. Before we get into the full figures, there’s a projected deficit, an increase in recurrent expenditure due to the wage bill and a slight increase in revenue and […]
Even though construction, manufacturing and fishing are not up to target and shrimp production has not shown signs of recovery, in the new budget, government is projecting a three percent growth in GDP. According to the prime minister, the growth will be reflected in electricity generation, retail trade, tourism services, transportation and agricultural production as […]
The budget will be debated on March twenty-third. It’s sure to bring fierce resistance from the opposition. But before that occurs, News Five asked P.U.P. Leader John Briceño for his first impressions of the budget. Briceño said it was a yawn, since old programs that never got off the ground were being rehashed. John Briceño, […]
At last poll we asked you our viewers and internet browsers to vote on whether you think the government should have a limit on what it spends on lawyer’s fees when it outsources legal work. So what was the response to the question? Well, a vast majority of viewers, ninety one percent to be specific, […]
At minutes before the five o’clock hour on Thursday evening, Andrew Moses was shot and killed by a lone gunman on Kraal Road, one of the City’s hotspots. Moses, a former postman, hardly had a chance of survival. Multiple gun shots hit on the left side of his chest, abdomen and leg. News Five’s Isani […]
A Belize City businessman, who has been in prison since February fourteenth, was released on bail despite objections from the D.P.P.’s office, which was represented by Crown Counsel Triennia Young. Young submitted that twenty-seven year old Bert Vasquez is a flight risk and more importantly, that he might interfere with the victim. But Attorney Ellis […]
An appeal by the D.P.P.’s office had an unusual end in the court today. Thirty-nine year old Albert Garbutt Jr. was initially charged with Attempted Murder, but was convicted of Dangerous Harm on August thirty-first, 2009. He was fined seven thousand dollars or in default three years in prison. This morning the Appeals Court judges […]
The housekeeper, who orchestrated a robbery at her employer’s house in Belama Phase two, was arraigned along with her co-conspirator today. Forty-six year old Donatila Najera and thirty-eight year old businesswoman, Sixta Medina, were jointly charged with Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Theft. There are two additional counts of Handling Stolen Goods against Medina, who […]
We met Gloria Morales back in October 2010, when her five children were taken by the Department of Human Services and her thirteen year old daughter, Claudia Zetina, alleged that she was abused in a girl’s home. Today Morales came back to News Five studios following a court hearing in Dangriga and she had some […]
While the Prime Minister got to stand and speak solo for several hours during the budget presentation, the room wasn’t all quiet. There was no debate, but it sure had the appearance of one when the area rep for Fort George asked for tourist arrival figures and dollars for 2010. But instead of the ruling […]
It was not on the list of budgeted items up for discussion, but the Prime Minister responded to a question from the opposition side on his former wife Lois Young. Young has made a substantial sum as the government’s preferred attorney. As you are well aware, there are several attorneys on employment in the government […]
The family of taxi driver, Rudolph McKoy, has been searching for him since last Thursday, when he headed out on a run to the airport and never returned. They were even more concerned since McKoy was recently ill and they turned to the media to ask for the public’s assistance in finding him. Well, today […]
A contemporary architecture of glass and concrete is home to the north side branch of the Belize Bank. It is a giant leap from the subtle design of its headquarters at Market Square. The new branch opened on Thursday night at the Matalon Business Center on Coney Drive. Beyond the visual appeal of a new […]
The bacteria that causes typhoid fever spreads through contaminated food, drink, or water. Cases of the fever have been reported on La Isla Bonita and residents are worrying that it can spread throughout the island. But the Ministry of Health says not so. News Five Marion Ali reports. Marion Ali, Reporting Typhoid fever is a […]
Across the Pacific, Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in the island’s history and a tsunami that it unleashed in the aftershocks compounded the problems. The epicenter of the main quake was about two hundred and thirty miles northeast of Tokyo. At last count there were several hundred people confirmed dead but the […]
It’s that time of the week and if you’re looking for leisure activity for yourself, the family or your friends then stay tuned. Arielle has all the hot spots around the country for fun and relaxation. Here’s this week’s presentation of What’s Happening. I see you guys are back from your long weekend and ready […]
