The Court of Appeal today delivered a massive blow to the government in the 2009 acquisition of Belize Telemedia. The ruling reverses an order made by the government to compulsorily acquire the telephone company from the Ashcroft Group. It was handed down at four this afternoon. The drama mounted because there was first a notice […]
So what’s next? Well, the Prime Minister has already said that he will appeal that decision. But immediately after the court ruling, Dean Boyce and attorney Godfrey Smith headed to Telemedia’s main office on Saint Thomas Street. The first board meeting was convened with members of the previous board including attorney Phillip Zuniga, Edilberto Tesecum […]
Turning to another company that has been nationalized, B.E.L. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize says that while it supports the nationalization, there are some concerns. The NTUCB says it will monitor the progress at BEL and insists that the government should avoid cronyism and ensure the flow of electricity with stable and affordable […]
Following the expropriation of Belize Electricity Limited earlier this week, we asked viewers if they believe electricity rates should down since the company is now in government hands. The results of our online poll were split seventy to thirty percent, with the vast majority of voters saying yes to reduced rates. But on the comments […]
Tonight a Lake I man is on life support at the Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital in the Intensive Care Unit after he was shot multiple times. The street was crowded with children and adults on Thursday night, but the fun ended abruptly when two men pulled up on the resident and fired indiscriminately. News Five’s […]
A resident of Red Bank Village in the Stann Creek District has been arrested for the brutal slaying of a fellow villager. On Monday, police discovered the body of forty-seven year old Guatemalan National, Luis Maas, on a feeder road between Cowpen and Redbank Villages. Maas was partially decapitated and had a cut wound on […]
This morning there was a potential threat of strike at Port of Belize. The stevedores, under the stewardship of the Christian Workers Union, have been at an impasse with the management of the port over a wide range of issues; from work schedules to wages. The Port of Belize issued a release Thursday night, speaking […]
The international conference in support of Central American Security Strategy was held earlier this week. It focused on the financing needed to fight organized crime and narco-trafficking. Fifty delegations from across the region attended including Prime Minister of Belize Dean Barrow. The U.S. delegation headed by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged hundreds of million […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce spoke out against the repercussions of the government nationalization of Belize Electricity Limited. Foreign Investment Confidence in Belize is underscored by the Standard and Poor’s report of a possible downgrading on its charts. The Heritage Foundation, which publishes the yearly Economic Freedom and Growth Index in conjunction with the Wall […]
Still on the issue of the nationalization of B.E.L., the president of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been the main target of the government’s verbal firing squad since the chamber expressed grave concerns about the country’s second corporate takeover. The United Democratic Party’s propaganda published a photo of Kay Menzies while dressed […]
In the Belmopan Supreme Court today, a twenty year old resident relived a horrific kidnapping and robbery, for which twenty-three year old Oliver Rodriguez and twenty-seven year old Solomon Marin Jr. are on trial. The victim, Leon Castillo, testified that at around three p.m. on August twenty-sixth, 2006, he made a withdrawal at a FirstCaribbean […]
Four persons who were nabbed on August twenty-fourth, 2010 with a stolen nine millimeter Sig Sauer brand gun, believed to have been used in the murder of fourteen year old Hellen Yu, which occurred two weeks earlier. Carmen Jones, Elbert Miller, Emmanuel Lemoth and Wilworth Anderson were also busted with sixteen live rounds of ammunition […]
We normally see Magistrates trying cases and handing down decisions. Today we met them in a different environment. The Judiciary of Belize in conjunction with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association are hosting a two day seminar for the magistracy. The objective of the seminar is to provide magistrates with the opportunity […]
Most school children are now choosing which of the numerous summer camps they will attend. One organization in particular has seven camps in which spaces are still available. The Belize Audubon Society’s annual summer camps cover the jungle and trails for kids and adults. In addition to photography, another annual summer hit is for bird […]
Belizean Poet Frank Garcia, author of the well received anthology From Behind the Walls, is gearing up for the release of the second installment. The self-proclaimed Bad Boy of Poem is back with another collection which focuses primarily on life lessons he learned while being incarcerated in one of the deadliest prisons in the United […]
Safiyyah has returned from her long safari and What’s Happening Belize is back. The weekly segment has been revamped, refitted and reloaded. Safiyyah has left the computer generated blue screen and is now venturing into the great outdoors. Not only will she bring you the weekly staple of hot spots, she has taken out her […]
