A sensational murder trial ended today in the Supreme Court. A woman was tried for setting her common law husband on fire. She is fifty-four year old Veola Pook and she was found guilty of his murder. At midday a jury of eight men and four women retired to the deliberation room and emerged almost […]
The Football Federation of Belize’s national selection is preparing to head to San Pedro Sula, Honduras for the return game against Montserrat but before it leaves, the National Sports Council will determine the status of the F.F.B. On Thursday, the F.F.B. got the news from FIFA headquarters in Switzerland that the body temporarily lifted a […]
Government, for the most part, has been stuck with shares in Telemedia since the company was first acquired in August 2009. There was an initial investment of fifty million dollars from Social Security and another four million dollars worth bought by ordinary Belizeans. The Central Bank has reportedly also acquired twenty million dollars worth. But […]
On Thursday night we told you about an advisory to consumers on the levels of mercury found in the Macal River Bay Snook. The release from the Ministry of Health stated that the levels of mercury have tripled and continue to increase. The samples were taken in April. While the release states that Bay Snook […]
The Belize Sugar Industry has processed more sugar than it expected the local market to consume. But there are some consumers who insist that there is a sugar shortage and that stores are rationing the amount they sell. News Five spoke this afternoon to the marketing manager of BSI, Damian Gough, who says that BSI […]
Former Prime Minister and government advisor Manuel Esquivel and a delegation from Belize Electricity Limited have returned from Mexico after concluding a first round of discussions with the Comision Federal de Electricidad. Esquivel was accompanied by C.E.O. Jeffery Locke and board members. Having nationalized B.E.L., the government is hoping that CFE, which supplies up to […]
The City Council and municipal elections are months away. The conventional wisdom is that the results will be a barometer of the 2013 general elections. Both parties are already gearing for the local elections. It is known that for the U.D.P., attorney Darrel Bradley will be unopposed in his bid for mayor since Councilor Philip […]
It has been a little over five weeks since a number of streets in the former capital were renamed in honor of thirty-four distinguished citizens including several educators who spent most of their lives at the front of classrooms. The Collet Division, in particular, has seen a handful of signs being erected. Among them are […]
Belize Defense Force volunteers assist the B.D.F on a daily basis with routine work and also provide an invaluable service alongside commissioned soldiers. The volunteers are called out to serve their country in hurricanes and times of conflict. So their preparedness to respond is critical, which is why every year the volunteers gather at Camp […]
Mexico’s new Ambassador to Belize has received congressional approval. He is career diplomat Mario Velázquez Suárez, who previously served as the deputy chief of mission in Finland. Velázquez was confirmed on Thursday and is expected to assume his new spot in Belmopan in the next two months. The jewel will be Velazquez’ first posting as […]
In an age where the murder rate is spiraling out of control and violent crime occurs unabated, safe public events are hard to come by. But a dancehall singer and man of God, is planning a concert that will have popular music topped with spiritual and relevant messages this weekend. According to Reality Youth who […]
A woman who was working for a few days in the home of Wendy Castillo, the wife of well known P.U.P. supporter, Linsford Castillo, was tried in court today after her employer became a victim of a crime that left her one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars short of jewelry and a cell phone. […]
In this week’s segment of What’s Happening Belize Safiyyah makes some incredible finds. It’s summertime and there are great deals to look forward to. Safiyyah found that you don’t have to go too far for new gadgets.
