Three powerhouses in the agriculture industry have sent a stern but emphatic message to the government regarding the state of the citrus and sugar industries. In symphony with the Belize Chamber of Commerce, the message is about government’s slow pace in obeying the rule of law. While it’s not about any nationalization, it deals with […]
A fifteen year old girl reportedly gave birth today at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. She is a minor and that has a police officer in big trouble. The cop, whose name was released in the police blotter, is Yannic Wade and the relationship with the young girl reportedly started when she was thirteen years […]
A high powered FIFA delegation is heading to Belize next week in light of the bad blood between the National Sports Council and the Football Federation of Belize. The NCS has decertified the F.F.B. and declared that it can’t represent Belize, but a national selection is in Honduras to play game two of a World […]
Police visited the Western Regional Hospital on July thirteenth where they saw the lifeless body of Manuel Antonio Juarez, a laborer of Camalote Village, Cayo District. Officers observed no signs of physical violence on the body but an ongoing police investigation has revealed that on July eleventh, Juarez was drinking with friends in Unitedville Village […]
There’s bad news coming from the Cayo District that has pitted the B.D.F. and a group of Guatemalan illegal loggers in the constant incursions by Guatemalans into Belizean territory. The incident happened one mile away from the Caracol Mayan Ruin in the Cayo District during a joint operation on Wednesday by the police, B.D.F., Forestry […]
This week and for years previous to that, Winston Smiling has been fighting to get Steve Nembhard to pay him back six thousand dollars which he says he loaned to Nembhard as far back as 2008. This type of case would not normally make it to the news, but Smiling and Nembhard have high credentials […]
On the street, battles are fought with loaded guns, but inside the cold air-conditioned boardrooms, corporate battles are fought with the violent clash of fingers on keyboards. While a paper cut could be the only real damage done, the current Chairman of Belize Electricity Limited and the former Chief Executive Officer are locked in a […]
In Wednesday’s newscast Attorney Fred Lumor revealed that father and son, William and Jimmy Quinto, businessmen of Belize City, held a legal title to a half a million dollar parcel of land in San Pedro while a local bank had a lien on the same property, but with another person listed as the owner. Lumor […]
Early this week, Carl Ross of Oppenheimer Funds warned that recent events in Belize appear unfavorable towards private enterprise, the rule of law, contracts and rights for private property. Ross also warned that there is trouble ahead due to the spiraling foreign debt. On Wednesday, Boris Segura of Nomura, a global investment banking and securities […]
There are many cases of witnesses who refuse to testify, but the emerging trend is that victims show up in court only to say they don’t want further action. That has been the end of several attempted murder cases in recent weeks and it happened again today. Twenty-one year old Vince Mitchell was stabbed under […]
There was commotion in Lucky Strike Village on Tuesday morning as villagers took matters in their hands and detained three men who were caught stealing flood lights at the football field. Fifty year old Brian Davis, twenty-four year old Charles Bowen and eighteen year old Minor Anastacio Soler were tied to a post in the […]
The following story involves identity theft. A Santa Elena resident went to apply for a social security card on Wednesday only to learn that she already had one. But how’s that possible? That’s what Sandra Garcia asked the registering officer and it turned out to be a case of identity theft. When she was shown […]
Government is proposing a raft of anti-crime legislation that requires constitutional amendments. Included are preventative detention measures, trial without jury and implementing the death penalty. But will tampering with the constitution fix the problem of crime? The Human Rights Commission thinks not and says it is alarmed at the frequency with which the government is […]
The crime statistics and staggering, young people are falling by the wayside and the percentage of school drop-outs is high. Still hope springs eternal and around the country there are some youths who are doing the right thing in their communities and schools. Today the Police Department hosted the sixth edition of its program called […]
Earlier this year, the Belize City Council started a campaign to promote wellness. Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers has been at the frontlines and partnering with UNICEF and others, the Council has now embarked on a summer camp program that incorporates numerous sporting disciplines. The aim is to foster sportsmanship for a healthy lifestyle. Children and […]
The Garifuna Collective and Umalali Women’s Group is back in Belize from Washington D.C. It was a particularly memorable tour for the group because they retraced the steps of their mentor, Andy Palacio. For the past two weeks the group participated in a music festival as a part of the Peace Corps fiftieth anniversary. Josh […]
New Love Foundation will be celebrating their first anniversary in Belize City over the weekend. Founder of the organization, Michelle Wagner, arrived in the country today flanked by some high profile international celebs, who will be pitching together to host a fundraising event to help promote literacy in Belize. News Five met with the stars […]
Eczema is a skin disorder that causes dry Itchy skin, we’ve all had it before. One of the most common factors is the detergents we use. But before you ignore it and wait for it to go away, listen up because this week’s Healthy Living takes a look at one of the potential culprits. Marleni […]
