The last time we interviewed Lord Michael Ashcroft was back in February 2009; that was before Telemedia was first nationalized. He hasn’t been to Belize since then and we had not heard from him at this station until this morning when we interviewed him, live and direct from Miami in a candid one hour interview […]
According to Michael Ashcroft, compensation has not been paid twenty-two months after the first nationalization of Telemedia yet government has taken in a hundred million dollars in shares. Ashcroft also questioned the Central Bank’s investment of twenty million dollars in a private company. Lord Michael Ashcroft “I’m not necessarily against the concept of nationalization but […]
On Monday night we reported that the Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry had forwarded a resolution to Prime Minister Dean Barrow calling on the government to obey the rule of law and to refrain from infringing people’s fundamental rights and freedoms. The Chamber’s Resolution also called on the government to ensure that compulsory acquisitions […]
Three international soccer officials met with government officials on Monday night and early this morning. Raphael Salguero, a member of the FIFA Emergency and Executive committees, along with Rafael Tinoco, President of UNCAF and Venues Coordinator, Andres Portaveilla discussed the future of the Football Federation and Belize in the sport. The FFB is not recognized […]
Orange Walk businessman Zhou Ang Tan was gunned down inside his store, Tony’s, on Friday night during a robbery. According to politician Lee Mark Chan several businesses closed in Orange Walk today while their owners attended the funeral in that district. Edmund Kwan, the President of the Chinese Association said that some businesses had closed […]
Tonight’s question is about crime: Do you believe that the proposed preventative detention measures are too draconian and will rob Belizeans of their personal liberties? Send your comments and responses using your SMART phones to 8686 or post your vote on our e-poll at channel5belize.com. You can also send an email with your comments to […]
Earlier we heard about the prime minister’s law firm doing business for the Belize Bank. The prime minister admittedly continues to enjoy his share from Barrow and Williams. Michael Ashcroft said this morning that the government doesn’t want an independent assessment on the value of Telemedia and that entrenching utilities in the constitution is not, […]
Turning to the proposed constitutional amendments that were introduced in the House of Representatives on May thirteenth. The Leader of the Opposition on Monday wrote to Minister Patrick Faber as Chairman of the Constitution and Foreign Affairs Committee. John Briceño says that the P.U.P. is not in support of the amendment on preventative detention and […]
Well-known Belizean entrepreneur Cathy Barothy is among a list of thirteen business owners who the GST Department singled out for over eleven million dollars in unpaid sales taxes. Last Tuesday a team of GST personnel accompanied by a police officer visited Neon Plastics Ltd. in Belize City where they insisted that Barothy pay an outstanding […]
Two minors are tonight recovering from gunshot wounds following a shooting incident in one of the Old Capital’s gang ridden neighborhoods on Monday night. Shortly before eight o’clock police visited the trauma room at the KHMH where they saw a twelve year old boy as well as a seventeen year old suffering from injuries to […]
The World Series of Poker is a big sporting event that requires the ability to play cards, lots of luck and of course a poker face. Event number fifty eight is the No Limit Hold ‘Em Championship taking place in Las Vegas and if you are streaming the video on the wsop.com website you may […]
In April we introduced you to a former truck driver who, at the time, weighed in at six hundred pounds. The Cayo resident’s weight spiked due to an underactive thyroid condition. Alberto Neal didn’t know of his condition and needed financial assistance for surgery. Well, we are sad to report that Neal passed away early […]
Belize is among a small group of twenty-three countries that has relations with Taiwan. As part of Taiwan’s diplomatic outreach, youth ambassadors are deployed to the various countries. In Belize, the Taiwanese delegation today launched its cultural exchange program at the IT-VET. News Five’s Delahnie Bain met the delegation as they previewed their traditional dance. […]
SMART’s generosity extended to the creative arts today. Along with the Belize Bank, they sponsored awards for both the Belize International Film Festival and the Belize Audio Visual’s high school video Competition. According to SMART representatives, they will sponsor each winning entry to be aired throughout the week. News Five spoke to BAVIA’s Open, Music […]
You’ve heard about the audio visual industry, but the hottest show in town this summer is KTV Duets. Week two of Channel Five’s most watched television show continues tonight before a sold out audience at the Bliss. Viewers at home can still catch all the action from the comfort of your living rooms as Erlyn […]
