This Friday, the government is convening a sitting of the House of Representatives. It is a special sitting at which the Prime Minister will get House approval to change the constitution to entrench control of utilities. Firstly, having nationalized and then re-nationalized Telemedia in a span of twenty-two months and nationalized Belize Electricity Limited a […]
Banco Atlántida of Honduras has been doing its due diligence since January 2011 to acquire the Belize Sugar Industries (B.S.I.). The factory is broke and needs forty million dollars to pay loans to the ING Group and FirstCaribbean Bank. A meeting is scheduled for Friday following the Special House sitting between the Prime Minister, the […]
But the United Cane Farmers Association, which won a court ruling in favor of separation from Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association (BSFCA), says that they have not had any discussions with the PM nor have they been invited to meet with the bank. Via Phone: Wilfredo ‘Willie’ Magana, Chairman, United Cane Farmers Association “I had […]
Also in Orange Walk, two residents have been charged in connection with the shooting death of twenty-three year old Orson Adman Cardona. Today Orange Walk police formally arrested and charged a sixteen year old, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor and twenty one year old Juan Carlos Quintero better known as […]
There are only a few hours left to fill up your tanks before the prices of fuel at the pump take another hike. Premium gasoline is going up to eleven dollars and eighty-eight cents per gallon. Meanwhile, regular goes back over the eleven dollar mark and will now sell at eleven dollars and forty-two cents. […]
The Council of Churches has made it clear that it opposes the case filed by the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM), which is challenging section fifty-three of the criminal code. UNIBAM is seeking to have the law declared as unconstitutional, claiming that it criminalizes sexual relationships between same gender couples. It’s an extremely controversial matter […]
New information has become available to News Five about the purchase of a government vehicle by Justice Denys Barrow. The former justice resigned from government In January of this year to pursue private practice. He has already signed up to represent the government in the Telemedia legal battles along with Lois Young. A copy of […]
Jeffrey Locke was tagged as the new Chief Executive Officer of Belize Electricity Limited on June twenty-first to replace Lynn Young when B.E.L. was nationalized. According to a B.E.L. release, Locke’s appointment is now official. The release says Locke has twenty years experience in the energy industry having taken up various positions at Shell Belize […]
Athletes from across Central America have converged on the Old Capital to participate in the annual Beach Volleyball Championships. With the exception of Panama every other country is being represented in the games that are scheduled to commence on Friday. Belize will be facing stiff competition from Guatemala and Costa Rica, both teams that have […]
A young first time mother from Ladyville buried her newborn son earlier this week after what she described as a horrific experience at the hospital. The nineteen year old went into premature labor this past weekend, only twenty-two weeks into her pregnancy. And while she did not want to appear on camera, the Ladyville resident […]
Sixty-eight year old Albert Garbutt, also known as “Red Ants” was charged back in April for exposing himself to a seventeen year old girl. He was released on bail back then, but today Garbutt is a free man because the teenager decided not to pursue further action. So the charge of Aggravated Assault of an […]
Two Belize City men appeared before Magistrate Albert Hoare unrepresented today to answer charges of attempted murder following the shooting of Frank Sinclaire Jr. on Sunday. Around two o’clock that morning Sinclaire was allegedly accosted by twenty-eight year old Keith Lewis and twenty-three year old Marvin Nunez while walking along McKay Boulevard in the St. […]
Visually impaired children from across the country have been participating in the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired Summer Camp. It is the fifteenth anniversary of the camp, and every year since its inception, the children engage in a number of activities from field trips to visual arts. Earlier today, the BCVI held an all […]
Restore Belize has organized its first camp for troubled youths in an area that is prone to violence. The CYDP and other community organizations are partnering with Restore Belize. A total of eight teams will be participating in the friendly basketball games. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting A friendly game of basketball […]
On the night of June eighth, a line squall known locally as a freak storm, sent winds of over fifty miles per hour though the Belize District. Weather forecasters said those who experienced it, felt tropical storm force winds. That strength was displayed when it knocked down a SMART communications tower on Raccoon Street extension […]
Feeling the burn is considered a sign that you’re getting a good exercise, but those rigorous workouts are often followed by lingering muscle aches. And while it’s a par for the course, it’s important to know what causes the soreness and how you can reduce it. Healthy Living has advice from a body builder and […]
