The Municipal elections in March 2012 is slated to come before the General Elections but the internal political party conventions are becoming even more energized than the race between the P.U.P. and the U.D.P. The situation in Caribbean Shores is becoming very fluid. The media speculated and conducted interviews with replacements for U.D.P. area representative […]
Women in Politics (WIP); it’s the project that seeks to address the clear shortage of women in the political arena. Now it’s the women, two of them, who now outnumber the men for the candidacy in Caribbean Shores. The woman behind the WIP Project, Ann Marie Williams says the division has opened up at the […]
While Williams and Cansino are gearing up, Santiago ‘Santi’ Castillo, the frontrunner, is already on the campaign trail leading up to December Fourth. A number of politicians have come forward openly stating who they are supporting and as for Santi, some politicians are rallying behind him, including, Council Roger Espejo and Edmond ‘Clear the Land’ […]
Call the elections now has been the battle cry of opposition members in the House and also at the recent inauguration of Francis Fonseca as PUP Leader. It was wide speculated that the government could call an early election since the People’s United Party was at a clear disadvantage during their leadership transition. Earlier in […]
One person is in very critical condition tonight after a horrific accident on Thursday night. Alton Murray and another person known as Babaihleh Faber were on a motorcycle heading north on Coney Drive when they collided into a car near Body 2000. Both men were flung from the motorcycle. Witnesses say that they were travelling […]
Texas Hold-em Poker is a game of skill, luck and plenty of nerves. You have to be good at keeping a straight face when there are thousands of dollars at stake. But when there are millions of U.S. dollars on the line, you just got to have a poker face. Badih ‘Bob’ Bou-Nahra with his […]
There was a major spectacle on North Front Street on Thursday afternoon as a female cruise visitor was roughed up by policemen. But today, it was forty-one year old US National, Christal Poyner, facing a Magistrate in court. Reports are that Poyner was spotted by police with a stick of weed and she quickly swallowed […]
On Thursday, police searches netted over forty-five pounds of marijuana and today the accused traffickers appeared in court. The biggest bust was at around eleven thirty a.m. at the home of forty-three year old Garfield Flowers on Johnson Street. There, the cops found thirty-eight and a half pounds of weed separated into eighteen packages. Flowers […]
On Thursday night we told you about the almost two dozen Belizeans who have been arrested in the U.S in connection with a number of drug related charges. According to a U.S media, the Belizeans are all connected to the Bloods Gang. Principal among Belizeans is twenty nine year old Jerry D. Johnson, who was […]
The Citrus Industry is constantly in chaos as the owners of Citrus Products of Belize Limited being Banks Holdings of Barbados and the Citrus Growers Association Investment Company Limited can’t agree on the management of the company. Last week, the CGA pointed out that thousands of dollars would be lost since the factory, under the […]
At the Prime Minister’s Quarterly Press Conference, PM Barrow was asked about the status of the offshore drilling. On Thursday night we aired his response, in which he replied that Coalition to Save our Natural Heritage, under which OCEANA falls, hasn’t been able to maintain their end of the deal. According to the PM, the […]
And so where does that leave the Coalition? Well, Matura-Shepherd says that they are still collecting signatures, and as soon as the coalition prepares its position on the referendum, they will inform the public. But since there seems to be an impasse, we asked Matura-Shepherd, if there is sense of defeat? Audrey Matura Shepherd, Vice-President, […]
Phase two of the Southside Rejuvenation Project is expected to start soon and Prime Minister Dean Barrow has made it clear that government will look favorably upon project bids tendered by CISCO Construction Limited. That’s because CISCO, through Unite Belize and Kolbe Foundation, has embarked on an initiative to employ at risk youths to do […]
November is the month that the Garifuna culture is celebrated across the country. But Dangriga becomes a hub for celebrations particularly on the nineteenth. That is also the day that the Camalote Cycling Club takes on a traditional ride to the Culture Capital. The president of the club told News Five that the event is […]
The Image Factory is always on the precipice of artistic creation. There is a new exhibit that is launching tonight that will bring no less enthusiasm as those that have come before. Fusion, Body and Art is the title of exhibition that takes place both on canvas and on skin. News Five Jose Sanchez spoke […]
