It is not often that you hear of criminal activities happening in the village of Crooked Tree…but tonight there is a disturbing report of an elderly man found dead within his house in the village. It is not know what transpired, but residents who discovered the body of Barry Blaney say that he was bound […]
Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. The MOU which was shared in the media was the sixth draft according to Godwin Hulse, who led the ministerial committee that negotiated with NCL. Although the MOU is not legally binding, it presents a more palatable view of the development. However, there are grey areas […]
The Norwegian Cruise Line press conference pulled out a surprise announcement from Colin Murphy, NCL’s Vice President of Destination and Strategic Development. NCL would not only hire a thousand Belizeans, but they would also hire Belizeans to work on the new ships in development. Murphy also brought along a former employee of Florida’s Disney. NCL […]
Minister of Tourism Manuel Heredia took a back seat to Minister Hulse, and Laura Esquivel Frampton, the Director of Tourism. The Belize Tourism Industry Association often referred to the Belize Tourism Board’s Sustainable Tourism Master. The B.T.I.A. noted that the master plan called for only a few hundred cruise ship passengers in the south. Although […]
Sarteneja is a small village in the Corozal District, accessible by ferry from Corozal Town, or by dirt road from Orange Walk Town. With a population of about thirty-five hundred, the laid-back seaside community survives on its fishing industry and is also becoming very popular with tourists, primarily backpackers. But the tentative tourism potential of […]
In 2012, the Belize Bank started a scholarship program to match the celebration of its twenty-fifth anniversary. Twenty-five students across the country went home will full scholarships. Now thirteen more students have been added to that amount for 2013. News Five’s Jose reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting For the second year, the Belize Bank has […]
Twenty-four year old Albert Wade junior, a construction worker of a Belize City address, pleaded guilty to a charge of common assault today, following an altercation during which he allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend in the mouth. Wade, who was being escorted to the Belize Family Court on a child support matter, was involved in a […]
Former P.U.P. standard bearer, fifty-six year old Gilbert Usher Senior, has been in police custody since Monday, following a domestic dispute with his wife during which he allegedly hit her. It is reported that the couple was embroiled in a heated argument sometime around nine o’clock that morning which resulted in fifty-one-year-old Magdalena Usher being […]
Twenty-two year old Gilberto Welcome was acquitted of ammunition charges on Tuesday evening when he appeared before Magistrate Dale Cayetano. Following the discovery of two live rounds of nine millimeter ammo inside his bedroom late last month, Welcome was charged with Kept Ammunition Without a Gun License and subsequently remanded to the Belize Central Prison. […]
A delegation of thirty-five Belizean performers, fashion designers, visual artists and writers, led by president of the National Institute of Culture and History Diane Haylock, left for Paramaribo, Suriname this morning, where they will be representing the Jewel for the next sixteen days. The Caribbean Festival of Arts, CARIFESTA 2013, a celebration of the region’s […]
Earlier in the newscast we told you about the thirteen scholarships that the Belize Bank has given to well deserving students. UNICOMER, the parent company of Courts Belize also gave ten scholarships to intelligent young Belizeans today. Duane Moody joined the kids who will now attend high school courtesy of Courts. Duane Moody, Reporting […]
It’s coming down to the wire as season two of the hottest local entertainment show, Be The Next Superstars, is inching closer to its end. Three performers were eliminated on Tuesday night while two moved on in the competition. But in a shocking twist and by popular demand, a Wild Card was introduced bringing back […]
