It’s confirmed. Christian Ebanks, remanded on firearm charges, is Ecuadoran Floyd Ebanks Jurado, wanted for murder in that country. News Five has confirmed that shortly after arriving in Belize, the thirty-nine year fugitive visited the Vital Statistics Department and changed his name. And tonight, there is also confirmation that the Ecuador authorities want him very […]
The arrest of a Guatemalan couple is revealing further details of an ongoing hustle at the Immigration Department. The couple was remanded to prison on Wednesday, after they pleaded guilty to using fraudulent Belizean birth certificates, social security cards, and nationality certificates. But they were back in court today along with a Salvadoran and seven Guatemalan […]
Just before Mother’s Day, the Ministry of Finance gave seventeen U.D.P. Area Representatives eight hundred and fifty-thousand dollars. Those Area Representatives then handed out fifty and hundred dollar bills to select U.D.P. supporters in their constituencies. There are thirty-one political constituencies in Belize…the other fourteen got nothing. Still, for some strange reason the cash giveaway […]
Two primary school children were knocked down as they headed home from school on Thursday evening. Siblings, twelve year old Francine Francis and seven year old Herman Williams, both students at Saint Luke’s Methodist Primary School on Mahogany Street, were hit from behind by a white SUV as they rode on a bicycle to their […]
On Thursday, we broke the story of a land dispute in Unitedville in the Cayo District. The Lands Department gave title for five acres of land in the village to Bernadette Fischer. Nobody is sure exactly when. The thing is that the five acre plot, subdivided into twenty-six house-lots, has been occupied for many years […]
As we told you, the eviction notices were delivered to the residents in 2011. They ignored it, but the matter got new life after Bernadette Fischer took one of the residents to court. The resident is new to the area, and actually is occupying a plot which belongs to her father. With his permission, she […]
Teachers around the country today were engaged in different activities to celebrate national teachers’ day. And while things with the Ministry of Education are not the best, at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night, an impressive lineup of teachers from across the country were honored for their contributions to education at […]
An Orange Walk businessman was chopped in the face this morning during an attack at his workplace. The victim, identified as Dennis Eiley, is the proprietor of Prestige Block Factory in Carmelita Village. While there are no official reports coming from the Orange Walk Police, News Five understands that the attack reportedly happened around eight-thirty a.m. […]
There have been mounting complaints from various businesses across the country that there is a scarcity of Bowen and Bowen products. The complaint is that alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in glass bottles have not been available at the company’s distribution centers or from the pre-sellers, who are part of the new system implemented earlier this […]
But with a move like this by the company, there must be setbacks. Christelle Wilson spoke of the risks in taking this step. Christelle Wilson, Internal Legal Counsel & PR Officer, Bowen & Bowen “It is a risk, yes, but we have to reinvest in our country. As you said, there is more competition. […]
Belize’s participation in the international football scene has been virtually absent since the Jaguars represented the Jewel in 2013 in a rather insipid debut at the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. While their introduction to a higher level of football has left a lot to be desired, the Football Federation of Belize is fielding the Lady […]
According to Lady Jaguars Head Coach Kent Gabourel, after sizing up the competition he is confident that the team will overcome the Guatemalans. As to the financial support, Vicente says the business community, as well as Lifeline Founder Kim Simplis-Barrow have all contributed generously to the football program. Kent Gabourel, Head Coach, Lady Jaguars […]
An open day, organized by the Government of Belize and the United Nations Development Program, was held in Belmopan in honor of Europe Day. The aim was to call to attention various achievements under the EU funded Global Climate Change Alliance project which commenced in June 2011. The purpose of GCCA is to improve Belize’s […]
Representing the Government of Belize was Minister Godwin Hulse. With responsibility for National Emergency Management, some eventualities the result of climate change, Hulse says the partnership between Belize and the EU is fruitful. Godwin Hulse, NEMO Minister “As you know, climate change is a significant issue for the whole world and let me turn […]
