The 2014 sugar crop is programmed to begin next week Monday, that’s six days away but there is still no resolution to the dispute between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and ASR/B.S.I. After many rounds of meetings, the BSCFA is tonight no closer to reaching an agreement with the sugar company, but it is […]
While there is optimism and a willingness by B.S.C.F.A. to compromise, there is also a real possibility that things won’t end favorably, as has been the case in the past where negotiations have collapsed midstream and both sides find themselves back at the starting point. If that should be the case, says Cansino, cooler heads […]
No one has been charged in connection with the execution of twenty-five year old Kenroy Parham. That’s the latest coming out of police today as investigations continue into the murder of the Western Paradise resident on Friday night. According to relatives, Parham left his house en route to Mahogany Heights last Friday to visit his […]
And our question for tonight is: Do you support a demonstration by cane farmers who have been unable to resolve their dispute with ASR/B.S.I.? 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 questions@channel5belize.com.
The Office of the Prime Minister announced today that the PM will be away from the country until December ninth. PM Barrow departed today for Atlanta, Georgia on personal time. From the US, he will head to Havana, Cuba where the Fifth CARICOM-Cuba Summit takes place on December eighth. President Raul Castro will preside at […]
News Five understands that at least four police officers in the south are under intense scrutiny because it is believed they are part of a ring of lumber thieves. According to an investigation carried out by the Professional Standards Bureau, the officers were used by a businessman from Deep River, Toledo to steal lumber near […]
A Belize City businessman, who back in April 2013 assaulted his wife with his licensed firearm, was found guilty of one count of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm upon Bernadette Reyes. The incident occurred at the couple’s King Street house where they lived at the time. Ensfield Reyes, who was unrepresented, was found guilty on Monday […]
With Christmas just three weeks away, robberies and burglaries are likely to peak. On Monday around mid afternoon, a thirty-six year-old driver for Bowen and Bowen and two of his co-workers were held at gunpoint and robbed. The Bowen employees were on a delivery run at the store of a Chinese businessman in Cotton Tree […]
After a shaky start last week, the tourism high season is picking up. Last week, bad weather conditions caused the cancellation of a number of cruise ships triggering huge financial losses in head tax and millions of dollars in revenue to stakeholders. But the folks at the B.T.B. say that things are back on track […]
Last week’s cancellations caused by weather conditions, highlighted the desperate need for a docking facility. The Director of Cruise and Regional Operations for B.T.B. says they are looking at the long term options. The situation is complicated because the Feinstein group has plans to build one at Stake Bank, but the Fort Street Tourism Village […]
While the abrupt resignation of Joseph Mahmud from the House of Representatives has forced a bye-election in Cayo North, internal squabbling within the Santa Familia village council has resulted in the mass resignation of at least four councilors. According to Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai, the Ministry of Local Government has tendered a request to […]
With government rolling in millions of dollars, at least two hundred and fifty million, in Petrocaribe funds, the Barrow Administration is making on a promise made on Independence Day to offer interest and principal payments for the month of December 2014 to all residential mortgages with an original value of up to one hundred thousand […]
Anthony “Tutch” Gillett is the former driver of Orange Walk area representative, John Briceño. He died years ago, but two weeks ago, his body was exhumed from the Orange Walk cemetery where he was buried. But why the unusual exhumation? Well, it turns out that Gillett’s brother is laying claim to cash and assets left […]
Have you heard about the Tata Duende, la Llorona and the Xtabai? These are all mythical renowned creatures that have been part of the intangible traditional culture of northern Belize, and specifically that of the Mayas. Well, a husband and wife from out of Los Angeles, California—but originally from Corozal—are trying to keep the tradition […]
Since Saturday, the couple has been in Belize to promote the series, but surprisingly, they were also contacted by an investigative reporter from out of Canada. The production company wanted to feature the Tata Duende as a creature for its show entitled, Boogeyman. The show, with the assistance of the Lizarragas, would see a documentary […]
On Monday, Costa Rica celebrated its sixty-sixth anniversary of the abolition of its military. We spoke to the Costa Rican ambassador, Edgar Garcia Miranda about that milestone that has allowed his country to focus on other important sectors such as education and health. In part two of that interview, Ambassador Miranda says that Costa Rica […]
At the House of Culture, Christmas came early for hundreds of children. We found them having fun enjoying goodies, food and games. The annual Christmas party, which has now become a tradition and is hosted by the Florida Cruise Lines Association, was held this morning to bring some joy and cheer to children from Belize […]
It has been six years since the untimely passing of iconic Belizean musician and UNESCO Artist for Peace Andy Palacio. While the Garifuna community at home and abroad is still mourning the loss, Palacio is being remembered, as he would have celebrated his fifty-fourth birthday today. Andy Palacio, who rose to prominence over the course […]
