The Government of Belize has gotten rid of one albatross which has been hanging around its neck since June 2011. That’s when government nationalized Belize Electricity Limited, seizing seventy percent of shares from Fortis, the Canadian company that has assets amounting to twenty-eight billion dollars. Fortis had initially challenged government’s takeover of B.E.L. and the […]
The Prime Minister says he is confident that the new and improved relationship will work out, and if it doesn’t, there is a clause which allows Fortis to sell its shares back to G.O.B. in four years. G.O.B. and the Social Security Board will also control the Board of Directors through its majority of nine […]
The matter of the settlement was taken to Cabinet in special session this morning, and will go before the House on Wednesday and the Senate on Thursday. The Governor General is expected to affix his signature by Friday. That means that the seventy million dollars will be paid to Fortis within a week with money […]
According to the Prime Minister lawyers for both parties are currently notifying the CCJ of the settlement so where litigation is concerned, the matter is done. The prime minister acknowledged his brother, Denys Barrow, as attorney for G.O.B. while Eamon Courtenay represents Fortis. So will the deal have any significant political impact when elections are […]
There were four brutal murders over the weekend. One in the City, another in Teakettle and the most sensational double murder occurred at a feeder road in Camalote also in the west. The dreaded Russell Hyde and his girlfriend, hair braider Marcy Humes were shot multiple times at about nine-thirty on Friday night. She died […]
So while there are no arrests for the murders of Hyde and Humes, a policeman assigned to the Special Patrol Unit has been charged for another murder. Authorities believe that thirty-three year old Ryon Wagner shot Nicaraguan, Eduardo Perez Sanchez, to the head and dumped his body in a remote location on the Young Gial […]
There’s one other murder to report tonight. In the City, a resident of the south side was shot multiple times and succumbed at the K.H.M.H. Malik Gibson, also known as “Toony,” was shot over the weekend and died soon after. His death, according to family members, was foretold. Gibson is a member of south side’s […]
But is community policing an effective approach to addressing the issue of crime and violence in the Old Capital? According to Senior Superintendent Chester Williams, when compared to August 2014, the numbers so far have reduced considerably. That is, Williams says, because residents of Belize City have been receptive of the new method. In Precinct […]
Director of Health Services Doctor Michael Pitts is retiring from his post as third in command of the Ministry of Health. His departure however, is not without controversy, as News Five understands that Pitts’ belongings, including files, documents and other personal effects were all boxed up and removed from his assigned office space well before […]
Embattled politician Dr. Marco Tulio Mendez was slapped with additional charges today when he appeared in the Orange Walk Magistrate’s Court. The P.U.P. Orange Walk East Area Representative was charged with carnal knowledge; adding to six previous charges, including aggravated assault of an indecent nature and common assault, brought against him back in February. The […]
In court this morning, a trio was charged jointly with Handling Stolen Goods and one of the three was also charged with the theft of two air condition units from businessman, Sanjay Hotchandani. Elmer Trujillo, Celedonio Ortiz, and Fermin Zabaleta, all residing at Lord’s Bank were arraigned for handling stolen goods; they pleaded not guilty. […]
A seventy-two year old man of the Buttonwood Bay area, Belize City, claims he is the recent victim of theft and is accusing a Buttonwood Bay mechanic of stealing over five thousand dollars in cash from his personal Scotia Bank account. The theft took place within a two-week period in which eighteen cheques were cashed […]
As many as six neighborhood teams converged on the Wilton Cumberbatch Field on Sunday where they all competed in a basketball tournament organized by Eastern Division South. The initiative, part of an ongoing effort by the Belize Police Department, is to bring together feuding groups through sports. The community/family sports day saw the participation of […]
If you are a fashionista, you would easily recognize the Pink Boutique Brand. It already has branches in Belize City and San Pedro, and on Saturday, responding to a demand for high fashion, Pink reopened a branch in the west where it hopes to make its mark among those with a sense of style. The […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. On Friday night, Central Bank forced a decisive 3rd game for the Interoffice Firms Division Basketball title with a 70 to 67 win over the Belize Bank Bulldogs. 24 hours later, the matter got settled at Bird’s Isle and there was no room for […]
