Belize Bank’s Attorney, Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay today warned the Government that the ‘heavens will fall’ if it does not honour the multimillion-dollar UHS debt which goes back to 2004. Day-two of the case on the UHS debt concluded this evening in the courtroom of Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. The Belize Bank Limited has been […]
The original 2004 UHS loan agreement was for thirty-three point five million dollars, but more than a decade after, the debt is believed to have ballooned to over one hundred million dollars, more than seventy percent of it being pure interest cost. As you heard, the government has rejected Belize Bank’s offer to settle the […]
Businessmen Michael Modiri and Bradley Paumen have been locked in a protracted legal battle on both the criminal and civil ends after a business deal turned sour a few years ago. Today, they were back in the Supreme Court where an ongoing dispute involving shares in a joint venture took centre stage. The case before […]
Bradley Paumen gained widespread media attention in February 2016, when it was discovered that a contract had been placed on Modiri’s life during a land dispute involving access to Paumen’s Dark Night Cave Tours. Since then they, along with several others involved in the plot to kill the Israeli/American businessman, have been back and forth […]
Thirty-two-year-old Bride’s Alley resident, Bartholomew Lucas remains hospitalized at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, recovering from a gunshot wound to the groin. The injury was inflicted by his common-law-wife, Tanice Mejia on Wednesday morning, around nine-thirty, at a house at the corner of Magazine Road and Vernon Street in Belize City. Police confirmed today that […]
Two murders were recorded on Monday in the city, within fourteen hours of each other. The first was an organized attack on Francis and Betsy Gill before two a.m. as they returned home from a night out at the casino. The motion detectors at their Coral Grove apartment were broken and the killer or killers […]
By three p.m., shots rang out yet again this time at the corner of Handyside and Queen Streets. Well-known car washer, Arthur Flowers was executed, shot to the right temple by a gunman who escaped in a getaway car. The suspected car remains impounded, but police say the persons who were detained in the aftermath […]
A police constable attached to the Corozal Town Police Station has been disciplinary charged and placed on interdiction after he was busted with crack cocaine. On Tuesday, San Narciso resident Arcenio Yah was at his house in the village when police, based on intelligence, executed a search of his property. Inside a shirt, the officers […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has made it quite clear that he makes no apology for the distribution of what has become the yearly Christmas Cheer. U.D.P. Area Representatives are given twenty-five-thousand-dollars, while constituencies represented by an opposition member are given twelve thousand, five hundred dollars. Some have criticized Barrow’s Christmas Cheer programme, saying that the […]
Earlier in the year, it was announced that the government will begin making moves to incorporate the over five thousand teachers into the SmartStream payroll system. The Ministry of Finance planned to fully make the incorporation by October 2018, but there have been certain setbacks according to Financial Secretary Joseph Waight. The ministry is aiming […]
An employee of Bee Line Company was robbed of over twelve thousand dollars, the proceeds from November’s collections in the area. The highway robbery occurred in the vicinity of San Jose Village. As the employee headed towards Orange Walk, he was cut off by another vehicle; two armed men alighted the vehicle and held him […]
Skeletal remains have been found thirteen miles north of the island of San Pedro. During its weekly press brief today, police say that the bones recovered from a bushy area far north of the island town have since been transported to the National Forensic Labs in Ladyville where tests will be conducted to determine whether […]
Tourism continues as a top contributor to economic growth. New commercial airlines are flying to Belize from major US cities and hoteliers and restaurant owners are experiencing a boom. The expansion of the sector was lauded today at the annual general meeting of the Belize Tourism Industry Association which also elected a new president and […]
Miss Universe Belize, Jenelli Fraser has been making waves in Thailand which plays host to the 2018 international beauty pageant. The twenty-eight-year-old Belizean beauty ambassador arrived in Thailand last week and has since participated in a number of events including a visit to the Golden Palace, a fashion show featuring Thai designers as well as […]
In the following story we take you to Thailand. The south-east Asian country is known for its tropical beaches and world famous islands like Phuket; it’s elaborate Buddah Temples and friendly people with the world famous Thai smile. But Thailand is also known as one of the countries the highest drowning rate especially for children […]
Hundreds of happy faces were at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall in Belize City today. The occasion was the annual Christmas Party hosted by the Salvation Army. Before proceeding to lunch and treats, the students participated in a service and were joined by the folks from City Hall who came bearing gifts. News Five’s Duane […]
Great Belize Production/Channel Five is celebrating its twenty-seventh anniversary this year and since its inception, the company has been working with the business community to give back to our faithful viewers. Gimme Five has been a staple with thousands of Belizeans annually trying their luck to nab one of the twenty-five awesome prizes each year. […]
It’s disabilities week in Belize. There are a lot of initiatives that are ongoing to help the public and parents of children with disabilities to understand the complexities of being a differently-abled person within today’s society. Belizean mental health professionals are teaming up to help educate parents and teachers on one of the more misunderstood […]
