B.T.L.’s tax dilemma is very much a topic of interest, despite the company’s position that it is up to speed with its monthly G.S.T. payments. Since we broke the story of the purported twenty-nine million-dollar debt owed by the telecoms provider in general sales tax, there has been public outcry, including open criticism by the […]
As for his unforeseen notice of departure, Schreiber was also careful in his response, thanking B.T.L.’s board of directors for the chance to turn the company around and steer it in a new direction. His contract of a cool half a million Belize dollars with salaries and perks was just two and a half years […]
The killer of the Felix brothers remains on the loose tonight. Maurice and Emory Felix, well known street figures, were gunned down on Wednesday night at a club on Baymen Avenue, Belize City. The duo was inside the pool room when they were executed. The siblings were no strangers to the law and had been […]
Police are still gathering information in the near fatal shooting of Ozen Rhaburn of Hattieville. An attempt was made on the life of Rhaburn on Thursday morning, but fortunately, he survived the shooting and is in a stable condition. The twenty-three-year-old was shot at his house reportedly by someone he knew. A motive has not […]
A Sinaloa Drug operator was gunned on Thursday in Chetumal, Mexico. It’s making news in Belize because Juan Ulises Galvan Carmona, who goes by the drug alias “El Buda,” possessed several passports including one from Belize. Mexican media are reporting that “El Buda” not only possessed a Belizean passport, but also one from Mexico and […]
A pair of Belizean fishermen was busted in the southern waters off the coast of Placencia with a massive haul of out-of-season conch. According to the Fisheries Department, a team of rangers was out on routine patrol near the southeast corner of Channel Caye when they encountered Bartolo Jimenez and another fisherman. Upon closing in […]
The conch season was closed earlier than usual this year. Notwithstanding its premature closure, the Fisheries Department has been working closely with its maritime counterparts to enforce all laws at sea. According to Gamboa, there has been a joint effort over the past two months to patrol several hotspots, including the area where the fishermen […]
Chilling video images of the police pepper spraying a pair of men in the south side of the Belize City have been circulating on social media. The video shows police using unnecessary force to restrain the men as spectators watched from the sidelines. It is known that police are cracking down on suspicious individuals due […]
The Ministry of Education has decided to stave off its decision to close all primary and high schools for Christmas break on December twentieth, following a letter from the Belize National Teachers Union raising concerns about the extension of the first term. The new academic calendar for 2019 is set to have classes continue until […]
A new educational initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and B.T.L., known as Digi Learn, will be rolled out across the country in the weeks ahead. The program sees internet based learning being offered to schools across Belize following a pilot project that was introduced to nine schools in 2017. With the success of […]
Businessman, Alex Chang, through his attorney Brandon Usher of Williams Law Firm, has commenced legal action against eight families. Those eight families, Chang contends, are illegally occupying his one point six-six acres of land situated in Belama Phase Four. As we have been reporting, in January Chang served some thirty families with a notice of […]
According to Usher, the land in question; Parcel 1999, was privately acquired in 1991 and has remained in private hands. The owner, he says, is Lu Tsu-Tieh. In order to amicably settle the dispute, Usher says a contract was shared with the Area Representative for Freetown, Francis Fonseca, for him to take back to the […]
At the Bliss this afternoon, eight delegates who made the cut to compete to represent Belize at Miss Universe Pageant were introduced and News Five was there. The line-up of beauties includes aspiring young ladies from here in the country as well as Belizeans living in the diaspora. Months of preparation will lead to the […]
Miss Universe Belize 2018, Jenelli Fraser, will be gracing the international stage once again, this time as the Belizean delegate for the La Reina de la Costa Maya pageant set for July twenty-sixth on La Isla Bonita, San Pedro. The twenty-seven-year-old has been selected and gears are in full swing as she prepares to compete […]
The Welcome Resource Center is an N.G.O. that assists the mentally ill, as well as the homeless population in Belize. The center, which is located in Belize City, offers its participants a hot lunch, shower and a change of clothing. It also engages the participants in programmes throughout the day to keep them occupied in […]
A house in Dangriga was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire broke out at a residence on the George Price Boulevard. Firefighters responded quickly but were unable to contain the blaze before it consumed the twenty-two by twenty-four feet wooden structure. House owner, Jason Cacho says that the fire began at around seven-thirty […]
We’ve reported before about the shortage of blood at the Blood Bank where earlier this year the shortage has put elective surgeries on hold. Now, there has always been a challenge in getting voluntary blood donors and so often times the bank’s supply dips when there is a surge in violent incidents. And so to […]
On Sunday, June thirtieth, the final day of Pride Month, police officer Ralph Gillett was put in a chokehold while being a victim of homophobic insults. Gillett was arrested after being involved in a scandalous brawl with a couple of women inside a water taxi in Caye Caulker. The fight was over seating space. The […]
After the brawl, several witnesses went to the Caye Caulker Police station to file a statement of what they saw. They, however, were turned away and prohibited to enter the police station. Women Police Officer, Arbunie Claire attempted to file a witnessed statement but according to reports, she was manhandled and thrown in jail. During […]
The Caribbean Festival of Arts is held biennially across member CARICOM states and this year, the event will be held in Trinidad and Tobago. Hundreds of persons in the creative and performing arts will converge to showcase the best of the best in areas of fashion, visual arts, dance, music and the like. The event […]
According to Greg Vernon, with support from the National Institute of Culture and History, they are now trying to source funding for airfares and lodging for the contingent that will represent Belize at CARIFESTA. Greg Vernon, Director, ICA “It will be the government of Belize; we are also looking at the airlines, the private […]
