Tonight, the Prime Minister Dean Barrow is blasting the letter by Opposition Leader John Briceño, a day after Briceño wrote to him. That letter by Briceño, dated October fifteenth, was on the Joshua Perdomo forty thousand dollars loan write off and it got the better out of the PM. Barrow tells Briceño that his letter […]
There is a looming death knell over the citrus industry in southern Belize, signaling that the livelihoods of hundreds may be hanging in the balance. Millions of dollars and years of investment are on the line. As we reported on Wednesday, the problem has been exacerbated by the Citrus Growers Association’s inability to discharge its […]
The Public Service Union is pressing ahead with a legal challenge to regain its former Hilltop headquarters in Belmopan. The P.S.U. has been issued a notice to vacate by Estevan Perera, attorney for Simplex Designs- the legal owner of the property after it was sold by the Belmopan City Council. The P.S.U. has been given […]
Perera says that if the deadline passes and the P.S.U. has not vacated the property, a court order will be pursued to have the union move out. According to Perera, the process can take anywhere between a couple of months to a year. Estevan Perera, Attorney for Simplex Designs “The way it works is […]
According to a news report in The New York Post, U.S. national Christopher Prestipino found refuge in Belize after he murdered a model in Las Vegas. His stay in Belize lasted a week after which the murder suspect headed back to Vegas where he was picked up by the police. The victim is Esmeralda Gonzalez, […]
Police say they haven’t yet identified the men who robbed the Zitro Western Union outlet in Orange Walk Town on the Belize-Corozal Road on Wednesday. While cops say that they are following several leads, they are still looking for the get-away vehicle and the two criminals. Sometime close to two in the afternoon, two robbers […]
A group of police officers and soldiers this morning escaped injury after the police vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a ditch filled with water this morning. It happened at around eleven o’clock near Hattieville Village in the Belize District. No official report on the matter has been provided but we understand that the […]
While the citrus industry is in crisis, up north the sugar industry is rebounding. ASR/B.S.I. has been attempting to get locally produced sugar into the tightly controlled CARICOM market. Now, the regional market is importing sugar from other regions to satisfy consumption needs, but getting Belize’s white sugar has been a huge challenge for years. […]
The dispute between several families and businessman Alex Chang over six acres of land in Belama Phase Four, Belize City, remains unresolved. Chang through attorney Brandon Usher of Williams Law Firm filed legal action against eight families whom Chang says are illegally occupying his land. The dispute commenced in January of this year when Chang […]
There was a home invasion on Wednesday night in the south where an elderly resident came under attack. According to police, three men, armed with a shotgun, entered a house at mile nineteen on the Placencia Road where they tied up the occupants, including a ninety-year old woman, and stole a computer and a vehicle. […]
Since enacting a statutory instrument on September fourth, government, as well as stakeholders in the public transportation sector, have been monitoring developments within the industry where Guatemalan and Mexican buses are concerned. On Tuesday, all sides met to discuss the existing state of affairs since the passage of legislation to regulate foreign buses entering the […]
According to AG Peyrefitte, the statutory instrument has since been amended to reflect additional changes. The revised S.I., he says, has been forwarded to Transport Minister Edmond Castro. Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “The bus owners have graciously, in a meeting on Tuesday we had with all sides, they said, “Listen, we appreciate fully the […]
A young domestic from Hattieville, Gertrude Mejia, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison for the offense of maim. Allegations are that on October twelfth, 2019, she intentionally and unlawfully caused a maim to Virginia Logan in Hattieville. Mejia appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson and was represented by attorney Norman Rodriguez. There was […]
Three seasoned Belize City fisherman, who have been in the fishing business for over fifty years, each appeared in court on fisheries offenses they are disputing. This morning, seventy-five-year-old Oscar O’Brien Mena, seventy-three-year-old Conrad William Daniels, and seventy-two-year-old Edward Meighan were arraigned before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford for partially and fully processed undersized conch […]
The long lines and the slow process at the Lands Department are well known to persons who have to head to the capital to work out land issues. So now, the Ministry is coming to the City to sort out those perennial difficulties faced by land owners. The U.D.P. Port Loyola hopeful was at the […]
Philip Willoughby also wants to host a consultation on the production of industrial hemp. Willoughby says he is in contact with respective ministries and representatives to have the consultation held next month. According to Willoughby, the purpose is to have the residents of Port Loyola interested in hemp production since it could be beneficial. […]
Schools in the Belize District took part in the revived Father Marion Ganey Primary School Quiz Competition. The two winning students are from Hattieville and Belize City. The pair will now move ahead to the national competition in November, which teaches the students at an early age, the benefits of financial literacy. News Five’s Duane […]
Every year, the third Thursday in the month of October is celebrated worldwide as International Credit Union Day. Credit Unions around the globe organized a range of activities today to commemorate the occasion under the theme, “Local Service; Global Reach.” Here in the country, the Belize Credit Union League and its nine member credit unions […]
But with a collective membership of almost half the country’s population, what is the future of the credit union movement in terms of the services it offers to its member-owners? Corrine Robinson-Fuller of the Belize Credit Union League says that they have received their license from the Central Bank of Belize and come 2020, seven […]
The Belize High School is moving robotics up to another level. A national competition is in the works and teams from across the country are encouraged to participate in the event which takes place in January. But even before the National Elementary School Robotics Competition, a team from B.H.S. is heading to Dubai to compete […]
The Museum of Belize is launching a portrait exhibition called “The River of Art Flows Everywhere.” Taiwanese artist Yaoling Lee, who has been living in Belize for over two decades, is showcasing more than twenty paintings featuring water colours, oil and charcoal art. Lee, who has lived in Belize for more than twenty years, has […]
Jogging, cycling, and even walking are considered forms of exercise that can improve your overall health. It is recommended that you should incorporate at least thirty minutes of physical activity five days a week to maintain your health. But if you’re on a weight loss journey, even with a diet, it may not be enough. […]
