While disgraced officer Myron Williams walked away from court earlier today a free man, his colleagues in the Belize Police Department were being recognized for their outstanding achievements and dedication to law enforcement. This morning, the Minister of Home Affairs and the brass of the
The United Democratic Party remains an organization in shambles and despite numerous attempts to convene an urgent meeting to get the house in order, those repeated calls have all gone unanswered. Earlier today, a group calling itself Alliance for Democracy issued a press release in
Viewers would recall that the failed National Party Council that had been scheduled for August third saw the U.D.P. chairman walking out of the meeting after declaring the N.P.C. suspended. But is the presiding officer of the U.D.P. being partial to the leadership of the
Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is presently out of the country and has spent the better part of this week in Jamaica. During his visit, Barrow has met with Prime Minister Andrew Holness at Jamaica House. P.M. Holness is the Chairman of the Caribbean Democratic Union
On Thursday night, a video clip of dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel went viral when he put Belize on notice that he will be visiting the Jewel in the weeks ahead. He also mentioned that he will be calling on his “brother from another mother”,
After a year of waiting, motorists are now able to access license plates and vehicle stickers from the Department of Transport. On Thursday, the department announced the successful restocking of the essential items and apologized for the inconvenience caused to the public. We spoke with
An attorney for three bus companies in Belize City has come forward to express concerns over the competition that the electric buses pose to their livelihood. Arthur Saldivar represents City Shuttle Limited, Lopez Bus and Lemoth and Sons. He told News Five today that his
Saldivar argues that the e-buses are running the routes that the private operators have been running, and that his clients believe that the e-buses have been taking away the student customers who pay the same prices on the e-buses. This has created a challenge for
The Belize Athletics Association is going through an internal dispute. The differences are between the membership of the B.A.A. and Executive Member, Gregory Meyers and President, Cojac Smith. Smith was just elected in April, but already there is a move afoot to trigger a vote
Smith said despite the accusations against him, since his election only four months ago, he has been focusing on trying to make positive changes that would improve the standards of sports. One of those efforts is to see how the B.A.A. can get the track
