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Wage cut, or not, is just one of the tough decisions the Briceño administration must make in addressing the economy’s dreadful status. Briceño and his party have continuously blamed the past U.D.P. government for the state of the economy. Well, today, Senator and U.D.P. Chairman Michael Peyrefitte told the media that the P.U.P. inherited a […]
Written on February 10, 2021 | Posted in
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Briceño did not mince any words in responding to Senator Peyrefitte’s comments. He called Peyrefitte a “fool” for not realizing the reality in the country. Hipolito Novelo “The chairman of the U.D.P. this morning, Michael Peyrefitte, said that your administration inherited a healthy economy and that you were warned about what you are supposed […]
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Roaring Creek resident, Arita Vanzie, died in a fatal car crash on the Stann Creek Valley Road. The three other persons traveling in the vehicle received various injuries and lived to tell the tale. The group was travelling from Belmopan to Dangriga when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The car ran off the […]
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This morning Supreme Court Justice Westmin James handed down his ruling regarding Ian Haylock and the Attorney General of Belize. Haylock, through his attorneys, former PM Dean Barrow and former Senate President Darrell Bradley, successfully managed to convince Justice Westmin that he has an arguable case related to the appointment of Estelle Leslie as Comptroller […]
Written on February 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck also reacted to the judgment. Marshalleck represented Estelle Leslie as an interested party on the matter. Like Bradley, Marshalleck is not surprised by the decision that Justice Westmin handed down. He says that the claimant does have an arguable case, but during the trial, he would further prove that consultations were […]
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Marshalleck explains that the case is not about the Prime Minister’s decision to choose Estelle Leslie because that cannot be challenged. In fact on the matter of seniority, Marshalleck says that his client feels that she is as entitled to hold the post as Haylock. Andrew Marshalleck, Attorney for Estelle Leslie “There can […]
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Attorney Darrell Bradley disagrees that the case is not merely academic. He says that the constitution dictates that meaningful consultations should be had. Bradley says that he does not believe that the post of comptroller of customs is too important not to be left vacant, since it has been vacant before. Darrell Bradley, Attorney […]
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The victim of Monday’s midmorning shooting, forty-three-year-old Jose Santos, died early this morning at the K.H.M.H. The delivery truck driver was shot several times at around ten while making a delivery at Tow Tow on Mahogany Street in Belize City. A security camera captured the murder, and it showed the killer on a bicycle casually […]
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An employee of the Institute of Archaeology was the victim of an armed robbery on the El Pilar Road in the Cayo District. Belmopan resident Mauricio Alvarado was driving the institute’s 2017 Toyota Hilux on the road in the Bullet Tree Falls Village when three armed masked men came in his path. He stopped the […]
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There is a spike in piracy at sea. Since mid-January and as recent as this morning, fishers have been the target of armed robbers. The thieves have been taking advantage of their vulnerability and robbing them of their products and their engines. It is a perennial problem that law enforcement agencies have been trying to […]
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One year ago, in February 2020, the Fisheries Resources Bill was passed in the House of Representatives. The legislation allowed for a framework to be put in place for vessel monitoring systems. Its objective was to monitor that vessels were in-keeping with the fisheries regulations within and outside the marine reserve. It would also increase […]
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On Friday, Cayo South Area Representative and the Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat made revelations into Belize Infrastructure Limited’s inner workings. The Barrow administration created BIL, and on Friday, Minister Espat alleged that BIL was a vehicle used for the “misappropriation of public monies without public scrutiny.” According to Minister Espat, an […]
Written on February 8, 2021 | Posted in
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This week is a critical week for the Briceño administration as they head into budget consultations with the unions. The past and new administrations have had to borrow one million dollars a day to keep on paying the staggering public sector wage bill. At the same time, the Briceño administration has publicly stated that they […]
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And with the debate on wage reductions now in the public discourse, following versions one and two of the Belize Business Bureau letter, the Public Service Union expressed their concern about the possible wage reduction. The unions will be participating in a budget consultation meeting with the Government of Belize this Wednesday. According to a […]
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As a part of cutting that wage bill, all ministers of government are on a ten percent salary cut. Today, during the Open Your Eyes Morning Show, Minister of Infrastructure Julius Espat shared his personal views on reducing the wage bill. Julius Espat, Minister of Infrastructure “I don’t think anybody wants to be in […]
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The National Trade Congress of Belize will be meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde, Education Minister Francis Fonseca, and the Public Service, Constitutional and Political Reform Henry Usher for a budget consultation. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday as part of the Briceño Administration’s consultations with different stakeholders ahead of March’s […]
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As those critical budget consultations continue, the Briceño administration is hoping for compromise from the unions. The new administration, still within its first one hundred days in office, must figure out how to dig the country out of the massive financial crises that they have inherited. In responding to a question about norteños feeling abandoned […]
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A man was shot in Belize City today. It happened in broad daylight and the victim has been identified as Jose Santos, a forty-three-year-old truck driver of Eight Miles. Santos was inside a delivery truck on Mahogany Street when he was shot by a man on a bicycle. News Five was first on the scene […]
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Why would police shoot an elderly man? That’s the question that the media tried to get answers to today. Sixty-seven-year-old Lionel Llewellyn Arnold Senior is in a stable condition at the K.H.M.H. Arnold Senior was shot once by a Belize City police officer on Friday night on Lakeview Street. According to the Officer Commanding Professional […]
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The House of Representatives met today in a regular session where several bills were tabled for a second reading. Before getting into those proposed pieces of legislation that include an amendment to the Finance and Audit (Reform) Act, there are new developments regarding Belize Infrastructure Limited. The special purpose vehicle established under the Barrow administration […]
Written on February 5, 2021 | Posted in
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According to Minister Espat, the investigation shockingly revealed that records of BIL’s financials were purposely purged – as in destroyed – for the period before 2019/2020. Legally, all companies are required to keep a record of their financials for six years. So, when BIL purged its previous records as they claim they did not have […]
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The Border Management Agency, which is tasked with overseeing operations at various frontier points, including the western and northern borders, is another hotbed of corruption. A recent investigation conducted by the Ministry of Tourism and Diaspora Relations, which includes the Border Management Agency, has unearthed a series of improprieties where public finances were abused. According […]
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Pointing to one example of gross financial abuse, Minister Mahler said that a whopping four hundred and sixty-six thousand dollars was paid for a faulty IT network at one of the agency’s offices. According to Mahler, all the IT expert needed to do was simply plug out and reconnect a cable to render the network […]
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Government’s COVID Cash Transfer Program commences next week as an initiative to financially assist roughly twenty-five thousand families that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its rollout complements existing programs such as the Ministry of Human Development’s Grocery Bag. In explaining the purpose of the Cash Transfer, Prime Minister John Briceño pointed out that the […]
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Belize continues to push for its quota of vaccines through COVAX and other agencies. An initial shipment of vaccines is scheduled to arrive in-country by the end of the first quarter. According to Minister of Health and Wellness, Michel Chebat, twenty thousand vials of Sputnik 5 COVID-19 vaccines will also be accepted from Russia. […]
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