Since Cabinet announced on November twenty-seventh that the prime minister will remain in office until 2020, there has been an unusual silence within the United Democratic Party concerning its leadership succession. Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber may have anticipated a turn in the driver’s seat as head of government, following the PM’s initial plan to […]
Faber’s intention to one day lead the United Democratic Party and the country is no secret. But he also says that the prime minister’s choice to remain in office for the remainder of his third term does not breach any rule that the party has set. Patrick Faber, Acting Prime Minister “I want to […]
Community Activist Moses Sulph was slapped with a forty thousand-dollar judgment in favour of former U.D.P. Minister Mark King. King launched a civil suit against Sulph in 2018. The former Lake Independence Area Representative sued Sulph for posting several defamatory statements on his Facebook profile against him. Sulph attacked King’s reputation and company, Brints Security […]
A new Commissioner of Police was installed today at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan, and we’ll have that coming up. But the installation of Chester Williams was eclipsed by the parting shots by his predecessor. Allen Whylie was among the many in attendance who converged on the parade square to welcome Williams as the […]
Former ComPol Whylie, who has been criticized as a lame duck leader where the fight against crime and violence is concerned, insisted that he used his final public address to speak his mind freely. In continuing his rant, the outgoing officer also took aim at his former colleagues within the police department; those whom he […]
With twenty-seven years of service under his belt, Chester Williams today was installed as the new Commissioner of Police. Williams has also distinguished himself as the first attorney to take command of the Police Department. The passing of the baton to Williams took place at the Police Academy in Belmopan. He takes command of a […]
A restructuring of the police department since Commissioner Chester Williams assumed its helm on January ninth was imminent. Last week, there was a memo in circulation which the department subsequently requested that the media discard. As it turns out, the so-called transfers and ascensions were not entirely accurate. Following today’s ceremony, we caught up with […]
Throughout the course of their professional careers, Edward Broaster and Chester Williams have had a somewhat tumultuous relationship. In the past, words have been exchanged and the two have had it out with each other in their ascent to the echelon of the Belize Police Department. So what is the fate of the relationship now […]
At midnight, there will be some relief at the pumps. The price of premium gasoline will decrease by fifty-two cents effective Wednesday at midnight. Right now the price stands at ten dollars and forty-seven cents and with that decrease the new price will be nine dollars and ninety-five cents per gallon. There will also be […]
In the village of Saint Margaret’s located on the Hummingbird Highway, school children are being sent home from classes complaining of stomach pains. There are concerns that the water has been making the young students ill. The villagers get potable drinking water from a stream; but it is untreated and contaminated. At least fifty children […]
One man is dead and two others are missing, but what happened on Mapp Caye days ago is still being pieced together. Up until Monday night, all we knew was that one man was murdered and two had disappeared without a trace. Family members of one of the missing men, identified as forty-eight-year-old diver Evan […]
And what of Evan Neal? Well, forty-eight-year old Neal is the owner of Mapp Caye and veteran seaman. His family describes him as a diver and hard-working man, whom they say didn’t dabble in the drug business. They say he was to return home on Friday evening after he dropped off groceries for the two […]
And so the search is ongoing for Evan Neal and Anthony Reneau. This evening we spoke with Operations Officer of the Belize Coast Guard Lieutenant Roque Canul who says that today’s search didn’t turn up a shred of evidence that would point to the men’s whereabouts. Canul says they have been talking to fishermen and […]
A trio of men was escorted to court this morning for the brazen heist that evolved into a hostage situation in Belize City on Sunday night. The three: Wayne Welch, Steven Bernard and Richard O’Neil are facing a slew of charges. They are accused of robbing Rong Bin Liang and his wife, the proprietors of […]
The I.C.J. Declaration was signed on January ninth by five former Ministers of Foreign Affairs, including sitting Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Barrow was joined by former P.U.P. Prime Minister Said Musa, Lisa Shoman, who served also served as P.U.P. Senator, Godfrey Smith, and Assad Shoman. A day ahead of the signing, the People’s United Party […]
While Briceño says there is no rift in the party, in the wake of the signing of a seven-point declaration, several P.U.P. politicians have spoken out giving various reasons for and against taking the Guatemalan claim to the International Court of Justice. Today, former opposition leader and attorney general Francis Fonseca gave his perspective. Fonseca […]
Last Wednesday, former Prime Minister Said Musa agreed that a protocol should be in place between Belize and Guatemala where it concerns access to the Sarstoon River. He also said that the agreement should have been put in place ahead of the I.C.J. referendum in April. Today, former P.U.P. leader Francis Fonseca was asked the […]
An armed robbery turned into a dangerous hostage situation on Sunday night. Three armed thieves broke into a store on Mahogany Street in Belize City. Seven Days Shop is located on the lower flat of the building and the owners live on the upper flat. Just as they were closing down business on Sunday night, […]
The lengthy standoff between three armed bandits and officers from the Belize Police Department has prompted ComPol Chester Williams to carefully consider the leadership, as well as the role of the Gang Suppression Unit. Not only will there be a new commander of G.S.U. in the weeks ahead, but that as yet unnamed lawman will […]
A Belize City man was brutally murdered over the weekend. The body of twenty-nine-year-old Jose Manuel Ayala was found with five gunshot wounds to the face in the wee hours of Saturday morning. His body was found inside his white Chevrolet TrailBlazer which was found parked at mile three of the George Price Highway. Investigators […]
The eighth murder for the New Year was recorded today. Police say a watchman is dead and two others are missing from Mapp Caye. While his name has not been confirmed, his body was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head and dumped in a latrine. The last time trio’s families heard from them […]
A fifteen-year-old youth is in a coma tonight after surviving a horrible ordeal. The teenager, Jamil Reyes, was socializing with friends in Roaring Creek when he came under a vicious attack. He was brutally beaten and shot to the back of the head. If that was not enough, he was buried in a shallow grave […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington on Wednesday sat front row and center, observing five former Foreign Affairs Ministers sign a declaration expressing their firm support to take Guatemala’s claim to the ICJ for final resolution. It was a historic event that unfolded in Belize City with former P.U.P. Prime Minister Said Musa sharing the stage […]
The 2019 sitting of the Supreme Court opened this morning with the fanfare that traditionally accompanies the event. The address on the administration of justice was delivered by Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington on behalf of the Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte. The Chief Justice reviewed and reflected on the work of the court. He noted that […]
A police officer was killed on after one o’clock this morning on San Pedro. Corporal Alfonso Guy had been stationed on the island for years and had been socializing with a friend prior to the shooting death inside his quarters. While police this morning said it was a murder investigation, late this evening, an official […]
