Government, on the other hand, says that what has been issued is a draft from the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s findings on the valuation of a little over forty-five million B.T.L. shares. Under those findings, the value has been set at five dollars and sixty cents per share. The government release also said that, “Just […]
The murder stats in the west continue on an upward trend. The most recent murder victim is a businessman man who was shot at a bar after eleven o’clock on Tuesday night. Three other persons were injured in the shooting. Fifty-nine-year-old Jose Anibal Molina Estrada of Duck Run Three was mortally wounded at the Pasadita […]
Molina is the fifth murder victim in less than two weeks in the San Ignacio jurisdiction. There was a drug-related double murder involving Guatemalan nationals Santos Ramon Gomez and Orlando Antonio Garcia Calletal, a domestic violence double murder in which Miriam Mai and her sister-in-law Daisy Miralda were killed over the Labor Day weekend. Police […]
Two nationals from Bulgaria appeared late in court this evening and were charged for theft from the Belize Bank. There was a delay in their arraignment because the court was looking for a translator. The duo is being implicated in an international scam in which they used fake ATM cards to withdraw cash from the […]
Aptula’s attorney says that they are in communication with the Belize Bank to settle the matter. The two Bulgarians allegedly visited the Albert and North Front Streets ATMs of the bank to conduct the fraudulent transactions. Aptula also pleaded not guilty to theft. Oscar Selgado, Attorney for Halid Yuksel Aptula “The police has only […]
During arraignment today, the police claimed that the scam begun on September seventh, 2015. The men were detained on Saturday and taken to their room at Easy Inn on the Phillip Goldson Highway, where one hundred and eleven credit cards which did not have the issuing bank or card holder names were discovered. Also found […]
After spending just over a week recovering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, on Monday afternoon, thirty-one year old Andy Bustillos was arrested and charged for the double murder of his ex-common-law wife, Miriam Mai and her sister-in-law, Daisy Miralda. On April thirtieth, Bustillos entered Betty’s Salon in Santa Elena to rekindle his […]
Meanwhile an investigation is ongoing in the double murder of two Guatemalan nationals in the San Francisco area of San Ignacio. Fifty-two-year-old Santos Ramon Gomez and thirty-seven-year-old Orlando Antonio Garcia Calletal, who were believed to be drug peddlers from neighboring Melchor De Mencos, Peten, were executed off a feeder road between mile sixty-nine and seventy […]
Another murder trial by judge ended with an acquittal today for the accused. In a no case submission, Reuben Price’s attorney, Simeon Sampson submitted that the only evidence the prosecution had against Price was an alleged confession statement which was not provided willingly so there was no evidence to substantiate the charge of murder. The […]
The prosecution, however, secured a conviction in the murder trial against Dionicio Salazar. On Friday in the Belmopan Supreme Court, Salazar was found guilty of the murder of Marlon Rivera. He was tried before Justice Antionette Moore in a trial without jury. The justice found that Salazar was the gunman who killed Rivera on June thirteenth […]
There is mounting opposition against the controversial Sarstoon Law, which came into effect on April twenty-ninth and was essentially designed to prevent an expedition of the Belize Territorial Volunteers. But the new law is having far-reaching implications on other citizens, organizations as well as political parties. This Friday, the Belize National Teachers Union is taking […]
While the union has only just formulated a position to repeal the Sarstoon Law over the weekend, it is prepared to return to its executive should the Barrow Administration refuse to withdraw the SI. That meeting, according to Palacio, will determine the next step in opposing the controversial law, which it deems to be in […]
So, with all the talk of parading through the streets of Belize City on Friday, what else is on the union’s itinerary for Teachers Day? Palacio told the media this afternoon that a number of dynamic speakers have been tapped to deliver addresses. As a follow up to a proposal made by Ambassador Assad Shoman […]
Still on the issue of the controversial Sarstoon Law….as we said, the People’s United Party held its first National Party Council meeting at the Belize Elementary Auditorium. The N.P.C. discussed and passed a resolution on its role in respect of the ongoing talks with Guatemala, following a request by the Prime Minister Dean Barrow last […]
In his press conference last week Prime Minister Dean Barrow claimed that if the P.U.P. goes to the Sarstoon it could undermine all the progress that has been made in talks with Guatemala. We’re not sure what real progress has actually been made, since none is visible and the government hasn’t provided details of any. […]
The government of Belize has rejected the P.U.P.’s demand to rescind the Sarstoon Prohibition Regulation, via a release interestingly titled Government Announces Limited Access to Sarstoon. The release clarifies that there were two rationales behind the law – one, to avoid harm to Belizeans going into the Sarstoon because of the tensions there and two, […]
Government says it is cautiously optimistic about progress to solve the situation at the Sarstoon. But the Guatemalan military is not indicating any such optimism. Over the weekend, press reports say that the government beefed up its military vessels inside the Sarstoon River. According to a report in the Prensa Libre, customs and immigration officials […]
Tonight, there are many questions surrounding a very vibrant and current refugee program in Belize, and somehow answers seem very scarce. Every week, hundreds of undocumented immigrants flock to the office of the N.G.O., Help for Progress in Belmopan. There, they are given application forms with which they can apply to the Immigration Department for […]
So why the sudden urgency for a massive refugee program, or amnesty program of sorts? Is it the result of pressure from the U.S.? It’s possible because it is joined by another program called protection transfer, under the auspices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Again, sources tell us that the problem with […]
On Thursday, we told you about a SATIIM trip cut unexpectedly short after rangers were denied entry to the Sarstoon by the Belize Defense Force. The boat carrying rangers was heading on a routine patrol to monitor illegal activity in the area of Black Creek, which must be accessed via the Sarstoon. That infamous S.I. […]
At a press conference on Thursday, the Prime Minister appealed to the People’s United Party to stand down from a visit to the Sarstoon. He asked them to return to the negotiating table in respect of discussions on the ongoing situation at that volatile zone. The P.U.P. has indicated that it will, if certain conditions […]
Late this afternoon, a teenager of Antelope Street Extension was arraigned in the Belize City Family Court for Wednesday’s broad daylight murder of Troy Cole. Cole was riding his bicycle on Gibnut Street, a stone’s throw away from where he lived, when he was accosted by a gunman. Late that night, Ryan Thompson was detained […]
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has also come out swinging against the recently enacted Sarstoon Law. This afternoon, the N.T.U.C.B. issued a release decrying the piece of legislation, as well as the manner in which it was brought into effect a week ago. The N.T.U.C.B. criticizes Section Two of the Public Safety Act […]
The N.T.U.C.B. has taken a singular position chiding government for its outwardly impulsive decision to effect the Sarstoon Law. Its executives, however, were not all sold on the idea that the law is altogether a bad thing, but what is unanimous is that the law is seemingly a knee-jerk reaction which comes with a sweeping […]
The Prime Minister of Belize called a press conference this evening, ostensibly for the Minister of Foreign Affairs to report on meetings held with Guatemala and the O.A.S. in Washington. We’ll have all that for you tonight, though we warn that it isn’t really all that, strictly speaking. We start tonight’s coverage with a statement […]
