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Speaking out on the issue of human trafficking recently is Belize’s Ambassador to the U.S. and permanent representative to the O.A.S., Daniel Gutierrez. This comes after the U.S. recently added Belize, along with Haiti and Samoa, to a list of nations not allowed to obtain temporary work visas of the H-Two-A and H-Two-B non-immigrant status. […]
For those still wondering if the best is yet to come going into an election year, The Economist Intelligence Unit says not quite. Its quarterly economic forecast predicts a return to form, but less than expected. Its first-quarter report says Belize continues to cope with significant internal and external pressures socially, politically and economically. While […]
In an addendum to the Economist Intelligence Unit report on Belize, the organization discusses the rise in the rate of murder in several Caribbean countries, due to gang feuds related to the drug trade and extortion. The E.I.U. cites that a disproportionate number of victims are young, low-income males and that most Caribbean countries share […]
Written on January 23, 2018 | Posted in
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Tonight we begin a series related to the upcoming March seventh municipal elections. We were on the campaign trail in San Pedro, where the U.D.P. Town Council has been in office for fifteen years and Mayor Daniel Guerrero is seeking a third consecutive term. If you know the island, politics is a passion and supporters […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley is set to demit office in the next five weeks and is currently in the process of transitioning back to private life as an attorney. Over the past six years, he has remained at the helm of City Hall, having succeeded former Mayor Zenaida Moya. Since then, the mayor acknowledges […]
The hallmark of Bradley’s success at City Hall is perhaps the floating of the municipal bond, monies which were used to concretize over a hundred and sixty streets across the city. That project, though welcomed in some quarters, was also criticized by Bradley’s detractors who complained that the funds used to undertake the paving of […]
As we said earlier, the outgoing mayor is easing back into private life, with a renewed focus on other career interests, including his law firm. But, politics is still very much a part of his personal and professional identity. Bradley says he will use his time as a private citizen to re-strategize a political approach […]
Two Saturdays ago, a Belize City family claims it was forcibly separated at the decision of a landlord who reportedly called the Gang Suppression Unit to help evict them from their rental property on Kelly Street. Brenda Augustine, who lives and works in San Pedro Town, admits to have been behind on rent payments due […]
Written on January 23, 2018 | Posted in
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When you do the right thing, it pays off. Just ask Johana Ramos – the fourteen-year-old student of Maud Williams High School was recognized today with an award for her commitment to the Police Department’s ‘Du Di Rait Ting’ program. The award is for October 2017 but the first former is not slowing down with […]
There have been developments in respect of relations with Guatemala. Special Representative of the O.A.S. Secretary General for Belize-Guatemala Affairs, Magdalena Talamas, has been reassigned from her post at the Adjacency Zone, following a protest by the Guatemalan government demanding her removal. President Jimmy Morales, as well as former Foreign Minister Carlos Raul Morales, complained […]
Still on Guatemala…a journalist Rigoberto Escobar Lopez who claims he was assaulted on Tuesday at the adjacency zone at the western border is taking his case to the Guatemalan Human Rights Office. Escobar told the Guatemalan media that he is pressing ahead with his complaint. The reporter says in an interview that he has been […]
As many as thirty-eight persons, adults and children, have been left homeless due to raging fires in Belize City. This weekend, twenty-five artists and fifteen DJ’s are coming together in a benefit concert that will hopefully uplift the spirit of those affected as well as raise money to help them rebuild their homes. The idea […]
For the past several weeks, there has been controversy brewing over the use of the football pitch at the MCC Grounds. The sporting facility is utilized for a number of activities, including recreational football, by several unassigned teams. The wear and tear on the turf was so bad that the field was shut down for […]
Written on January 19, 2018 | Posted in
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Earlier this year, we reported on the concerns of some students from the University of Belize, who had completed their programs at the institution in July and December 2017, but would have to wait until June 2018 to receive their degrees. This was as a result of the U.B. making strategic changes to carry out […]
Despite the hopes of Belizean officials that Belize’s vote against the U.S. over Jerusalem at the United Nations would not have repercussions; there are two instances in which the giant to the north has taken action since. Earlier this week, Belize was among three countries removed from the temporary work visa program. Belizeans seeking agricultural […]
A six-year-old girl and her mother were separated by police on Thursday afternoon after the Belize Family Court granted an interim order of custody to the child’s father. The case was heard ex parte just hours after an adjournment had been granted due to short notice of the summons to court which the mother only […]
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Vasquez contends that neither the attorney nor her daughter were called prior to the impromptu afternoon court session, and thus lost their chance to tell their side of the story. Today, she told us that the child is with her father, but because of the interim order granting him sole custody, they have no idea […]
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Simultaneous fundraising activities are underway at the Ecumenical High School in Dangriga. Today, a team traveled from the south to Belize City to spread the word on its mission to raise money to develop on another phase of the institution’s auditorium as well as to embark on community based initiatives across the southern municipality. Some […]
Meanwhile, the teachers over at the college are also giving you an opportunity of a lifetime – ten dollars to win a 2017 Great Wall Wingle pickup, valued at thirty-five thousand dollars. The raffle will be drawn on Mother’s Day in May 2018 and Jonell Villafranco tells us more. Jonell Villafranco, Co-Convener, Fundraising Committee […]
A decade ago, one of Belize’s finest artists died: Andy Palacio, who placed Belize on the international music charts transitioned at the peak of his musical career. His cultural music, however, continues to excite as well as inspire people all over the world. The Garifuna Collective, founded by Andy, has been appearing on world stages […]
One hundred thousand dollars, plus one surety of the same amount; that’s the cost of Andrew Bennett’s freedom after appearing before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer this morning as extradition proceedings against him begin. Represented by a trio of fellow attorneys led by Anthony Sylvester, the forty-six-year-old was escorted into the lower court free of manacles […]
In his submission, Sylvester made the point that Bennett was not a flight risk and had to prove to the court that his client would not abscond should he be granted bail. Sylvester and his legal team, which includes attorneys Illiana Swift and Gavin Courtenay, went as far as providing the Chief Magistrate with stringent […]
Representing the United States government in the matter is Solicitor General Nigel Hawke. In court, the SolGen did not offer much, save for an objection to bail as more of an official procedure than a serious concern. Nigel Hawke, Solicitor General “We issued our formal objection because of our treaty obligations in respect of […]
Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington, who signed off on the bundle of documents presented to him on January tenth, also weighed in on Bennett’s dilemma as an embattled attorney. Elrington says on record that Bennett’s right to practice law should not be taken away on the strength of an allegation. Isani Cayetano “As a former […]
Errol Elrington, he is the sibling of Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington who fled to Belize in 2014 as a fugitive of the United States. The doctor is being sought by authorities in respect of his alleged role in defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of almost half a million U.S. dollars. He absconded back to his home […]
