A number of agencies that work with underprivileged children have been gifted with gaming machines courtesy of the Ramada Princess which is upgrading and modernizing the hotel to make it friendlier for guests. The massive renovation includes work on the bowling alley, elevators, restaurant, cinema and other amenities. Andrea Polanco was on hand when the […]
There is a report that surfaced earlier today in Caribbean news outlets, about billions of dollars being stashed away in Swiss Banks. The report claims that the funds were deposited by citizens of thirty countries in the wider Caribbean. The information was contained in a throve of sixty thousand internal Swiss Bank documents, leaked by […]
The protection of minor’s identity in sensitive cases, such as molestation and rape, has long been priority for agencies concerned about the rights of children. In the recent, highly publicized case of Orange Walk East area representative, Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, the identity of the minors has not been disclosed in reporting. But on Wednesday, […]
Danny Conorquie was twenty years old when he was shot and killed whilst on duty at the Caracol Archaeological Site last year. The killing of the special constable, who was assigned to the Tourism Police Unit, sparked outrage when it was widely reported that Guatemalans may have been responsible for his death. While no one […]
As we reported on Wednesday night, a photograph of a casual breakfast between Audrey Matura Shepherd and Lord Michael Ashcroft was plastered all over social media last Friday even before the breakfast had concluded. Whether it was out of mischief, the motive for the release of the unauthorized photo is not known but the attorney/activist […]
Even as the protracted impasse between the B.S.C.F.A. and ASR/B.S.I. has been resolved, there is another between the S.S.B. and the N.T.U.C.B. It revolves around the proposed appointment of CWU General Secretary Floyd Neal to the S.S.B. Board as the N.T.U.C.B.’s representative. The S.S.B. has objected on the ground that the Board would need to […]
In San Pedro, twenty one candidates, including three mayoral, are running in the upcoming March fourth elections. It is the first time on the island that three slates have been nominated. Currently, the town council is in the hands of the governing party, but the race is getting particularly heated in the island where there […]
While San Pedro has three mayoral candidates, the battle for mayorship of Belmopan is between five candidates, including two independent nominees. On Wednesday, those candidates officially signed up to participate in the March fourth elections. Lost in all the fanfare on Nomination Day was the registration of Wilfredo Guerrero, an elderly resident, who is making […]
While Nomination Day is theoretically an official event, in reality it’s just a big show…and in Belize City that show in the south-side is run by the U.D.P. which controls all the seats. Collet is one of those south-side seats which is being challenged with intensity by the P.U.P.’s Yasmin Shoman who has hit the […]
On Wednesday when the United Democratic Party flexed its muscles for Nomination Day, it was an ocean of red. Well, except for one spot of blue – the government license plate on a government vehicle in that political parade. That government vehicle carried Mesopotamia Area Representative Michael Finnegan and his protégé, former mayor Zenaida Moya. […]
There is another activity to look forward to this weekend as the B.T.L. Park celebrates its one-year anniversary since it was renovated by the Belize City Council. The recreational space has been used for everything, from concerts to fitness training, and has been the venue of choice for families on weekends. To commemorate the event […]
Software magnate John McAfee fled Belize in 2012 after being named a person of interest in the murder of Greg Faull in San Pedro. Since then the sixty-nine-year-old, who claims that the Government of Belize is in his pursuit following accusations of corruption, absconded and surfaced in Guatemala briefly before returning to the United States. […]
P.U.P. Orange Walk East Area Representative, Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, was arrested and formally arraigned in Magistrate’s Court last week, on six charges of aggravated assault of an indecent nature. He was immediately suspended as Chairman of the P.U.P.’s northern caucus, and also removed from any official function and responsibility within the Party. Just about […]
After the successful start of the 2015 crop season, the B.S.C.F.A. was mercifully out of the spotlight. But the reprieve did not last long. This week reports surfaced that a splinter group within that Association has staged something of a coup – registering the Association as a Company, and claiming that it gives them the […]
A casual breakfast at a very public place between attorney Audrey Matura-Shepherd and Lord Michael Ashcroft has attracted attention in many sectors. Matura-Shepherd accepted an invitation to breakfast last Friday at the Radisson and she took her son along; someone took a photograph that was circulated since Friday on social media. Now, Matura-Shepherd is also […]
Audrey Matura-Shepherd also says she spoke of the possibility of reaching an agreement through mediation, to which Lord Ashcroft was not opposed. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Attorney “The third question about is there room for compromise….to me that was a logical question for me to ask because if you are telling me. I am an attorney […]
Today was the first day of a case which will draw much national scrutiny. Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega is suing Ramon Cervantes Junior for libel. In November, the Cervantes family released the recording of a phone call which shocked the nation. The caller, allegedly Manuel Castillo and the man wanted for the brutal murder […]
B.T.L. and MMR Belize Limited, the company that owns the game-show Mek Mi Rich, are currently being taken to Court. It’s a highly technical case, but in a nutshell – one young programmer, Curtis Swasey, is alleging that B.T.L. used his concept and intellectual property without legal authority or permission to partner with MMR in […]
According to Musa, the non-disclosure agreement between B.T.L. and Swasey specifically says that no information can be shared within two years of the termination of the agreement. The relationship between the parties was terminated by email in August 2014 so Musa says it is quite clear the agreement was breached. But while that’s the technical […]
Curtis Swasey was present today, but declined comment. Still, the case in which he is suing for damages is based primarily on his expectations after more than two years of delivering his concept and product to B.T.L. Today, his attorney outlined those expectations. Kareem Musa, Attorney for Curtis Swasey “Certainly to be where MMR […]
About a week ago we spoke with the new president of the N.T.U.C.B., Marvin Mora; he told us that they were confident that the Prime Minister would be reasonable in his assessment of Floyd Neal’s appointment to the Social Security Board. The S.S.B. has rejected Neal’s appointment on the grounds of conflict of interest. Mora […]
The Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association, established over fifty-five years ago, has existed as a recognized body representing the interests of eighteen branches. But that was until mid-January when government amended the Sugar Industry Act to allow for other independent groups to do business with ASR/B.S.I. The amendment to that piece of legislation came as […]
In other developments in the sugar belt…Since opening on January twenty-sixth, the 2014-2015 sugar crop has been off to a slightly rocky start with milling coming to a grinding halt just few days later. While projections are that there is more cane to be harvested this year than in previous seasons, there are still a […]
Today Mayor Darrell Bradley vigorously defended reports that his Council paid out over one point three million dollars in legal fees between 2013 and 2014. In fact, he took great offence that we reported it in Monday’s newscast, saying that we should have gone to him for an explanation. The Mayor is referring to an […]
There is sign of activity at the Memorial Park, finally. Belizeans probably remember the joyous ceremony well over a year ago when the newly upgraded, multi-million dollar upgraded park was launched. There were booths everywhere, high tech structures to house vendors aplenty. But that never happened. It still hasn’t happened, but like we said, there […]
