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Union activist, Dale Trujeque, who has been closely advising Pitter and Rivers in their effort to bring about change, told the media this afternoon that despite the mixed messages being sent to the membership of the CWU, he is prepared to legally defend the results of Saturday’s elections. Dale Trujeque, Union Activist “If we […]
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in
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Meanwhile, outspoken representative Raymond Rivers says that many of the correspondences being issued by the union are unofficial since they do not bear the seal of the CWU. According to Rivers, what has happened as of late is all a political game being played by executives to retain control of the union. Raymond Rivers, […]
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in
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We have been reporting on the immigration scandal for weeks. This time round, it involves the illegal issuance of a Belizean passport and nationality certificate to a fugitive, Wonhong Kim. The stench of that story had not blown away when we broke the story of the visa hustle involving another minister of state, Edmund Castro, […]
Government representatives of the Public Accounts Committee, led by pro-tem chairman John Saldivar, met with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as the Evangelical Association today where a proposal outlining the way forward was tabled. While the social partners have requested additional time to peruse and digest the proposal, they are calling […]
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in
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On Wednesday’s newscast, we showed you a glimpse into the institutionalized visa hustling scheme. The man allegedly at the center of it is Minister of State Edmund Castro. He has been directly accused as the man who allegedly procured visas for Chinese nationals at two thousand dollars a head. It’s a very lucrative business. Our […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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Our source got hold of that passport and it shows that the visa hustle is still going on….at least as recently as August 2013. Tonight, we have part two of our continuing coverage of the breaking scandal. We start with the Chinese connection – that is, the man who delivered the application forms, Chinese passports […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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We also revisit the lucrative scheme which allegedly netted two thousand dollars per visa. According to our source, they did this between October 2012 and April 2013 – a total of two hundred plus visas for Chinese nationals at two thousand dollars a head – which means that in those six months a four hundred […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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Our confidential informant says she no longer continued in the visa scheme in April of this year. But as the passport shows, the hustle continued. Our C.I. maintains that she did nothing wrong, and only received a little money for her facilitation of the process and her contacts, in this case with Minister Edmund Castro. […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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Minister of National Security, John Saldivar, has also responded to questions regarding his possible involvement in the sale of visas, in light of recent reports that there is an ongoing quota system being implemented among senior government officials. According to Saldivar, allegations against Minister of State Edmund Castro, who has been named in the sale […]
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The membership of the Christian Workers Union, an estimated seven hundred men and women, employed by various private and public sector agencies, is in a wrangle. President Antonio Gonzalez has asked the membership to refrain from attending a general congress scheduled for October twenty-sixth. But on Monday, outspoken union members, Dion Pitter and Raymond Rivers, […]
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According to McFoy, members of the union cannot call a congress without the consent of the general council. Furthermore, McFoy says that they absented themselves from a recent meeting to allow the council to make an impartial decision on the way forward. That decision has resulted in the suggestion to postpone the congress until February […]
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Belize Waste Control has not been paid for more than three months – that’s over half a million dollars in arrears. Of course, this is nothing unprecedented. If fact, it is pretty commonplace. But employees of BWC told us today that the company has already laid off eight persons, with others to follow if payment […]
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Of course that is little consolation for workers of Belize Waste Control. And there’s less consolation for the other sanitation company – Belize Maintenance Limited. BML is owed fifteen weeks payment, amounting to more than half a million dollars. And it gets worse because BML is also owed two point five million dollars from a […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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The Mayor says that rather than looking at arrears, the Council has to look at the big picture – which is that the city is paying far too much to sanitation companies. He insists that it is unsustainable. Still, payments to BML are supposed to commence within the next few weeks. But there’s still the […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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The Public Accounts Committee, led by pro-tem chairman John Saldivar, has reached out to the Council of Churches and is extending an olive branch to other social partners, following a joint statement in which they condemned the ongoing meetings calling it a charade. On Wednesday, Saldivar met with President Roosevelt Papouloute and other members of […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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Crime Stoppers has become a household name; the organization quickly gained a reputation because it guarantees confidentiality to persons who provide tips on crime. Crime Stoppers public service announcements, in which media personalities take part, are also well-known locally and now internationally. Duane Moody has that story. Duane Moody, Reporting The press conference held […]
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A Belize City father is looking for his missing daughter, Moesha Chee. Kenrick Chee was informed four days ago by the child’s mother that it is the third time the fourteen year old girl has run away from home, but this is the longest period she has gone missing. Kenrick says that he came to […]
Written on October 24, 2013 | Posted in
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Former Minister of State Elvin Penner has been stealing the spotlight on corruption in the Immigration Department. But tonight there is compelling evidence of deep-rooted corruption in respect of the visa hustle within the U.D.P. administration, and it involves another minister. For some time, we have been following the trail of the massive visa hustle. […]
Written on October 23, 2013 | Posted in
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The individual claims that over two hundred visas were ‘assisted’ by Minister Edmund Castro for two thousand dollars each. If you do the math, that’s four hundred thousand dollars to Castro, in a scheme which lasted six months, from October 2012 to March 2013, but may involve a much longer period with other facilitators. According […]
Written on October 23, 2013 | Posted in
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There is much more to come in the alleged Castro visa hustle, but the Elvin Penner debacle is still simmering. It hasn’t boiled over yet because there is absolutely no word from the Ministry of Immigration on what is being found. The best the public has been offered is that there are multiple investigations underway, […]
Written on October 23, 2013 | Posted in
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Still on the issue of the passport scandal, Belize City Councilor Eric Chang’s arrival is eagerly anticipated. Chang has been M.I.A. since September third, and last week, he was stripped of his Deputy Mayor title. Mayor Darrell Bradley today told News Five that there has been no further communication with Chang, but his extended absence […]
Written on October 23, 2013 | Posted in
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Since October fifteen, Activist, Patrick Menzies, launched a campaign to gather support across the country asking parents not to send their children to school to send a clear message to the government. Menzies is fighting many battles, but primarily he want stop amendments to section forty-six of the criminal code as it pertains to children. […]
Written on October 23, 2013 | Posted in
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While he was on camera, Menzies also lambasted certain leaders of the religious community saying that they are engaged in politricks. He says that’s the reason why he and several other leaders of the church have separated themselves from “politricians.” Patrick Menzies, Activist “I have no desire for politricks like many religious leaders in […]
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Approximately ninety percent of those gathered are naturalized Belizeans so we asked Menzies if he was taking advantage of those persons or was he pushing his own agenda. Menzies says that his agenda is God’s agenda. Patrick Menzies, Activist “Very good question and it is a good question; a needed question. What agenda can […]
Written on October 23, 2013 | Posted in
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On September nineteenth, Elvin Penner was relieved of his appointment as minister of state after credible information landed at the Ministry that he had signed off on a nationality certificate and recommended the issuance of a passport to Wonhong Kim. Kim was in jail in Taiwan and was wanted for embezzlement of millions of dollars […]
Written on October 22, 2013 | Posted in
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