Home » Miscellaneous People & Places
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Miscellaneous People & Places
We normally see Magistrates trying cases and handing down decisions. Today we met them in a different environment. The Judiciary of Belize in conjunction with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association are hosting a two day seminar for the magistracy. The objective of the seminar is to provide magistrates with the opportunity […]
Written on June 24, 2011 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Magistrates discuss issues in the dispensation of justice
Most school children are now choosing which of the numerous summer camps they will attend. One organization in particular has seven camps in which spaces are still available. The Belize Audubon Society’s annual summer camps cover the jungle and trails for kids and adults. In addition to photography, another annual summer hit is for bird […]
Written on June 24, 2011 | Posted in
Environment,
Miscellaneous |
Comments Off on Annual Belize Audubon Society’s Summer Camps
Belizean Poet Frank Garcia, author of the well received anthology From Behind the Walls, is gearing up for the release of the second installment. The self-proclaimed Bad Boy of Poem is back with another collection which focuses primarily on life lessons he learned while being incarcerated in one of the deadliest prisons in the United […]
Written on June 24, 2011 | Posted in
Miscellaneous |
1 comment
Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned this afternoon from the International Conference to pledge support for the Central America Security Strategy in Guatemala City. While regional security was the headline focus, the continued flow and supply of electricity to Belize and a meeting with the Mexican President were the Prime Minister’s main motive for attending. The […]
Negotiations with Mexico’s CFE will now take place under the auspices of Sir Manuel Esquivel to solve the energy crisis. But the local clash with the government and the Belize Chamber of Commerce continues to boil over. On Tuesday, the Chamber spoke out against the B.E.L. expropriation and on Wednesday, the government sounded off with […]
There’s good and bad news for drivers, depending on what type of fuel your vehicle uses. On Wednesday night, the pump price for premium gasoline rolled back thirteen cents and is now at eleven dollars and forty-seven cents. A thirteen cent decrease took the price of regular fuel just below the eleven dollar mark and […]
Written on June 23, 2011 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous |
Comments
Earlier in the newscast, the Prime Minister criticized the Chamber of Commerce for their position that is contrary to the government’s, on Monday’s hasty expropriation of the Belize Electricity Limited. The debate continues on the airwaves and Senator Godwin Hulse, who represents BCCI in the National Assembly, took the couch on our morning show today. […]
Hulse also commented on statements made to the effect that it was necessary to take back B.E.L. from foreigners. The senator says he finds it sad that the conversation went from ensuring reliable power to racist remarks. Senator Godwin Hulse, Representative, B.C.C.I. “I don’t think anybody in this country would dispute the fact or argue […]
The Chamber’s Vice President of Services, Israel Marin, was also on this morning’s Open Your Eyes. He responded to government’s statement which questioned the loyalty of Chamber Executives and its President, Kay Menzies. That statement said that “the Chamber has never made official disclosure of the fact that its president was a Board Member of […]
Written on June 23, 2011 | Posted in
Economy,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on BCCI’s V.P. of Services defends Chamber President
Government’s latest fight is with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On Tuesday the Chamber issued a very strong statement against the expropriation of Belize Electricity Limited. The government today responded in kind and threw the Chamber under the bus in a highly explosive and emotional statement. The choice of language is similar to […]
So what did the Chamber say that has the government in a twist? Well, the Chamber was outright against the expropriation, the manner in which it took place and expressed concerns about foreign investment. Its comments on the forcible takeover of B.E.L. came along with a survey in which over seventy percent of its polled […]
The bills for the expropriation of B.E.L. were rushed in the House and Senate and by the end of Monday, the Governor General had signed off on them. On Tuesday morning, the Fortis privately owned company, changed hands and went under government control and a new Board and C.E.O. were installed. While the transition went […]
Tragedy has struck a young couple. Twenty one year old Marty Tzib, a resident of Cayo came our studios today with a heartbreaking story. Tzib says that his pregnant wife experienced terrible pains early Monday morning and he took her to the local hospital. But before hours after the baby’s birth, the child was dead. […]
Written on June 22, 2011 | Posted in
Health,
Miscellaneous |
Comments
Former Chief Elections Officer-turned-author Myrtle Palacio today released two publications that, to say the least, are completely different in scope and focus. After sitting with the late John Mariano, a renowned spiritual healer within the Garifuna community, Palacio compiled a comprehensive book. Adugurahani: A Walk Through Garifuna Spiritualism is a piece of literature which delves […]
Written on June 22, 2011 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
1 comment
Myrtle Palacio’s other publication, “Electoral Politics in Belize: The Naked Truth” draws from statistical data on the democratic process that paints a picture of Belize’s political landscape. It is her hope that the book will be used as resource material by students interested in researching and writing on the nation’s political history. Myrtle Palacio, Author […]
Written on June 22, 2011 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on New Book launched; Electoral Politics in Belize: The Naked Truth
Prime Minister Dean Barrow headed to Guatemala City this morning. It was left for the acting Prime Minister, Gaspar Vega to head the team to oversee the transition assuming control of the Belize Electricity Limited. Vega, Board Chairman, Rodwell Williams and the new C.E.O., Jeffery Locke, who has worked in the citrus industry and is […]
Locally, the private sector, through the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry has lashed out against the expropriation of Belize Electricity Limited. But the ink was hardly dried on the orders for the government’s takeover of B.E.L. when an international organization threatened that Belize could get a black eye on its credit rating. Standard & […]
Written on June 21, 2011 | Posted in
Economy,
Featured,
Miscellaneous |
Comments
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry this morning sent out a stinging press release regarding the nationalization of B.E.L. in which it disagreed with the government for the hasty expropriation of the country’s only electric provider. According to the release, the Chamber “does not believe that it was necessary for the government of Belize […]
The private sector was not the only group to have concerns about investor confidence in Belize since the takeover. The Peoples United Party, though absent from the House Meeting in which the nationalization was the main focus, spoke about how it would take time to win back business confidence. According to Party Leader, John Briceño, […]
Seventy-three year old Myra Cardinez, a resident of Belize City, is tonight appealing to the public to assist in locating her son who has been reported missing since Thursday of last week. Roy Cardinez, a partially blind forty-three year old, traveled to Dangriga Town to collect monies from the local Social Security Board branch. It […]
Written on June 21, 2011 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Partially blind man disappears
After nationalizing B.E.L., Prime Minister Dean Barrow headed to Guatemala for the International Conference in Support of the Central America Security Strategy during which, he will be meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon on the CFE’s credit line to B.E.L. P.M. Barrow left today and is accompanied by the Minister of Police, Doug Singh. The […]
A team of four Miskito Indians are in Belize on a fact finding mission. The team members, who are from the ‘Mosquito Coast’ which lies along the Nicaragua Coast and a section of Honduras, says that they have strong connections with Belize and are trying to piece together their history. Hector Williams Padilla, leader of […]
Written on June 21, 2011 | Posted in
Archaeology,
Miscellaneous |
Comments
Belize Electricity Limited will be in government hands by Tuesday morning. Today, the government rushed through the House and Senate, legislation to take over the utility company worth four hundred and forty four million dollars. The drastic measure of a corporate takeover became more than whispers on Friday evening when it was announced that there […]
Written on June 20, 2011 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous |
Comments
P.M. Barrow stood solo while speaking on the takeover. He paused to address what he referred to as personal attacks by Lynn Young, now the former C.E.O. of B.E.L. Barrow denied that the government had intended to usurp Fortis’ shares in B.E.L. by using the Public Utilities Commission as a pawn. Barrow said that B.E.L. […]
Written on June 20, 2011 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous |
1 comment
Two years ago on August twenty-fourth, the government called a special sitting of the House of Representatives followed by a senate meeting. By the end of that day, Telemedia became the first company to be nationalized by a hostile takeover. Up until today, compensation has not been paid and B.E.L. will now stand in the […]
Written on June 20, 2011 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous |
Comments
