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Former Minister of State Herman Longsworth Jr. has been terminated from his cushy appointment in New York as Consul General, following the Auditor General’s report on the finances of the National Sports Council. He is one of several individuals named in the audit for questionable cash transactions. At Friday’s sitting of the House of Representatives, […]
Written on January 22, 2020 | Posted in
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A pair of senior police officers was recognized by the Belize Department for their leadership effort in reducing crime in Belize City and San Pedro. This morning, Christopher Noble and Alden Dawson were both acknowledged by the brass of the police department after it was recorded that instances of crime and violence were down considerably […]
Written on January 22, 2020 | Posted in
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This morning at the Police Training Academy in Belmopan, senior officers from across the country gathered for an annual conference to address communication issues between management of the police department and its rank and file members. It’s the third of its kind assembly and today the department was joined by Crime Stoppers Belize which presented […]
Written on January 22, 2020 | Posted in
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Coming out of the conference was a question on the effectiveness of precinct policing, a model which is being employed in Belize City primarily. According to ComPol Williams, while senior officers are often paired to head the various precincts, there is no duplication of roles, nor has the department become top heavy in its management […]
Written on January 22, 2020 | Posted in
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There is a report tonight that the Consul General in New York, Herman Longsworth is heading back home abruptly and has been fired. Longsworth, as you know was named in the Auditor General Report for deposits from Petrocaribe funding for sports that ended up in his Albert Constituency Office as well as his private account […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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It was not unusual for sixty-seven-year-old Keith Swift to call in and participate in the Wake Up Belize Morning Vibes on Krem Radio. On Monday morning, the Mosul Street resident did just that and was in the middle of a phone discussion about the two unnamed government ministers who reportedly accepted bribes from Lev Dermen […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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As much as half a million dollars was found to be embezzled at the National Sports Council between April first, 2015 to March thirty-first, 2016. A report by the Auditor General reveals massive fraud that took place in the one-year period. One of the glaring examples of where things went awfully wrong involved former U.D.P. […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The Julian Cho Technical High School also finds itself in is a quagmire as the secondary institution continues to operate without a principal. To make matters worse, former principal Dr. Simeon Coc and several other members of staff have been named in the Auditor General’s Report, following a review of the financial accounts of the […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Requeña, a teacher was awarded a contract for one point three million dollars to build classrooms at Julian Cho. The quality of work, he says, was well below standard and yet that teacher was awarded another contract. Oscar Requeña, Area Representative, Toledo West “The community, Mr. Speaker, is concerned about the many […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Julian Murillo is the new liquidator for Choice Bank Limited beginning today and remains as the liquidator of Atlantic International Bank Limited. The announcement was made by the Central Bank via a press release dated January fifteenth. Murillo takes over from Kareem Michael who had resigned from his post at Central Bank as Deputy Governor […]
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Public consultations have taken place countrywide on the controversial Equal Opportunities Bill. This morning, the media gathered at the Radisson Fort George in Belize City, at the invitation of the National AIDS Commission, the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children, the Attorney General’s Ministry and the Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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While the Bill makes reference to the LGBT community, it is only one of nineteen vulnerable groups identified in the proposed anti-discrimination law. The Bill speaks to four categories: conduct, protected characteristics, areas of public life and exceptions and exemptions. Consultant and Legal Drafts Person Rasha Brathwaite breaks down why it is necessary to remove […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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But what does the bill contemplate about cases of political victimization or discrimination? According to section thirty-eight of the proposed legislation, (Quote) “discrimination on the basis of political opinion shall not be unlawful unless if where the political opinion is the basis on which a person may be employed in, or appointed to, a particular […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The proposed legislation also deals with HIV prevention and care. The 2018 statistics from the Ministry of Health show that there were two hundred and fifty-four new infected persons with HIV/AIDS. On a yearly average, one hundred and five persons die from complications associated with the disease and twice the number of women than men […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Health here in Belize is monitoring the outbreak of new Chinese corona virus. The virus has infected hundreds since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. A cousin of the SARS virus, the corona virus has killed six people in Asia. The virus has been detected in Seattle, U.S. Corona virus […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The Nursing Task Force says that no agreement was reached on critical issues during a meeting with Ministry of Health officials on Monday. Health Minister Pablo Marin, along with C.E.O. George Gough and Director of Health Services, Dr. Marvin Manzanero, met with representatives of the Task Force to forge a path forward. The Nursing Task […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to Monday’s senate sitting; aside from debate on the new Contractor General and the Caracol road expansion, two resolutions were passed. The first authorizes the accession by Belize to the Caribbean Agriculture Health and Food Safety Agency. The purpose is to establish an effective regime of sanitary and phytosanitary measures in line with the […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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The second resolution that was passed dealt with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The Senate ratified the agreement establishing the Caribbean Community Accreditation Agency for Education and Training. The Agency is to promote and develop an efficient tertiary education and training system in the country. Through the widening of access to quality tertiary […]
Written on January 21, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte says he met the infamous fraudster, Lev Dermen, through former P.U.P. Minister Ralph Fonseca. Dermen’s name has appeared in all major headlines last week, causing the Barrow administration a searing migraine. A criminal case in the U.S. is threatening to rock the U.D.P. government, as a former business partner of Dermen […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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So who was the cabinet minister who received twenty-five thousand dollars monthly? Fingers are being pointed to one specific senior U.D.P. minister and according to the Prime Minister his ministers have denied taking the bribe including the two who are set to contest the upcoming leadership convention. Both John Saldivar and Patrick Faber have denied […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Sparks flew inside the National Assembly today, forcing President Darrell Bradley to bring order in the Senate. The debate got heated as senators spoke on the ten million U.S. dollar loan motion for Phase Two of the upgrading of the Caracol Road. The multimillion-dollar loan has attracted both support and condemnation. One of the concerns that […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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The motion to appoint Omar Mitchell to the post of Contractor General was today ratified by the Senate but not before several senators voiced concerns. Mitchell succeeds Godwin Arzu who was axed when the Senate would not ratify the renewal of his contract after he failed to produce reports for many years. Mitchell’s appointment will […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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Responding to the senators’ concerns was Attorney General and U.D.P. Senator, Michael Peyrefitte. Peyrefitte chastised the senators for pre-empting the works of Mitchell by alluding he would fail at his job. The Attorney General called on the senators to ‘give the man a chance.’ Michael Peyrefitte, Attorney General “So Mr. Mitchell will come in, […]
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Belize Telemedia Limited owes millions of dollars in taxes to the Government of Belize – that’s the position of the Belize Tax Service. Financial Secretary Joseph Waight confirmed last week that the Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte was asked for legal advice concerning B.T.L.’s tax woes. As we reported in 2019 when the issue came to […]
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February ninth has been set aside by the United Democratic Department for its leadership convention. As you know, Patrick Faber and John Saldivar are going head to head to become the next leader of the U.D.P; both have been meeting with delegates to secure their vote. The Lev Dermen’s scandal, however, looms above the Barrow […]
Written on January 20, 2020 | Posted in
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