So with all that said…is all the hullaballoo about CitCo’s finances a genuine concern, or a political red-herring? We figure that depends on who you ask, on which side of the political divide. We do note that while today’s P.U.P. press conference was all about the audit, Schakron managed to get in a plug for […]
And to wrap up the political discourse, Mayor Darrell Bradley dismissed the P.U.P.’s assertions as utter nonsense. And to prove it, he even threw his predecessor under the bus, claiming that he and the Council have come a long way since those dubious days of under-depositing under Zenaida Moya. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor […]
Our Meet the Mayoral Candidate series takes us tonight south, to the banana and citrus belts. In Dangriga, the mayoral seat is between two educators—one is in the classrooms and the other has retired from teaching. Both also face the same challenges to create jobs for the area which has a significantly high unemployment rate. […]
The drowning of a rarely seen Scalloped Hammerhead Shark in Southern Belize has brought into sharp focus the use of gillnets at sea. For years, fishermen have been calling for a ban and a few years ago, OCEANA joined in the call, but there was no progress. Gillnets are classified as legal fishing gears in […]
Tonight, there is additional information on the hundreds of millions of dollars stashed away at the H.S.B.C. Bank in Geneva. That story broke on Thursday night and in our research today, we have unearthed that aside from the nine Belizeans who reside in country, there are twenty other persons with Belizean passports who have stored […]
Following a breakfast meeting between Audrey Matura-Shepherd and Lord Michael Ashcroft last Friday, there has been much speculation on the reason for the tycoon’s presence in Belize. On Wednesday, we asked the Prime Minister for his thoughts on the matter since Lord Ashcroft has been known to sway election momentum in the past. Prime […]
But the issue of campaign financing also came up on Wednesday when Audrey Shepherd Matura held a press conference to discuss what she had spoken about over breakfast with Lord Ashcroft. Matura Shepherd says that as U.D.P. Senator she sought financing for her party. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Attorney “I’ve met the man only once, fifteen […]
COLA has issued a release on the formal arraignment of P.U.P. Orange Walk Area Rep., Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, in which it has called on Mendez to make a public statement. Mendez has been charged with six counts of aggravated assault of an indecent nature and common assault of two minors. Today, President Geovanni Brackett […]
The construction of a wooden structure on reserve land in Belmopan, in the vicinity of the Assembly Building, has raised the ire of residents, as well as vendors near the market square. The area is a designated green space, said to be used by families for outdoor activities, including picnics. But tonight, the news is […]
According to Andrews, building on the reserve contravenes a section of the RECONDEV Act which deals with green spaces. Failure to address the matter, says Andrews, will result in the filing of an injunction at the Supreme Court. Patrick Andrews, P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Belmopan “It is from my own investigation, yes it is, the […]
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 […]
On Wednesday’s newscast, we showed you the Prime Minister’s take on a situation which is bubbling in the B.S.C.F.A., the much embattled cane farmers association. To break it down, a splinter group in the B.S.C.F.A., led by Alfredo Ortega, went into the Companies Registry and registered the B.S.C.F.A. as a company. They did it without […]
But while there is little doubt it is the same association, the move is seen as an attempted coup because of the way it was done. The B.S.C.F.A. company has five subscribers, and since they are the ones who registered the company, they’re basically in charge of the Association, or company. As we said, it’s […]
With all that said, the B.S.C.F.A.’s Committee of Management isn’t budging, and has written to the subscribers of the new company to back off. The Prime Minister has announced his intent to seek the decertification of the newly registered company and the SICB…well, the SICB maintains that it is the only body that can register […]
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. […]
The Embassy of the Republic of China/Taiwan has been successfully promoting the cultural exchange between Belize and Taiwan for many years. In an effort to continue to educate locals about the culture, the embassy is hosting the 2015 Taiwan Cultural Festival in Belize. The activities, which are open to the public and are free admission, […]
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 […]
