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The Museum Association of the Caribbean (MAC) is holding its twenty-fourth annual general meeting under the theme “Pooling our Resources: Collaborations, Connections and Partnerships.” The goal is to develop concrete ideas and policies on how the association can address the challenges of museums in the region. The meeting is expected to convince the Ministry of […]
Written on October 28, 2013 | Posted in
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The countdown for the official launch of the newly renovated BTL Park has commenced and, to mark the occasion, Mayor Darrell Bradley was on hand to erect a sign notifying the public of the grand re-opening. After weeks of diligent labor to uplift the recreational space, anticipation is building up for the December seventh launch. […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow finds himself in a conundrum tonight having returned to the country to face another major accusation of corruption in his administration. We will have what happened on his return coming up. But first, the claims against Minister of State Edmund Castro are now official and have been taken up to another […]
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow has been out of the country for more than a week – combining official and medical business. One day before he left the country, the PM reported that new immigration evidence had been discovered which damned Elvin Penner. Penner was invited to resign, but hadn’t. So that situation was very much […]
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in
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A group of U.D.P. supporters turned up to welcome PM Barrow home. They weren’t allowed past the barrier into the main airport area, but Minister of State Mark King was. He’s had his own problems with Barrow, and in fact was suspended for three months earlier this year. It’s no secret that King is not […]
Written on October 25, 2013 | Posted in
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Edmund “Clear the Land” Castro now shares the corruption spotlight with Elvin Penner, his comrade in the immigration shenanigans. Penner came back into the country from Guatemala on Sunday. He has been asked to resign from the U.D.P., but all indications are that he has not made up his mind. Today, News Five contacted Penner, […]
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Plans to convene a general congress by the membership of the embattled Christian Workers Union remain in motion, despite strong dissuasion from the organization’s executive committee. On Thursday, President Antonio Gonzalez and General Secretary James McFoy went on record to discourage attendance of what they have described as an unauthorized meeting. That congress, as agreed […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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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If you are planning to head across the northern border into Mexico over the weekend, it is recommended that you take note that Mexico ends its daylight saving time at midnight on Saturday. It means that Mexico’s local time will be the same as in Belize. The Mexican Embassy is suggesting that for those travelling […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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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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