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The reason for the postponement of the congress is due to the current financial situation of the union. The forthcoming process, according to Pitter, should exclude the membership of the Development Finance Corporation, which he says has not paid dues, nor has it been an active member of the Christian Workers Union for several years. […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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The congress, says Pitter, is predicated on an understanding that each of the nine entities would present individual candidates to participate in the election. Dion Pitter, Member, Christian Workers Union “Remember Cancer Society building. All of we agree to put your candidate up make we have a democratic process. Don’t forget that. So noh […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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The stevedores want the executive removed, and so does the N.T.U.C.B. That entity has sent a stern and final warning to the C.W.U. That warning is clear – if the C.W.U. fails to convene a congress on October twenty-sixth, it will be immediately expelled from the Congress. The N.T.U.C.B. release states that it can no […]
Written on October 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Former Minister of State Elvin Penner re-enters the country on Sunday from Guatemala where he says he has been getting medical attention and accompanied his mother who is recovering from surgery. Penner confirmed that again via phone today. But while he turned down a recorded interview, the former minister of state told News Five that […]
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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Carlos Murga was intercepted by Cuban authorities in June, flying into Jose Marti Airport with seven Chinese passports in his possession. The matter raised a brief stink, but that breeze blew over quickly. But the ill wind tends to return, and the passport scandal has brought all sorts of public scrutiny with it. One persistent […]
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Day thirty-one, and there is still no information coming out of the Ministry of Immigration on the extent of irregularities within the nationality and passport department. On Tuesday, Elvin Penner was publicly flogged by his political boss and asked to resign. According to the PM, over the long weekend a team of investigators turned up […]
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Activist Phillip ‘Faada’ Henry was on center stage in Battlefield Park this morning. He is enraged at the passport fiasco and calling for the U.D.P. to pack up and leave. And he had a lot more to say besides that. Much of it was unfit for national television, but the man is passionate about his […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow is currently in Los Angeles, California where he is meeting with the Diaspora along with his wife, Kim Simpliss Barrow. The Barrows were hosted to dinner Thursday night at a swanky restaurant where the paparazzi caught up with him as he made his way slowly in and out of the restaurant. […]
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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The sale of visas has been a lucrative business for immigration officials, agents and couriers. Nationals from countries as far as Sri Lankan, Somalia, Nigeria and primarily China pay thousands of dollars, as much as ten thousand, to obtain the visas which gets them to Belize as they move their way to the United States. […]
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In the following story, aired a week later on November ninth, a number of Sri Lankans were detained in Quito, Ecuador when they turned up in that country with Belizean visas. {Feature.}
Written on October 18, 2013 | Posted in
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The illegal issuance of nationality and citizenship has struck a chord across all sectors of society. The private sector, unions, and others have expressed outright indignation at the irregularities at the Immigration Department through which persons of dubious distinction have been able to acquire Belizean birthright even when they have never set foot in the […]
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The social partners: the Belize Chamber of Commerce, the Council of Churches, Evangelical Churches and the N.T.U.C.B. say they cannot support the current hearings of the Public Accounts Committee which comprises only of government representatives. Two weeks ago, the social partners in a release said that the hearings as they stand are a charade. Cannon […]
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Eric Chang has not been back to Belize since his name came up in the passport scandal that has been dogging the government. It has been a little over a month and a half since Chang departed for Taiwan along with a delegation from City Hall for the Asia Pacific City Summit. But he stayed […]
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in
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According to Mayor Bradley, there are statutes within the City Council Act which prohibit councilors from prolonged, unexplained absences from office. In this case, Chang has not maintained sufficient contact with City Hall to keep the mayor abreast of his extended stay. The mood among fellow councilors during this morning’s meeting was one of uncertainty, […]
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in
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The sale of visas to Asian nationals and others by agents has been ongoing for years facilitated by high level officials. Last Thursday, the Prime Minister told the media that he has told ministers involved to “for God’s sakes” stop it because this could bring down the government. Earlier this year, Belizean Carlos Murga, was […]
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Minister Elrington says that despite his secretary not having any involvement in the sale or facilitation of Belizean visas, direct measures were taken to transfer her from Foreign Affairs. The ministry, he says, has a strict policy against any allegations of misconduct. Isani Cayetano “Very recently or sometime ago, there was an incident involving […]
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Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington has also weighed in on the passport scandal. His position is that despite the severe infractions that have taken place at the Immigration Department at the hands of former Minister of State Elvin Penner, those wrongdoings pale in comparison to what has been taking place in the ministry all along. Elrington […]
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in
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The investigation into the passport scandal is in its thirtieth day. There have been two major press conferences during that time. The Financial Intelligence Unit is on the case. The Police are on the case. And with all that, there is still absolutely no official clarification of what has been found. Elvin Penner is at […]
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in
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We first reported on Huang Maoru in May 2008. Maoru caught our attention because he was the first Belizean to make it as the richest man on Forbes Magazine. Huang is a native from Shenzen, Mainland China. We don’t know who signed his nationality papers or passport, but it is believed he obtained those legally […]
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The Ambassador of Taiwan to Belize has remained under the radar as it relates to the passport scandal even though Wonhong Kim was in a Taipei prison when he obtained Belizean nationality and citizenship. Ambassador David Wu told News Five today that while he shared information about Kim with G.O.B., he is more concerned if […]
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Barrow threw Elvin Penner under the bus and asked him to resign as area representative and from the United Democratic Party. The Prime Minister’s decision came after further evidence surfaced over the past weekend that Penner was involved in the issuance of more nationality certificates and passports. Today, we canvassed ordinary […]
While ordinary Belizeans overwhelming support a criminal investigation, we asked the private sector today if they support a motion for a senate investigation. During a special sitting on October second, Opposition Senator, Lisa Shoman proposed that the senate leads an independent investigation into the improprieties at the Immigration and Nationality Department. While the Belize Chamber […]
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in
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According to Senator Lizarraga, once approved, the objective of the inquiry is to unravel what has transpired within the Immigration Department with a view to prevent this type of misconduct from reoccurring. Mark Lizarraga, Business Senator “The upper house, unfortunately today, still gives the government or the executive the majority. So at the end […]
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The Fort Street Tourism Village was created to give Belizean businesses an opportunity to profit from tourism. But for some time now, there has been a change in ownership and that implies that there are new contracts and rules for the tenants who have their businesses inside the duty free zone. Well since that change, […]
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NICH in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is hosting a two day film festival. It is a cultural exchange program that will open with a reception on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday the program will open to the general public, featuring cultural invitees and artists. Three films will be showcased […]
Written on October 17, 2013 | Posted in
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