Banco Atlantida of Honduras is negotiating a buy-out deal of the Belize sugar industries to the tune of ninety million dollars, which will include paying off thirty million dollars in loans by B.S.I. to the ING and FirstCaribbean International Banks. At first blush the deal may sound sweet but to farmers toiling the industry, it’s […]
The ninth amendment by which government proposes to alter the constitution to give parliament supremacy is the hottest topic of discussion in most quarters. Public consultations are scheduled to commence on Wednesday, but already a number of organizations including the Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce have weighed in, objecting to government‘s position to […]
The proposed ninth amendment to sections sixty-nine and two of the constitution should go back to the House of Representatives in October following ninety days of public airing. This Wednesday night, the first round of consultations will take place in the nation’s media center. It begins at seven o’clock at the Holy Redeemer Parish Hall […]
On Open your Eyes this morning, Dickie Bradley quoted verbatim the controversial proposed amendment to section sixty-nine of the constitution. The new subsection says that “for the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of this section are all inclusive and exhaustive and there is no other limitation whether substantive or procedural, […]
Dickie Bradley also said that the executive of government should not cast any aspersions on the Supreme Court. Richard “Dickie” Bradley, Attorney “It is so—let me try and find words—it is so very wrong for the leader of our country, for the prime minister to attack the chief justice on a decision that he made. […]
Plane crashes are not frequent occurrences in the Jewel. The latest tragic accident involved business tycoon Sir Barry Bowen and a family of four in San Pedro a year ago. This week the department, with support from COCESNA, is hosting a training course on the organization, conduct and control of a civil aviation mishap. The […]
The World YWCA holds it international council meeting every four years to assess the work of the different country branches and to elect board members. The World Council Meeting and International Women’s Summit was attended by at least one thousand members, representing over a hundred countries. This year’s agenda included the presentation of the first […]
La Reina De La Costa Maya 2011 was selected on Friday night in La Isla Bonita. Eight contestants from Central America and Mexico vied for the crown and strutted their stuff in traditional costumes, swimsuits and evening gowns. But it took more than physical beauty to make it through the question and answer section. The […]
There’s more opposition to the proposed ninth amendment to the constitution and its coming from the People’s United Party. The P.U.P. is the most recent organization to come out against the amendment. While the P.U.P. acknowledges the government’s power to entrench control of utilities in the constitution, it says that the remainder of the bill […]
In defense of the ninth amendment, the government this week released a series of ads attempting to change public opinion. But still, public concern grows. On Wednesday the business community also asked the government to withdraw the amendment. Today the President of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kay Menzies, explained why the business […]
In June of this year the Investment Committee of the Social Security Board approved a fourteen point nine million dollar loan request by Nature Fresh Belize Limited. Nature Fresh is a company owned by the Mena Group which also owned Fresh catch, a tilapia farm that was taken over by its creditors last year. The […]
The office of the Prime Minister announced this afternoon that he will be traveling to Los Angeles, California on personal time. PM Dean Barrow leaves this Saturday and will be away for a week during which the DPM Gaspar Vega will be acting as prime minister. Barrow returns on the thirteenth.
Scouting has been around for decades; it is one of the oldest movements that started back in 1907 in the United Kingdom. In Belize, it is celebrating a century of existence this year. To mark the milestone, the local Scout Association is spending a week at Camp Oakley, its national training and camping ground. The […]
Summer is winding down making way for the new academic year. The back to school prep work is not limited to parents and students; the educators also have their hands full getting ready to return to the classroom. Managers and teachers from IT-VET campuses across the country participated in a weeklong workshop in Belize City […]
San Pedro has been overflowing with visitors for the past week since activities for the Costa Maya Festival began last weekend. But the most anticipated event is coming up within minutes and it will draw an even bigger crowd to La Isla Bonita. It’s the festival is the Reina De La Costa Maya Pageant. Eight […]
Glenn Tillett has been a prominent member of the media for eons. He has worked over the past years as a radio show host and is a former editor and newspaper journalist. Tillett is also politically linked to the PUP’s Joe Coye, a former government minister. But it’s his family affiliation that resulted in the […]
During his sit-down with the media at Everyday Gourmet Restaurant on the Northern Highway, a police pickup stood by on hand as his attorney Arthur Saldivar and supporters such as Joe Coye, Moses Sulph, and Dickie Bradley arrived. In the presence of those supporters, he related that during his incarceration he had to be rushed […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday sent out one of its strongest releases, condemning government’s proposed ninth amendment to the constitution. The proposed bill intends to alter the constitution, thus enabling government to supersede the role of the courts to what the Chamber calls parliamentary supremacy. The Chamber’s position was explained today […]
The vendors at the Michael Finnegan Market are again bucking heads with the City Council; this time over food handler’s permits. According to the vendors, they received a letter informing them that they have until this Friday to obtain their permits. And while that notice is dated, July twenty-sixth, they claim it wasn’t delivered until […]
But the City Councilor with responsibility for the market, Philip Willoughby, maintains that the letter was delivered in July. He also emphasized that it’s an initiative of the Ministry of Health and not the simply the council, but that the vendors must comply with the notice. As for the conditions of the market, Willoughby told […]
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has issued a stern release, asking Prime Minister Dean Barrow to withdraw the proposed Ninth Amendment to the Constitution. The Chamber warns that the proposed Amendment creates a very dangerous situation, which is not contemplated by the Constitution. It allows the Legislature to have absolute power to […]
The British Caribbean Bank is going to the Caribbean Court of Justice based in Trinidad and Tobago seeking an injunction in respect of the hugely controversial proposed Ninth Amendment. The bank is also seeking a declaration that the re-acquisition on June twenty-fourth of Telemedia is void. The Court of Appeal back on June, twenty-fourth ruled […]
After murder victim, Sydney Richard’s body, was taken to the morgue, the family, already distraught were upset that they were denied requests to witness the post mortem examination. There are questions surrounding Richards’s murder as well as that of another man who lost his life in less threatening circumstances. On Tuesday night, fifty-one year old […]
As we said earlier, there has been overwhelming opposition to the proposed ninth amendment to the constitution. We’ve brought you several views from legal minds, parliamentarians as well as the viewers via our online poll and blog. And although the government insists that it has the support of the people, the general sentiment is that […]
The Foreign Minister is also of the view that if Belizeans are against the legislation, taking to the streets is always an option. But he said that if the people vehemently oppose the ninth, then the government would withdraw it. Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington “Our protections really is the vigilance of the people because…” Marleni Cuellar […]
