Home » Featured People & Places Politics
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Featured People & Places Politics
The People’s United Party also disclosed details of contracts to International Environments. The company is owned by brothers Daniel and Carlo Arguelles, who offer services in development, construction, planning, designs, analysis, feasibility studies and environmental impact assessment. The brothers are recently known for constructing the Belize City Centre Sports Complex and a host of other […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on $15 Million Contract to I.E. for Construction of New Foreign Affairs Building
Daniel Arguelles had his say on the revelations made by Espat. He says that Espat misrepresented the facts. Arguelles addressed the matter of the new Foreign Affairs Building in Belmopan before explaining that the request for one hundred percent import duty exemption was because he urgently needed a safe vehicle to assist with visits to […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on I.E.’s Daniel Arguelles Responds to P.U.P.’s Allegations
Espat also questioned the long list of contracts that have been awarded to I.E. by the U.D.P. government over the years. He compared the Arguelles brothers to Imer Hernandez, another favourite contractor, who has received dozens of multimillion-dollar contracts from the government. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “They listed as far as they […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on P.U.P. Says I.E.’s Received Bloated Contracts by U.D.P. Government
Daniel Arguelles defended the contracts saying the P.U.P. has twisted the facts, since some of the huge contracts were joint ventures for which I.E. was responsible for designs services. Arguelles rejected the notion that the contracts were bloated, saying their services are world class. Daniel Arguelles, International Environments “I think after hearing him list of […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Daniel Arguelles Defends Contracts
Jorge “Milin” Espat, the P.U.P.’s candidate for Cayo West, was born in Melchor de Mencos Guatemala. He holds Belizean citizenship and says he has renounced his Guatemalan citizenship. He had to because the law does not allow anyone with dual citizenship to run for parliament. Since the news broke, the U.D.P. has been questioning the […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on P.U.P. Attorney Says Jorge Espat Eligible to Contest Elections
At today’s press conference the issue of a contract issued to Tropical Vision Channel Seven was also raised. Opposition Leader John Briceño has written to Prime Minister Dean Barrow in reference to the scandalous allegations of abuse of office and misuse of corporate credit cards allegedly by Nestor Vasquez, the former chairman of B.T.L. who […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on P.U.P. Still Waiting for Audit Report on Net Vasquez
Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero says that while he supported the NOC’s decision to enforce a curfew on Bella Vista and Santa Cruz Village in southern Belize, that measure is not enough to address the COVID-19 situation in the banana industry. The DHS confirmed to News Five today that some twenty-seven positive cases […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Dr. Manza: 27 COVID-19 Cases in 1 Banana Farm
The Banana Growers Association initially requested that thirteen communities be placed on curfew; however, only two have been restricted by Statutory Instrument, one-fifty-six and one-fifty-seven. Chairman Antonio Zabaneh says that a majority of the labour force for the banana industry comes from Santa Cruz and Bella Vista. Toledo East Area Representative Mike Espat, whose constituency […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Santa Cruz and Bella Vista are Placed on Curfew
We also asked Doctor Manzanero for an update on the death of Maria Velasquez at the Philip Goldson International Airport. The seventy-one-year-old woman was experiencing respiratory complications on board a United Airlines flight over the weekend, which had to make an emergency landing in Belize. According to Doctor Manzanero, the woman did not die of […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Salvadoran Woman Died of Cardiac Complications
A church service of approximately two hundred congregants ended in several arrests on Sunday afternoon during a testy situation with armed police officers who had been called to Blue Creek to follow up on a report regarding a large gathering. Statutory Instrument 136 issued on October sixth, limits church services to no more than ten […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Religion,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Mennonite Community and Police Standoff over Massive Church Gathering
In standing in solidarity with the local church community, Evangelical Pastor John Krahn also says that his church has a capacity of over four hundred persons but since March, due to the COVID-19 regulations, they have been following the protocols but are asking government to reconsider its position on reopening of churches. Blue Creek Mayor […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Religion,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Blue Creek Mayor Objects to Mask Wearing
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has also weighed in on the incident. He says that the officers were simply doing what they were instructed to do which is to uphold the law. According to the commissioner, when they officers arrived in the community they observed over two hundred persons gathered at the church. While the […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Chester Williams on Church Gatherings: “The Law is What the Law is”
While Blue Creek Mayor Abram Rempel has gone on record to say that the community remains COVID-free, Commissioner Williams contextualizes the incident by acknowledging that as members of the agro-productive sector, these persons visit the respective municipalities to conduct business. Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police “The church leaders were eventually released from custody and […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on ComPol Concerned About COVID Spreaders in Agro-Productive Sector
Across the country, political motorcades are still being held, despite serious objections and public health concerns being raised by the Belize Police Department. Over the weekend there were motorcades in Jalacte and Silver Creek villages held by the People’s United Party, as well as the United Democratic Party. While arrests have been made in respect […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on Chester Williams: ‘Blue Creek is far more reckless than motorcade”
In other COVID-19 regulations related arrests over the weekend, twelve primary school teachers from Dangriga were arrested and charged for attending a restricted social event. According to police, around two-thirty on Friday afternoon, acting upon information, Dangriga Police visited Sacred Heart Primary School where they encountered twelve teachers socializing inside a classroom on a lower […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Social Issues |
Comments Off on 12 Primary School Teachers Host Social Event at School; Cops Press Charges!
Sometime after one-thirty on Sunday afternoon, a United Airlines flight out of Houston en route to El Salvador had to make an emergency stop in Belize at the Philip Goldson International Airport. One of the passengers onboard, seventy-one-year-old Maria Velasquez, had a medical issue. According to reports, Velasquez was vomiting and exhibiting respiratory distress. While […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Airline Makes Emergency Landing; Passenger Dies in Belize!
A mother in Ladyville is mourning the sudden death of her three-month-old baby. The mother crushed the infant during an epileptic seizure at her home over the weekend. Tracy Webster reported to police that she was at home holding her baby when she had an epilepsy attack that caused her to tighten her hold around […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Mother Crushes Baby During Epileptic Seizure
Webster, we’ve confirmed has suffered with epilepsy since childhood. She is an only child and lost her mother to cancer over a year ago. Residents who know her say that her daughter brought tremendous joy to her, but unfortunately, the neurological disorder caused the death of her baby. Webster was also a member of the […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Epileptic Mother to Receive Counselling
The country continues to be ravaged by the COVID pandemic as the number of cases continues to grow especially so in the district of Orange Walk. Tonight there is another COVID-19 to report, bringing the total number of casualties to fifty-nine. The victim is a female in her forties who had underlying conditions and died […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on 1 Additional COVID Death is Recorded; 16 Hospitalized
With elections to be held next week Wednesday; government has disbanded the National Oversight Committee which had been functioning since the start of the pandemic in March. The last meeting of the N.O.C. was today, one of its final decisions was to support, in part, a request from the Banana Growers Association for the imposition […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Health,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on A Curfew for Bella Vista and Santa Cruz Villages in the Banana Belt
There are reports that restaurant licenses are being issued left, right and centre on the island of Ambergris Caye. Several businesses, particularly bar owners are applying for these licenses to beat the current state of emergency regulations that prohibit bars from operating at this time. These businesses have publican licenses to sell liquor so the […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Issuing of Restaurant Licenses in San Pedro
After three years on the drawing board, A.S.R./B.S.I. launched a Smart Sugarcane Cluster Project. The online platform will keep stakeholders informed about developments in the industry so that farmers can access the necessary support and keep updated on production. It will be available to creditors and financial institutions, cane farmers associations, research institutes and the […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Agriculture,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Official Launch of the Smart Sugarcane Cluster Project
Former minister of government and businessman Ainslie Leslie was laid to rest over the weekend in his hometown, San Ignacio during an official funeral. The COVID protocols were observed so the number of the participants was limited. Brother Les, as he was affected known, passed away last Thursday at the K.H.M.H. due to complications of […]
Written on November 2, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Brother Les is Laid to Rest
And the deteriorating COVID situation can get worse; the Ministry of Health is monitoring nineteen banana plantations in the south where COVID-19 clusters are growing at these banana plantations. According to Doctor Manzanero, the virus can thrive in banana farms into larger clusters if face masks are used and other safety measures are ignored […]
Written on October 30, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on COVID-19 Clusters Reported at Banana Farms
With the health services under stress, Doctor Manzanero also addressed disturbing reports of a suspected COVID patient who was refused admission at a private facility in Corozal and at the K.H.M.H. The private facility turned down the patient until a down payment was made or clearance from the Ministry of Health was received. So the […]
Written on October 30, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Health,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Private Facility in Corozal Denies Service to Suspect COVID-19 Patient
