Home » Miscellaneous People & Places
You are currently browsing entries filed in: Miscellaneous People & Places
Since our first story aired about the allegations of assault, extortion and abuse at the B.D.F., the Ministry of National Security has assigned a team to investigate the reports. As the investigations take place, we were told that officers assigned to the training school were separated from the recruits before their passing out ceremony on […]
Written on February 3, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Former B.D.F. Captain Shares her Personal Story
Castillo says that she believes it has never been the B.D.F.’s priority to address the issue, but she calls on other women who have experienced the abuse to come forward and speak out. She says that while she is happy to see that, for the first time, a thorough investigation has been commissioned, she believes […]
Written on February 3, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Retired B.D.F. Captain Calls for H.R.C.B. to Investigate Abuse Allegations
And on the topic of the B.D.F., today we spoke with a former major in the B.D.F. Oscar Mira is retired from the force, but when the news broke, he took to social media to condemn the allegations coming out of the B.D.F. Today, he told us that he also believes that the investigation should […]
Written on February 3, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Retired B.D.F. Major Calls for Proper Investigation
The P.U.P. says the ruling is a victory for the people of Belize, not for the People’s United Party. A release states that the historic and hopefully precedent setting move, the Supreme Court has found that a sitting Prime Minister violated the Constitution, repeatedly, and has legally bound him from continuing the illegal practice of […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on P.U.P. Claims Victory
An audit of the Excelsior High School speaks poorly of the state of affairs at the high school. At the conclusion of an investigation, it was determined that a former principal is guilty of misappropriation and theft of school funds in the period June first 2017 to September thirtieth, 2018. Here is News Five’s Hipolito […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Former Principal Guilty of Misappropriation of Funds at Excelsior High School
Jumoke Castro is back to work at the Belize Tax Services, after disciplinary action was taken against him following a vile and tasteless social media post made against the wife of Plus TV’s Louis Wade. The Facebook post came on the heels of a domestic violence incident in which the son of Minister Godwin Hulse […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on FinSec Weighs in on Jumoke Castro Situation
There a new issue that is bubbling; the Public Service Union is at loggerheads with the Ministry of Finance following the amalgamation of the Belize Tax Services Department. In a release issued by the P.S.U. dated today, January thirty-first, the union states that it has reached an impasse with the ministry in resolving several issues […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on P.S.U. and Ministry of Finance at Impasse over Belize Tax Services
The Secretary General of the O.A.S., Luis Almagro, today met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wilfred “Sedi” Elrington as well as with Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Soon after his inauguration, Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei asked the O.A.S. to facilitate a meeting with PM Barrow either in Belmopan or at the Adjacency Zone at the […]
Written on January 31, 2020 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Secretary General of the O.A.S. visits with the Prime Minister
Late this evening, Minister John Saldivar issued a press statement denying the article in the Salt Lake Tribune. He says that the article suggests that Jacob Kingston will testify that Lev Dermen bribed him, but does not say in exchange for what. He also says that no one knows what Kingston will say and to […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics,
Regional / International,
Trials |
Comments Off on Minister John Saldivar Continues to Deny Allegations
All hell is breaking loose in an internal war in the U.D.P. which is ten days away from a convention to settle leadership. On Wednesday, DPM Faber, who is vying to become leader, posted a message referring to a convicted criminal in direct reference to Shyne Barrow, who is the moving hand behind the “Associated […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on All Hell Breaking Loose; Shyne Hits Back at Faber
The Belize City Council today hosted the media for a breakfast meeting as a way to mend relations. We’ll tell you how that went later on in the newscast but first, we go to the bit of information that Mayor Bernard Wagner shared of the council when it was under the mayorship of Darrell Bradley. […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Former U.D.P. City Council Operated on $800K Net Deficit, says Bernard Wagner
Mayor Bernard Wagner also spoke about the council’s legal battle with former City Administrator Candice Miller who is now employed at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Before the People’s United Party took over City Hall, Miller’s contract was extended and it contained a significant increase in her annual salary. The present council terminated her contract and […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Former City Administrator Receiving Monthly Installments from Belize CitCo
Colombia’s Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez was in Belize on Wednesday. The Vice President arrived with an official delegation as a way to strengthen the bilateral relations between Belize and Colombia especially in the areas of trade, investment and commerce. Ramirez met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, Foreign Affairs Minister, Wilfred Elrington and Speaker of […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Foreign Affairs,
People & Places,
Regional / International |
Comments Off on Colombia’s Vice President Visits Belize
The Belize National Library Service celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with all day activities in Belize City. We stopped in at the festivities where students were hosted for lunch and educational activities. Over the years, the library has been promoting its services that are available online. Principal Librarian Joy Ysaguirre tells us more. Joy Ysaguirre, […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Belize National Library Service Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner is preparing to launch a bond and prospectus. The City Council’s plan is to increase revenue by selling bonds. Wagner says that the limit of subscribers to the bond has been reached and the more than six point five million dollars bond is expected to be successful. According to Wagner, […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Mayor Wagner Updates on Municipal Bond
Mayor Wagner says that going forward the Belize City Council will focus on fixing and rehabilitating the condition of streets that have been obstructing the good quality of life of city residents. He says that these streets have been identified and with the revenue generated from the bond, the streets within city limits will be […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Belize City Council to Focus on Streets
Members from several media houses today attended a breakfast meeting hosted by the Belize City Council. The purpose of the gathering was for the council to restore relations with the media. Things went sour with the council after several requests from the media were ignored by the council’s public relations unit. The media showed its […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Mayor Bernard Promises to Make Himself More Accessible to the Media
The sixth annual convention hosted by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Belize will be held this Saturday at the ITVET here in Belize City. Otherwise known as the Jalsa Salana, the gathering of the faithful will feature a keynote address by the Vice President and Missionary in Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in the […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Jalsa Salana Comes Up on February 1st
The sixth year of the Ahmadiyya Basketball League also gets underway on February second and it will run for the next three months. The association will feature forty teams competing in five categories, which makes it the biggest youth basketball tournament in the country. Rodvern Lino is the Commissioner of the Ahmadiyya Basketball League. […]
Written on January 30, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Sports |
Comments Off on Ahmadiyya Basketball League Kicks off 6th Year
The U.D.P.’s leadership race is getting tense and the party appears to be hopelessly fractured. Scheduled for February ninth, John Saldivar and Patrick Faber will go head-to-head to become the next U.D.P. leader and hold over the reins of government if the Prime Minister of Belize steps down before the term of the government expires. […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places,
Politics |
Comments Off on Patrick Faber Takes on Convicted Criminal
Jumoke Castro, son of U.D.P. Minister Edmond Castro, failed to explain his December 2019 Facebook vile comments that attracted widespread condemnation and disgust. Castro attacked Plus TV’s Sashta Wade with the threat of gang rape. Castro, who is a public officer attached to the Belize Tax Service, was placed on administrative leave after a complaint […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on P.S.U. Defends Jumoke Castro, P.S.U. Tells FinSec: “Your Actions Were Unlawful and Borders on Being Abusive”
The trial of Lev Dermen in Utah is attracting attention in many countries, including Belize, because one witness has named a local government official and says he has text messages to corroborate what he will tell the court to prove that Dermen was involved in money laundering on an international scale. As arguments begin, critical […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
Featured,
People & Places,
Regional / International,
Trials |
Comments Off on Lev Dermen Trial Underway in Utah
A group of at-risk young men and women headed to the Wagner’s Facility for a firsthand experience of life behind prison walls. There they heard from the teenaged inmates on the harsh realities of incarceration. The visit is part of a programme at different high schools to discourage negativity and crime; and instead, chart a […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on The Lives of the Young Men at Wagner’s Youth Facility
Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin is yet to render a decision where a claim against the Government of Belize, in respect of the Petrocaribe fund, is concerned. That judgment was to have been handed down on January twentieth, but the CJ took ill last week and the matter was postponed. Chief Justice Benjamin attended the celebration […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
People & Places,
Trials |
Comments Off on CJ Benjamin Stalls on Petrocaribe Ruling
The Corozal Town Council’s garbage collecting woes will soon come to an end. The council will soon acquire two garbage trucks, courtesy of the Japan Embassy. The official grant contract signing ceremony was held on Tuesday between the council and the embassy for one hundred and ninety-nine thousand U.S. dollars. According to Mayor Rigoberto Vellos, […]
Written on January 29, 2020 | Posted in
Miscellaneous,
People & Places |
Comments Off on Corozal Town Council to Get 2 Garbage Trucks
