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Opposition Leader John Briceño and Julius Espat, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, are claimants in a suit brought against the Minister of Finance, Prime Minister Dean Barrow, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight and Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte. They are challenging government’s expenditure of over one point three billion dollars, including the PetroCaribe funds that were […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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While PM Barrow and AG Peyrefitte’s names appear as defendants on the claim, neither government officials appeared in court today. Instead, the financial secretary appeared alone and was represented by Queens Counsel Justin Simon. Under cross-examination, Waight admitted that government often exceeded the prescribed limit set under the Finance and Audit Reform Act. For his […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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In court, the issue of accountability for a hundred million dollars, spent during the fiscal year 2012 and 2013, was raised before the Financial Secretary. According to PAC Chairman, Julius Espat, that figure had also been flagged previously by Auditor General Dorothy Bradley in her Audit Report for that period in question. Julius Espat, […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Work for a twenty-seven-mile stretch of road linking Corozal Town to Sarteneja started last week following the inauguration of the fifty-million-U.S.-dollar project. The major infrastructure project is being funded by the government of Taiwan through a loan to the government. While the Area Representative Florencio Marin Junior was not at the launch last week, there […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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A group of about thirty Guatemalan families continues to illegal settle on a piece of land along the western border in Benque, unwilling to relocate because they are of the firm belief that they are on Guatemala’s side of the border. The land in question is owned by businessman Jorge Espat who has written to […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Today, Taiwanese Ambassador Remus Li-Kuo Chen gifted the Belize Police Department a brand new coaster. A short ceremony was held for a symbolic handing over, as the coaster bus will be in country until another couple weeks. A similar thirty-two-seater will also be handed over early next year. The buses will be used to transport […]
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The government’s Land Amnesty Programme has been extended by a month and three weeks. The programme was originally conceived as a six-month initiate, but a statutory instrument, which was gazetted on October twenty-sixth and signed by the Ministry of Lands, Hugo Patt pushes the deadline to June first. A twenty-five percent discount is being offered for […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Hugo Patt is aspiring to be the first deputy leader for the United Democratic Party. He is part John Saldivar’s slate who vying to be party leader and with Beverly Williams who wants to be the party’s second deputy leader. The decision will fall on five hundred and sixty delegates and according to Patt; he […]
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The Annual Best Warrior Competition got underway this morning and continues until Friday. Teams of competing soldiers of the Belize Defence Force and the Belize Coastguard are pushing their limits in the physical and mental challenges they must overcome to earn the title of Best Warrior for 2019. The competition is taking place at different […]
Written on November 20, 2019 | Posted in
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The Miss Universe pageant will be aired live on December eighth from the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. As that day inches closer, Belize’s delegate for the international pageant, Destinee Arnold is making her rounds on the media and preparing to put her best foot forward when representing the Jewel. […]
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Preparations are well underway to bring in Garifuna Settlement Day. Today, police said that they have beefed up security for the nineteenth holiday. There will be increased presence on the highways, as well as patrols, particularly in the areas where there will be festivities. A.C.P. Joseph Myvett shares more. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National […]
Written on November 18, 2019 | Posted in
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The encroachment into Belizean territory was as clear as daylight when we visited Barrio El Juda on the western border on Thursday. Guatemalan families have settled there and their community continues to grow on land that is owned by businessman Jorge Espat. Espat is of the view that the longer it takes to move the […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Barrio El Juda – a Guatemalan Community Inching its Way in Belize
Joining the trip to the western border on Thursday was firebrand activist and former COLA President Geovanni Brackett. Brackett saw the developing Guatemalan community that has been inching its way into Belizean territory. He says that Espat’s land problem is a national issue that needs the urgent attention of the Government of Belize. Geovanni […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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Nefretery Nancy Marin is the leader of the recently formed Belize People’s Front. Marin was also present during Thursday’s trip to the Barrio el Juda along Belize’s side of the border with Guatemala. Marin says that the illegal Guatemalan encroachment on Espat’s land is not a problem he can address on his own. She says […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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The government has moved to establish fix prices for the sale of Liquefied Petroleum Gas known as L.P.G. beginning this Saturday. The fixed prices are to prevent predatory pricing by major importers who are said to have engaged in an act of driving prices down below the maximum ceiling for retail and wholesale of L.P.G. […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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There is fresh information tonight in respect of a proposal by former City administrator Candice Miller to the Belize City Council. Pending an appeal, Miller has proposed to stop the crow-footing of the City Council assets upon payment by the City Council of two hundred thousand dollars in installments between November twentieth and January thirtieth […]
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On Thursday, the Belize Police Department held a meeting with about twenty-five registered gun dealers in the country. That meeting, led by Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, covered a number of proposed gun control measures, which could come into effect as early next year. The amendments to the Firearms Act, which include a revision of […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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One of the issues covered during the meeting was the storage of the firearms. Commissioner of Police Williams says that remains a high priority and they continue to carry out monthly inspections to ensure that dealers meet the safety requirements. As you can recall, back in February thieves broke into firearms dealer Victor L Bryant […]
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Fire Chief Colin Gillett was recently appointed to the position after career fire-fighter and former chief Ted Smith retired. Gillett, like Smith’s predecessors, did not move up the ranks of the department and had been seen as an outsider. Gillett has his master’s degree in Natural Resource Management and so he was asked today of […]
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It is well documented that there is need for additional equipment and fire trucks for the National Fire Service to adequately fire fight in times of disasters. On Thursday, the Corozal branch of the department, which falls under the Ministry of Transport and National Emergency Management, was officially handed over a dated second hand fire […]
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In the prime tourism island of San Pedro this morning, B.E.L. opened its first permanent branch office. With record tourism numbers, the utility company recognizes the need to keep up with the growing consumption of energy. Today, B.E.L. officials were on the island where there is also a demand for green energy solutions. Isani […]
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Former Lake I U.D.P area representative Mark King on Thursday let loose questioning the quality of candidates running for high posts in the in the U.D.P. King was highly critical and says that the party has to make some changes to its recruitment process. King himself had offered to run for party chairman but his […]
Written on November 15, 2019 | Posted in
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At the start of the week, former City Council Administrator, Candice Miller started to crowfoot the assets of the Belize City Council located at its facility on the George Price Highway. According to reports, the crow-footing affected most departments and the labelled items include the sledge truck, backhoes, water truck, grader and roller…all which affect […]
Written on November 14, 2019 | Posted in
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This morning in Corozal District, six area representatives, including Gaspar Vega and Minister of National Security John Saldivar, were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony to commence work on the Corozal/Sarteneja Road. We will have more on that event elsewhere in the newscast. While at the event, we took the liberty to follow up with […]
Written on November 14, 2019 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Hugo Patt Says His Candidacy Comes From Much Deliberations
Hugo Patt’s entry into the race to fill the available posts is wholly endorsed by cabinet colleague Pablo Marin, who is also an area representative in Corozal Bay. Marin was one of over twenty area representatives and standard bearers present at John Saldivar’s campaign launch on November third. According to the Minister of Health, his […]
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