Another Minister under siege is Wilfred Sedi Elrington who has been much maligned for his handling of the ongoing territorial dispute with Guatemala. Elrington is running in Pickstock, and is being challenged by the P.U.P.’s Francis Smith. He’s also, now, being challenged by the Belize Progressive Party’s Patrick Rogers. When asked about that development, PM […]
The sustained attack on Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington recently took on new life after his UN address last week. Critics say that Elrington did not devote sufficient time to the issue with Guatemala, and that should have been priority one when provided with a forum on such an international stage. Elrington has also come under […]
If you weren’t looking for it, you probably wouldn’t have seen it; but at three p.m. today employees in the Social Security Board offices countrywide walked out. We are informed that they told their supervisors that they were not feeling well and left, quietly and without any fanfare. The employees are listed under essential services […]
Today the People’s United Party launched its Manifesto on Health at Independence Hall in Belize City. The P.U.P., on an intensive run to elections in less than a month, says it plans to revitalize and rescue a health system in crisis after almost eight years of U.D.P. neglect, incompetence, inefficiency and corruption. Mike Rudon was […]
While health is a major platform of the Party, Fonseca says that there are other core issues which his party is addressing – issues which he feels voters will be looking at when they go to the polls on November fourth. Francis Fonseca, PUP Leader “People are very concerned about the economy there is […]
Fonseca also gave us a sneak peek into the governance platform of the party which will be launched soon. That plan will speak to issues like the thirteenth senator and the Integrity Commission. That’s important, he says, because that is what the people of Belize are demanding from their leaders. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader […]
COLA, the Citizens Organized for Liberty Through Action, will be organizing a public meeting in the Pickstock Constituency on Thursday. The venue is significant because of COLA’s most recent campaign. They’ve called on Prime Minister Barrow to remove Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington, but with no success. So now the grassroots activist organization is […]
As we do every election cycle, News Five is kicking off its pre-election coverage, Meet the Candidates. In the twenty-eight days leading up to general elections, we will attempt to touch base with every single candidate, party affiliated or independent. The outcome of the political race in Caribbean Shores is undoubtedly one to look forward […]
According to Musa, Bradley has too much on his plate with his law practice, City Hall obligations and current campaign for higher office. He took the opportunity to send out a message to the Mayor on behalf of Caribbean Shores residents. Kareem Musa, P.U.P. Candidate, Caribbean Shores “I think he may have taken on […]
On the other side of the political fence is Mayor Darrell Bradley. While Bradley has cemented his reputation as a formidable candidate by concreting streets and drains across the city as mayor, his opponent, Kareem Musa, comes from a sound political stock. Bradley has been covering much ground in the area, meeting and greeting voters […]
Since general elections in 2008, Caribbean Shores has been a concentrated area for the U.D.P. Notwithstanding its label as a red stronghold, Bradley says he is not taking for granted that voters will automatically cast ballots in his favor on the strength of his party. He acknowledges that his constituents are, for the most part, […]
Outspoken unionist Raymond Rivers, a stevedore by profession, is making his foray into electoral politics by aligning himself with the Belize Progressive Party. Rivers has thrown his hat into the ring under the banner of the newly formed labor movement and is offering himself as a candidate in Collet. As a resident, Rivers says he […]
But back to politics….earlier today, we caught up with former city councilor, Roger Espejo, who has thrown his hat into the ring in the Fort George division. Now, the sitting area representative is a veteran politician, former prime minister and many times area representative; in fact, he’s served the division for over two and half […]
The Bi-Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Regional Organization of Standards and Qualities, also known as CROS-Q, is being held in Belize. Fifteen standards departments from across the Caribbean are converging to set policies and practices for best standards and quality in the region. Locally, Belize’s Bureau of Standards monitors the quality and performance of […]
Community Policing moved today to Buttonwood Bay in the city. While the area is relatively crime free, it is congested with businesses which means that the flow of traffic is constant. According to the police department, residents need to be alert as they traverse through the area. Supt. Linden Flowers, O.C., Precinct 4 “We […]
T he negative campaign has focused on one particular instance in which Denys Barrow’s law firm was paid over five hundred and twenty-four thousand dollars for its role in a small settlement, which did not require court action. That was twenty percent of the payment to G.O.B. after a ship, the Paranga, caused damage to […]
A family grieves tonight the tragic loss of one of their own. Eleven-year-old school girl, Tezzrah Thompson, was hit by a delivery truck when she exited a school bus at the entrance of Mahogany Heights on the George Price Highway, on Monday. The young girl was heading home after a day at school in nearby […]
In an unprecedented move last week, the Bar Association has applied to the Caribbean Court of Justice to release its decisions on the nationalizations of B.E.L. and B.T.L. Both matters were hastily settled only weeks ago, and the settlement stays the decision by the CCJ. But the Bar Association has asked to be included as […]
The Bar has determined that the decision, whatever it is, speaks to the legality of the much debated Eighth Amendment, and they say it is a matter of public interest so it should be released. But Barrow says all that is moot because the matter of the Eighth Amendment, in light of the settlements, is […]
Today, the Court of Appeal wasted no time in upholding an appeal by the University of Belize’s Board of Trustees. The matter before the panel was the Supreme Court’s decision on the termination of UB Dean, Abigail McKay. McKay signed a contract with the university for three years, but claimed that because of the guidelines […]
A public meeting organized by COLA is set for Thursday night in Belize City. The venue, a parking lot adjacent to the Pickstock Hutment on New Road, was once part of its namesake constituency prior to redistricting. COLA is pulling out all the stops to unseat incumbent area representative Wilfred Elrington, who is also Belize’s […]
As we’ve mentioned, COLA insists that it is not politically aligned with any of the mass parties; it is nonetheless, a question that continues to rear its head in the media. Geovanni Brackett, President, COLA “If you notice we have never sat in any political party when they have their press conference, not even […]
Patrick Rogers may have been a little slow in publicly responding to Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington’s address to the UN General Assembly. The B.P.P.’s tardiness, however, does not take away from its firm position that Elrington must be removed from office as Belize’s Foreign Minister. According to Rogers, the Belize Progressive Party, as well as […]
So, Rogers is offering himself as the third party candidate in Pickstock. He says his campaign budget is in the area of fifty thousand dollars, but is it enough to leave a lasting impression in the minds of his constituents? Patrick Rogers, Party Leader, BPP “We said, if Mr. Barrow noh wahn move Sedi […]
An ex-eighteen street gang member from El Salvador was nabbed in Belize two Sundays ago by Orange Walk Police. Twenty-three year old Carlos Enrique Alvarado Lopez is wanted by Interpol for a string of offenses including extortion and belonging to a criminal gang and has been living in Belize since 2013. But Alvarado Lopez was […]
