So it is very likely that the P.U.P. will bow out of the bye-election set for one month from today. That means the party would give up, voluntarily, another seat, which it won in the 2012 general elections. It would also send the message that the P.U.P. is as weak as the incumbent U.D.P. consistently […]
Today, one of Ramos’ closer colleagues, Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña, reiterated the Party’s position that in the end the choice to step down was made by Ramos. And while he didn’t go as far as to entertain the talk of a payoff for a resignation, Requeña openly suggests that Ramos wasn’t getting the […]
The resignation of Ivan Ramos, the area representative of Dangriga, has spawned a number of allegations and left the P.U.P. scrambling. Well, at the centre of all the controversy and allegations is, you guessed it, Petrocaribe. Ramos accepted monies under the “Father’s Day Cheer,” a decision that went against the position of the P.U.P. But […]
As we told you on Monday, Ramos said he believes he was dropped for a more “viable” candidate that the P.U.P. seems to think will be a better match for Dangriga powerhouse, Frank “Pawpa” Mena. But we had to ask Ramos if he thought he stood a chance against Mena. He said that undoubtedly he […]
When the June session of the Court of Appeal opens, there will be two new Justices of Appeal: they are Justices Murrio Ducille and Franz Parke. Justice Ducille has practiced law in Jamaica, Bahamas and Dominica. In Jamaica, the Justice served as Clerk of the Court with responsibility for criminal prosecution, State Prosecutor in the […]
Belize’s national team, the Jaguars, left the country just after midday today en route to the Dominican Republic. On Thursday, they face the A-selection from that country for the first of a two-game battle. The winner advances one step closer to representing their nation in the 2018 World Cup. This morning, the Jaguars moved with […]
A mother says that her son, twenty-one year old Ibrahim Cadogan was brutalized whilst in police custody. Vidalia Cadogan visited News Five today to tell her story. She says police were unlawful and subjected her son, Ibrahim, to unwarranted beatings. Cadogan says that on Friday her son was in Placencia visiting relatives and while he […]
Belizeans as well as visitors can now take advantage of a direct flight from Belize to Los Angeles, U.S.A. American Airlines will be servicing the new route with two weekend flights. On the inaugural flight, passengers were thrilled that they would get to their destination in less time and hassle. Duane Moody reports. Duane […]
A student from the Bernice Yorke Institute of Learning has topped the 2015 Primary School Examinations. Back in 2013, the institution yielded the top performer and in 2014, the second highest grade and now in 2015, Bernice Yorke did it again. Gabriel Hope, a thirteen year old student from Belize City topped this year with […]
There is a lot of political news tonight and we can confirm that a bye election will take place in July for the Dangriga Constituency following the resignation of area representative Ivan Ramos. We are coming to all that but we start with a story about the Petrocaribe funds; an issue that has been in […]
A late evening press release from the government has confirmed that a bi-election for the Dangriga Constituency will be held exactly one month from today, on Wednesday, July eighth. So how could this happen…two People’s United Party candidates resigning from the House…two bi-elections in just a few months? The stepping down of Dangriga Area Representative […]
In mid-May the P.U.P. announced via conference that Ivan Ramos would not be running again, and would make way for Anthony Sabal. At that conference Ramos seemed openly bitter, suggesting that his leaving was other than voluntary. So did he decide to leave or was he pushed out of the P.U.P.? According to P.U.P. Leader, […]
While Ivan Ramos was making his announcement in Dangriga, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was making it on the podium at Darrell Bradley’s endorsement convention in Belize City. That fact hasn’t escaped the PUP’s attention, and has helped to fuel their conviction that Ramos was bribed to step down. Ramos’ financial woes made centre stage when […]
Ivan Ramos didn’t have much favors with the party after he accepted the controversial Petrocaribe Father’s Day Cheer from G.O.B. Deputy Party Leader Julius Espat went on record to condemn the acceptance of monies because the party is suing the government on the grounds that the use of the monies is illegal since it did […]
In the aftermath of the resignation, Ivan ‘Macca’ Ramos has no kind words for the P.U.P.; after all he says that the P.U.P. had no kind words for him. According to Ramos, it may very well be that he was set up to step down. He says he has no regrets with his decision, but […]
An official investigation into the cause of an airplane crash near Lighthouse Reef last Tuesday, involving a Tropic Air flight destined for Roatan, Honduras remains ongoing. The inquiry is being undertaken by the Department of Civil Aviation which has teamed up with the Department of Environment to safely remove the submerged aircraft from its aquatic […]
Rogiers’ version of the subsequent rescue contrasts starkly with that of the coast guard. They reported that not only was the operation successful but that their response time was well under a half hour, having deployed assets from Calabash Caye. According to Rogiers, that account is not entirely accurate. Isani Cayetano “I was made […]
On Sunday, Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley was officially endorsed as U.D.P. Standard Bearer. As far as conventions go, it was a low-key political event since Petrocaribe made its entry into politics. There were about three hundred and fifty persons there and only a few political shirts…but there were heavy hitters present to herald Bradley’s […]
And one more piece of political news…This isn’t exactly a great time in the P.U.P.’s long history, or even a particularly good time. So of course, the PM couldn’t resist poking some not-so-good natured fun at Francis Fonseca who he says is breaking up the P.U.P. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Francis deh bout […]
Former U.D.P. Minister and attorney Marcel Cardona is in big trouble with the General Legal Council of the Bar Association and allegedly faces the threat of a one year suspension from practicing law. The only thing is that Cardona only found out when he saw it on the news Thursday night. There is a complaint […]
Cardona says he feels that he has been denied a fundamental right by not having had the opportunity to mount a defence on his own behalf. Not only was he completely unaware of the meeting of the General Legal Council on Wednesday, but he has not been made privy to any decision of that disciplinary […]
So what’s next for Cardona? Reports from sources in the Bar Association say that indeed there was a hearing and a recommendation to suspend him for a year. He told us today that if that is so, he will fight the decision. But any fight will only come after he receives official notification. Marcel […]
The Department of Civil Aviation is proceeding with an official probe into a plane crash earlier this week involving a Tropic Air flight en route to the Bay Islands of Honduras. The investigation is set to continue as soon as the submerged aircraft is removed from the crash site. To do so requires a joint […]
As we reported in the wake of the accident, it is the second aircraft from Tropic’s fleet to plunge into the Caribbean Sea since December of last year. We asked Garbutt if this poses any concerns to stakeholders in the aviation industry. His response, it is still safer to fly than to traverse the local […]
On Wednesday morning, all three men were returned to the mainland after spending the night at Blackbird Caye. They were then summoned by the Department of Civil Aviation to assist with a preliminary investigation. According to Garbutt, the accounts provided by the pilot and his passengers seem to check out, however, they are conducting an […]
