The new and improved Public Accounts Committee is still just a proposal which never made it past the floor of the House of Representatives. The Opposition is seeking the restructuring of the PAC to take away government’s majority and include participation by the church, business sector and the unions. The Prime Minister has been scathing […]
There is much political soup bubbling on the fire in Cayo Central with the announcement of the re-emergence of Dan Silva. But there is also some measure of controversy in Belmopan. Amin Hegar, who narrowly lost to U.D.P. incumbent, John Saldivar, in 2012, stepped aside to make way for newcomer Patrick Andrews in July. He […]
There was a meeting scheduled for this afternoon between P.U.P. prodigal son Cordel Hyde and the leadership of the party. Both Hyde and those leaders have made no secret of the fact that there have been discussions geared at bringing the former Lake Independence Area Representative back into the fold. The meeting was postponed because […]
But while Cordel Hyde is tentatively on the way in, the door has been slammed shut in the face of Belmopan P.U.P. political figure Amin Hegar. Hegar narrowly lost to incumbent John Saldivar in 2012, and was considered to be the P.U.P.’s choice for the next elections. But a month ago, newcomer Patrick Andrews announced […]
Former Mayor of Benque Viejo Del Carmen, Moises Martinez is up in arms about the deplorable condition of the Edison Coleman Park. Built on the twenty-eighth of March 1993, it was a main tourist attraction of the most-western town in the jewel. The park provides the residents and tourists alike with a recreational area on […]
There are some major political rumblings that have already began to play out on the National House of Assembly floor. During last week’s meeting of parliament, Minister Michael Finnegan attempted to chastise former Prime Minister Said Musa for considering a possible return of Cordel Hyde to the People’s United Party. It was Finnegan who once […]
The heat from last week Wednesday’s House meeting continues to permeate the televised newscasts and radio shows. The special sitting of the House was apparently convened to introduce a motion in the House records to embarrass the current Leader of the Opposition and the former Prime Minister. But instead of the chastisement of the P.U.P. […]
Earlier in the newscast, we reported on the dispute between Minister Michael Finnegan and Dolores Balderamos Garcia resulting from comments Garcia made about the Mace Bearer Brian “Yellow Man” Audinette. Audinette spoke to News Five Jose Sanchez a few minutes ago about the incident and the photos circulated by the Belize Times. Audinette said he […]
The Government of Belize established the National Bank of Belize in April 2013. NBBL was formed primarily to provide concessionary credit to teachers, public officers and needy Belizeans. The state-owned institution is now set to open its doors, and the House has asked the Senate for approval of twenty-million dollars in capitalization. That matter was […]
A recent decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice ended before the House of Representatives when the government put forward a motion targeting the former prime minister and the then attorney general. At the Senate meeting on Monday, the motion was also debated. But there’s another side to the litigation story – the side which […]
Comments laden with sexual innuendo which were aimed at member for Belize Rural Central Dolores Balderamos Garcia have resulted in a fiery public outcry outside the House. Mesopotamia’s Michael Finnegan was defending sergeant at arms Brian ‘Yellowman’ Audinett when he lashed out at Balderamos-Garcia, insinuating that he should have asked her the size of Yellowman’s […]
The raw comments made in the House of Representatives last Wednesday by Finnegan went viral as soon as they were uttered. This morning, Baldermos-Garcia, flanked by women in the People United Party, said she was so affected, she even considered not going back to the House. News Five’s Jose Sanchez reports. Jose Sanchez, Reporting […]
Following the P.U.P. Women’s Press Conference at Independence Hall, News Five headed over to Michael Finnegan’s house. Far from cowering from the pressure of the P.U.P. Women’s Group, Finnegan was in fighting form. He as you have guessed will certainly not resign. And when it comes to giving an apology, he believes one should be […]
There were thirteen motions raised in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, two of any significance. One was passed, and the other fell on the floor. But those procedural House matters have taken second place to the very heated debate which characterized the session. And a vicious attack on Belize Rural Central Area Representative Dolores […]
In a last snippet of Wednesday’s House meeting, the remarks by minister Finnegan against Dolores Balderamos Garcia was not the only startling occurrence in the House. During his attack on Former Prime Minister, Said Musa, the current Prime Minister Dean Barrow made an unusual declaration that because he’s the longest standing member of the house, […]
Cordel Hyde and Mark Espat held two of the strong P.U.P. seats in Belize City. Espat and Hyde bowed out at the eleventh hour of the 2012 General Elections and many P.U.P. insiders blamed them for the loss of the elections. In a previous House Meeting, Minister of Housing, Michael Finnegan called them home and […]
Luke Espat has announced his political candidacy in Cayo Central in loud fashion. The reaction to that announcement both inside and outside the People’s United Party has been mixed, but Espat remains confident. The problem is that Cayo Central already has a political officer. Collet Montejo narrowly lost that seat in 2012 and since then […]
Businessman Luke Espat, largely recognized for his controversial roles in an unsuccessful projects such as the failed cruise tourism project at the port, has announced his intention to run on the P.U.P. ticket in Cayo Central. Not surprisingly, that announcement has met with mixed reviews. Party Leader Francis Fonseca told News Five on Monday that […]
And as for his business woes, which include failed ventures, multiple receiverships such as the Renaissance, Crocland and even bankruptcy…Espat says that business is separate from politics. He says that rather than look at those as failures, they should be regarded as gutsy moves by a Belizean entrepreneur who continues to invest in Belize. And […]
Earlier this year, the Auditor General came under siege by the Guardian Newspaper, the political arm of the United Democratic Party Government. Dorothy Bradley’s reports for 2010-2011 spoke of many inadequacies, irregularities and inconsistent bookkeeping practices. The duty of righting the wrongs in government departments and ministries is tasked to the Public Accounts Committee, or […]
But Espat is going to have a very hard time tabling the motion to reorganize the PAC since Prime Minister Dean Barrow has said that he will bring his proverbial gunpowder for an explosive meeting. On August second, he told News Five (Quote) “I will take all sorts of objections to it based on the […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has lashed out at the previous P.U.P. administration following a ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice. The CCJ struck down a settlement agreement signed by the former prime minister and attorney-general, stating that they should have taken it to parliament for approval. P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca is one of the […]
Prime Minister Barrow has also stated that he has little doubt that the CCJ ruling will have a negative impact on Fonseca’s quest to become Prime Minister of Belize. To that end, the government has already launched a political ad campaign maligning the leader of the opposition. But elections are still a long way off, […]
Businessman, Luke Espat, is no stranger to political or financial circles in Belize. He’s generally stayed in the background of politics in the People’s United Party even as he is front and center in finance and business, but usually where controversy is involved. Well, tonight Espat is making the news for an early announcement that […]
And even as Francis Fonseca’s response to Luke Espat’s political intentions seemed lukewarm at best, he appears ready to roll out the fatted calf for a prodigal son who might be coming home. Cordel Hyde won three consecutive elections in Lake Independence before he walked away on the eve of elections 2012 and many believed […]
