In political news things have calmed down considerably since Friday’s confrontation in Belmopan, but further west in the twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena there is some minor indigestion within the ranks of the PUP. Former Mayor Marconi Matus, who last year stepped down from the post amidst internal squabbles among the slim […]
It was a drama that first unfolded last October, when Opposition Leader Said Musa was suddenly accused, tried and found guilty of contempt of the legislature. His alleged crime? He supposedly told a lie some six years earlier on the floor of the House of Representatives. Today that body’s Speaker, quoting Shakespeare and declaiming in […]
When News Five’s crew of reporters and cameramen headed off to Belmopan this morning the passenger list also included the name of G. Michael Reid. Although Reid’s essay for tonight had already been written, the commentator discovered that his words were still applicable to the situation at hand. “This is the story of a nation […]
It was a day that will be long remembered in both the judicial and political history of Belize. Justice George Meerabux, rejecting motions made by Opposition Leader Said Musa, ruled that the House of Representatives has the power to punish Musa for contempt and the judiciary does not have the power to interfere with the […]
Leaked document: Supreme Court rules against Musa The verdict will be read in court on Thursday morning but today News Five has obtained a copy of a judgement dated January 22nd, having the purported signature of Justice George Meerabux. And if the judgement is genuine it is not good news for opposition leader Said Musa. […]
It was a truce that was never meant to last…but the Christmas-New Year’s lull in Belize’s ongoing political wars has officially ended. With the House of Representative scheduled to meet on Friday and Speaker B.Q. Pitts ready to pass sentence on P.U.P. Leader Said Musa, government has cranked up its taxpayer funded propaganda machine and […]
It was a case of two men entering and when the dust had all cleared only one was left standing. On Sunday, the United Democratic Party held a convention to select a new standard bearer for the Albert Division, after the post was vacated last December when Phillip Bracket resigned from the U.D.P. All indications […]
While Morrison envisions a victory in the Alberts, the National Alliance for Belizean Rights, thinks otherwise. Party organizer Miss Emma says the U.D.P. candidate is nothing more than a good party supporter and one that does not have the Division’s best interest at heart. Miss Emma is convinced that although no candidate will ever be […]
The United Democratic Party today issued a press release responding to charges made yesterday by Leader of the Opposition Said Musa. The accusations of conflict of interest against U.D.P. standard bearers Denton Belisle and John Saldivar were described as cheap political posturing. The release, however, did not address the question of alleged constitutional prohibitions on […]
In Guyana, civil strife continues to be the order of the day. Satellite reports from the C.B.U.’s Errol Pilgrim, indicate that the opposition is not yet ready to call it a day. The following story by Patrick Jones summarizes the latest developments. Despite an official ban, Guyana’s opposition People’s National Congress called out crowds of […]
In news from the political front, opposition leader Said Musa has sent off a letter to the Prime Minister and its not to invite him to a cocktail party. In his communication, Musa draws the attention of the P.M. to what he claims is a breach of Section 121 of the Constitution of Belize by […]
s Five’s attempts to get comments from the two men at the center of the allegations were unsuccessful as Belisle was not in office and Saldivar, we were told, is out campaigning with the Prime Minister. In a recent television program produced by RECONDEV however, Saldivar said he saw no problem, constitutional or otherwise, with […]
In news from Guyana the three man CARICOM mission has embarked on what appears to be the difficult task of calming the nation. The mission is led by former Barbados Foreign Minister Sir Henry Forde and comprises former Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Shridath Rampal and UWI vice chancelor Sir Alistair McIntyre. But even as they […]
In news from Guyana protesters have declared a day of rest,but vow to continue their marches later in the week. Supporters of the People’s National Congress had demonstrated on the streets of Georgetown for the previous two days, in defiance of a government ban on political gatherings. The protests, which arose out of P.N.C. allegations […]
