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And we turn now to the deep south – last week you saw Toledo West Constituency with Oscar Requena and Doctor Simeon Coc. Tonight, some twelve hours to go before polls are opened, we take a look at Toledo East where three candidates are contesting the division from the U.D.P., P.U.P. and an Independent. The […]
Written on November 10, 2020 | Posted in
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In the Belmopan constituency, there are three candidates who have placed their names on the ballot. John Saldivar is hoping to keep the seat for the U.D.P. The P.U.P.’s Oscar Mira is making his first entry in national politics and has been chipping away at Saldivar’s base. Independent Candidate Anna Guy Banner is also on […]
Written on November 10, 2020 | Posted in
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General elections are proceeding on Wednesday as scheduled, despite the recent flooding. Postponing the national vote, according to PM Barrow, would have to be a mutual decision taken by the political leaders of both mass parties. At this stage, however, it is his opinion that the elections will be carried out on November eleventh since […]
Written on November 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Are polling stations in flood affected areas, particularly in Cayo District, being used as shelters to house displaced families? The situation in the west is being watched closely and, if a decision is to be made to reassign new polling stations, it has to be done by Tuesday with all logistical considerations in place ahead […]
Written on November 9, 2020 | Posted in
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As the rains came down, politics was at play. U.D.P. standard bearer for Freetown, Orson “OJ” Elrington posted on his Facebook page that since three this morning, he as well as the Director of the National Sports Council, Ian Jones and others were out assessing the situation in flood prone areas of Freetown. While nobody […]
Written on November 6, 2020 | Posted in
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A CARICOM Election Observation Mission will be in Belize to observe the General Election on Wednesday, November eleventh. Jeannette Sonia Charles of Antigua and Barbuda will head the mission, which will include five other electoral officials from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, and Suriname. While in Belize, the mission is scheduled to meet virtually with […]
Written on November 6, 2020 | Posted in
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To close our newscast tonight, here is an update about the U.S. elections. Democratic candidate Joe Biden is six electoral votes short of becoming the next President of the United States. At news time this evening, he led Republican candidate, President Donald Trump by fifty electoral votes. While the Associated Press has not called the […]
Written on November 6, 2020 | Posted in
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There’s only six days left for the November eleventh election and in this last leg, land grabs are being reported all over the place. Three families in the west say that they have worked their lands that were passed on from generation to generation and that all of a sudden, in the lead up to […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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The P.U.P.’s Standard Bearer for Cayo West, Jorge ‘Milin’ Espat is criticizing his opponent, the U.D.P.’s Erwin Contreras, for reportedly promising land to voters in the area. According to Espat, this is a last minute desperate attempt by the U.D.P. to hold on to power. Jorge Espat, P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Cayo West “Do not […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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There is also the case of Arturo Martinez. He owns a house lot in Benque Viejo – or so he thought. Martinez says that he went to make inquiries at the Lands Department after he was told that someone was building on his property. He found out that the land is being claimed by three […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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With the land shenanigans out in the public, the P.U.P.’s Jorge ‘Milin’ Espat took aim at sitting area representative Erwin Contreras today. Espat spoke about two ads in circulation, featuring Contreras. In one of the videos, Contreras is heard saying that he is at the Lands Department making sure that people get their land documents. […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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As we told you in our Wednesday night’s newscast, teachers are to work from home due to the flooding. Chief Education Officer, Doctor Carol Babb has advised teachers to stay at home for the rest of the week but once the weather clears up by Monday they are all to report to work. But next […]
Written on November 5, 2020 | Posted in
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As the story of the aggravated burglary was playing out, an audio was released on social media. Three persons, including Minister Edmond Castro, are heard discussing a deal about to be concluded. One of the men is said to be an operative in the P.U.P. camp; he is heard discussing party flags with Castro. The […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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COVID-19 continues to ravage the country with an outbreak now detected in the banana belt and an uptick in cases in the north. But on Monday, the National Oversight Committee held its last meeting when it decided that a curfew would be imposed in two villages in the banana belt. The N.O.C. began operations in […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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We are seven days away from the General Elections and P.U.P. Leader John Briceño is feeling very confident that his party will form the next government. Briceño and his party have been campaigning on an anti-corruption and reform ticket; he says that in his first one hundred days in office, an aggressive move in rooting […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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According to Briceño, a number of objectives will be achieved especially since he has matured into a senior politician capable of leading the country. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “Being in government for ten years, we have the opportunity from learning from that experience. I think I have learned considerably and now even […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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On Tuesday, the People’s United Party revealed that the Prime Minister’s son Anwar Barrow is likely the owner of Goodlee Limited, the company that holds sixty percent shares in Brads Gaming Company. A ten-year exclusive contract valued at five hundred million dollars was awarded to Brads earlier this year. The P.U.P. says that it has […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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Exactly one week from today, we’ll be bringing you live coverage from across the country of General Elections 2020. Leading up to November eleventh, we are following the candidates as they hit the campaign trail across the country. Tonight, we bring you the candidates who are contesting the Toledo West constituency. Over the weekend we […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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During Tuesday’s press conference, Opposition Leader John Briceño was also asked about the allegations made against former U.D.P. Minister, Gaspar Vega. Seventy-two-year-old American, Robert James Condreay is alleging that he bought one point two acres of beach-front property in Sarteneja. But in 2013, Vega, who was the then Minister of Lands, gave a lease of the […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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In Belize Rural North, P.U.P. standard bearer Marconi Leal has had to cover twenty-three villages with a population of roughly five thousand registered voters. It’s been an arduous journey traveling across the constituency where he will be facing incumbent area representative Edmond Castro at the polls one week from today. This morning, we asked him […]
Written on November 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The P.U.P. also found out that last month a decision to dissolve Goodlee Limited in Saint Lucia was taken and that the formalities of dissolution are still ongoing. We are told that Anwar Barrow returned to the country via the P.G.I.A. during lunchtime. Our request for an interview has gone unanswered. The P.U.P.’s legal advisor […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño says that legal advice is being sought to overturn the Brads contract and launch a forensic audit to determine if a criminal offence was committed. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “The P.U.P. believes that this requires a forensic audit, if elected to Government we will initiate a detailed forensic […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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The People’s United Party also disclosed details of contracts to International Environments. The company is owned by brothers Daniel and Carlo Arguelles, who offer services in development, construction, planning, designs, analysis, feasibility studies and environmental impact assessment. The brothers are recently known for constructing the Belize City Centre Sports Complex and a host of other […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Daniel Arguelles had his say on the revelations made by Espat. He says that Espat misrepresented the facts. Arguelles addressed the matter of the new Foreign Affairs Building in Belmopan before explaining that the request for one hundred percent import duty exemption was because he urgently needed a safe vehicle to assist with visits to […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Espat also questioned the long list of contracts that have been awarded to I.E. by the U.D.P. government over the years. He compared the Arguelles brothers to Imer Hernandez, another favourite contractor, who has received dozens of multimillion-dollar contracts from the government. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “They listed as far as they […]
Written on November 3, 2020 | Posted in
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