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Nomination Day is set for October twenty-first and the official signing-up of candidates for all thirty-one constituencies this year will be devoid of the fanfare that has traditionally accompanied both mass party events. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the massive seas of supporters parading down Mahogany Street in Belize City will be a […]
Written on October 5, 2020 | Posted in
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The General Elections, come November eleventh, will be governed by a set of regulations that will ensure that social distancing, as well as sanitization, is maintained. While it will mean that voters may remain in lines longer, the process, according to the Chief Elections Officer, must comply with measures that are currently in place to […]
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Like other countries in the Caribbean, Belize is holding a national vote amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Tamai, her office has been in touch with regional counterparts to look at ways in which Belize can adopt some of the measures that were implemented on Election Day in those jurisdictions. The primary concern, says the […]
Written on October 5, 2020 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, senators on both sides of the floor bade farewell to the National Assembly where they have been serving as parliamentarians during the past five years. While they individually had parting words to their colleagues in the upper house, they also left words of encouragement and recommendations for their future successors. Leading off those […]
Written on October 1, 2020 | Posted in
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N.G.O. Senator Osmany Salas also shared parting words, congratulating President Darrell Bradley for the evenhandedness with which he presided over the upper house. Osmany Salas, N.G.O. Senator “This has been an interesting three and a half years for me, an eye-opener indeed. I really appreciated the level of discussions that we’ve had here, especially […]
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U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte rounded off the goodbyes by speaking on democracy and the right for all parliamentarians to exercise their freedom of association and expression, despite testy exchanges that have arisen from hard line positions taken in the upper house. Michael Peyrefitte, U.D.P. Senator “I want to thank the Right Honorable Dean Barrow […]
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As the People’s United Party gears for national elections to be held sometime in November, it has been releasing its Plan Belize policies. This morning, the P.U.P. unveiled its blueprint for rural development, affordable housing and infrastructure, promising to create the right environment to improve the lives of citizens in rural communities and build ten […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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Earlier in the newscast we told you about the P.U.P.’s plan to build ten thousand starter homes for first time home owners. That plan will only come to fruition is they are successful at the polls in November. The starter homes will be built in five phases and eligible Belizeans will be given the opportunity […]
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Party leader Elect Patrick Faber is set to formally take over the reins of the U.D.P. on October eighth when he will be introduced to the masses of supporters as the official successor to outgoing party leader Dean Barrow who has remained at the helm since 1998. The event will be televised and is also […]
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Still on the matter of general elections, the Belize Peace Movement says that the Elections and Boundaries Commission is displaying gross negligence. It has launched a case, requesting the court to order the government to carry out a redistricting exercise for fair representation. The B.P.M. says that it had requested annual reports from the Elections […]
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The senate met in its final session for this five-year term this morning. Parliamentarians in the upper house bade farewell to each other and President Darrell Bradley, as there is no certainty who will be returning in that capacity following general elections in November. While the atmosphere was lighthearted, the issue of the Land Tax […]
Written on September 30, 2020 | Posted in
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In clarifying the purpose of the Land Tax Amendment Bill, Senator Mike Peyrefitte responded to the statement that the revised piece of legislation will only benefit wealthy land owners who simply choose not to pay their taxes. The law, he says, ties the minister’s hands, preventing discretion to be used willfully, except in cases where […]
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This morning, the upper house also passed the Cyber Crime Bill which was met with unanimity on both sides of the floor. That piece of legislation criminalizes activities online in which persons are targeted using electronic information, including videos and other images, and cyber bullying and online harassment. Osmany Salas, N.G.O. Senator “This, for […]
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Will there be a prime ministerial debate? Well, there has not been one except for a radio exchange between former prime ministers Manuel Esquivel and Said Musa in 1998. The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, believes there will be one, two weeks prior to the date of general elections in November. A release today […]
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Minister Anthony “Boots’’ Martinez was in the hot seat last Friday. According to documents presented in the House of Representatives, Martinez and his daughter, Stacey, have received hefty payments from government. When the matter became public in 2016, Stacey appears as the vendor for payments of rent presumably for office space for the ministry; she […]
Written on September 28, 2020 | Posted in
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There is an important update to the re-districting case filed before the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement. In June, Madam Chief Justice Michel Arana ordered that an expert be appointed to determine independently if the electoral divisions as presently defined and constituted are sufficiently equal, to assess the impact of any mal apportionment. […]
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According to Lopez, the Belize Peace Movement is hoping that the case proceeds forward and is fully ventilated in the courts. He says that when the Prime Minister calls a date for election, the Belize Peace Movement will invoke an injunction to stay the election date. Robert Lopez, Belize Peace Movement “If it is […]
Written on September 28, 2020 | Posted in
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One of the claimants that lodged the claim with the Belize Peace Movement is Wil Maheia. He is a politician who has ran several times in the south but last week he announced that he will be running in the Fort George Division in Belize City under the Belize Progressive Party. He says that Fort […]
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The political race in Port Loyola where U.D.P. standard bearer Phillip Willoughby is running against Gilroy Usher Senior of the People’s United Party will be one to watch come election day. Leading up to that date in November both candidates have been actively campaigning in the constituency where mudslinging between their respective camps has been […]
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Today’s House sitting is likely to be the last sitting of the current government before the general elections. This morning’s session went smoothly with both sides supporting a number of bills that will now go to the Senate. But on adjournment in the afternoon, the atmosphere of cordiality was shattered. The Opposition, People’s United Party, […]
Written on September 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Opposition Leader John Briceño Calls Out Boots Martinez for Alleged Corruption
Minister Martinez was not inside the National Assembly chambers when Briceño was reading out the list of transactions. He raced to his seat after he was alerted of the revelations by his colleague sitting two seats away from him via a phone call. Martinez anxiously waited to rebut Briceño’s allegations. An angry Martinez denied the […]
Written on September 25, 2020 | Posted in
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After making his point, Martinez left the National Assembly chambers where we caught up with him outside. Martinez defended his position, saying that he has not received any monies for rental from the government. The minister asserts that there is not a single document that can prove otherwise. News Five got a hold of the […]
Written on September 25, 2020 | Posted in
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Caribbean Shores area rep Kareem Musa attempted to discuss the exclusive lottery contract which was given to Brads. In the recent past House sitting, Cayo South area representative Julius Espat revealed that Good Lee Limited controls majority shares in the boledo company. He also revealed that Good Lee is registered in Saint Lucia and questioned […]
Written on September 25, 2020 | Posted in
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But there was agreement on a matter. Prime Minister Dean Barrow has yet to officially announce a date for the 2020 General Elections even though his son and U.D.P. caretaker of Mesopotamia, Shyne Barrow, has said that it will be on November fourth. The Prime Minister has publicly hinted that it will be held in […]
Written on September 25, 2020 | Posted in
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At today’s Sitting of the House, parliamentarians gave bipartisan support to several bills including the Cybercrime Bill 2020. The bill was fashioned by the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children in collaboration with the Office of the Speaker of the House, and key government departments including the Office of the Attorney General […]
Written on September 25, 2020 | Posted in
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