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Opposition Leader John Briceño on Tuesday blasted the Barrow Administration, saying that the Ministry of Health is scrambling for solutions as COVID-19 cases are on the rise. A P.U.P. release read, “With the first week of the spike in cases, our health monitoring system has for all intents and purposes collapsed.” Briceño pointed out that […]
Written on August 12, 2020 | Posted in
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While at the launch of its education policy, the opposition leader was also asked about border jumpers. The Ministry of National Security has been having a difficult time restraining these border jumpers and securing the porous border in the west and north. Today, Briceño cried out that these individuals need to stop because they are […]
Written on August 12, 2020 | Posted in
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Two-term Prime Minister and Fort George Area Representative, Said Musa continues to recover from a stroke. The veteran politician suffered a very rare stroke in early May and received treatment here in Belize and the U.S. But with general elections just around the corner, there are questions on whether seventy-seven-year-old Musa will be able to run for another term […]
Written on August 12, 2020 | Posted in
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The Leader of the Opposition today issued a statement on the spike of cases of the coronavirus. In the statement, John Briceño queries the real state of the healthcare system to deal with a second wave of the virus. According to Briceño, every day of testing has yielded staggering numbers that are overwhelming the health […]
Written on August 11, 2020 | Posted in
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The House on Monday approved a motion to extend the State of Emergency on the Southside for two more months. That extension went before the senate today where it was hotly debated and tonight the upper house also approved that those who are imprisoned will remain behind bars for two more months. In the senate […]
Written on August 5, 2020 | Posted in
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At the House, Pickstock area representative Wilfred Elrington fiercely opposed the extension calling out his own government for not doing enough to help the marginalized youths. The discussions of poverty and crime were part and parcel of the discussions about the south side and it trickled over to the Senate today. Here’s a look at […]
Written on August 5, 2020 | Posted in
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On the matter of the Philip Goldson International Airport, the debate got heated on Monday between Leader of the Opposition John Briceño and leader elect of the U.D.P., Patrick Faber. Since his election as leader elect, Faber has mostly been doing party work. So when he called on Briceño for his party’s position on the […]
Written on August 4, 2020 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court last month ruled in favour of Lord Michael Ashcroft to provide expert input in the case of redistricting. He is an interested party in the case by the Belize Peace Movement, which is asking the court to order the Elections and Boundaries Department to carry out a redistricting exercise so that constituencies can […]
Written on August 4, 2020 | Posted in
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While parliamentarians adopted the extension to the period of public emergency in the south side of Belize City, the motion, which was also tabled at the House of Representatives today, was hotly debate. The continued increase of crime, especially murders, has prompted the Barrow administration to extend the State of Emergency for an additional sixty […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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According to members of the ruling United Democratic Party, Belize is not the only country in the region that has used legislation to curb crime. Jamaica and other Caribbean countries have imposed state of emergencies on certain communities in order to deal with major crimes. The government says that the extended S.O.E. will produce the […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Wilfred Elrington knocked his own government during today’s sitting. Elrington is a senior member of the United Democratic Party, which took over the reins of the government in 2008. So for twelve years, Elrington has been minister, but as he departs from politics, Elrington has chosen to be very frank about […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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As Elrington concluded his rant against his party and the government, Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat brought it to Elrington’s attention that after three terms in office, Elrington failed along with his party. Espat described the Foreign Minister’s remarks as hypocrisy at its highest. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “Talk is cheap. […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Disagreeing with some of Elrington’s comments was his cabinet colleague, Michael Finnegan. Finnegan pointed out to Elrington that the Samuel Haynes Institute of Excellence was built to arrest the societal problems in south side Belize City, but apparently it has also failed to do so. Michael Finnegan, Area Representative, Mesopotamia “I listened to my friend member […]
Written on August 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to politics, Port Loyola area representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez announced his pending retirement from electoral politics several years ago, indicating that upon completion of this five-year term, he would retreat into private life. His retirement was timid to the retirement of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. That constituency has elected Philip Willoughby as the U.D.P. […]
Written on July 31, 2020 | Posted in
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As for Martinez’s ministerial colleague, Frank ‘Papa’ Mena, there is still no certainty whether he will be contesting the Dangriga constituency come November. That’s because a petition has been launched by the U.D.P. committee in that area asking for his removal as candidate in the upcoming general elections. This afternoon, PM Barrow spoke glowingly about […]
Written on July 31, 2020 | Posted in
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A lawsuit in which government is being sued by several parties, including the Belize Peace Movement, the People’s United Party and Lord Michael Ashcroft, is presently before the Supreme Court where an international expert will be called in to provide input in the matter. The claim, in respect of an urgent need for a redistricting […]
Written on July 31, 2020 | Posted in
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There’s a third standard bearer for the Belmopan constituency. She is Anna Banner Guy and she is contesting the next general elections as an independent candidate. Guy is a well-known face in electoral politics in Belmopan, having served on the Belmopan City Council under the United Democratic Party. She is going up against John Saldivar […]
Written on July 31, 2020 | Posted in
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Back to the PM’s press conference, the last general elections were held in November 2015, and all indications so far are that the anticipated elections vote will not take place before November of this year. That’s because, according to PM Barrow, government is very much occupied with its COVID response which includes charting the way […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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A ten million U.S.-dollar loan motion was today approved by the Senate. The loan is from the OPEC Fund for International Development to provide financial support on concessionary terms to developing countries. The government has earmarked the monies for the continued food security for the poor and vulnerable population in Belize, under its ongoing Food […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Responding to the criticisms and concerns was U.D.P. Senator Michael Peyrefitte. Peyrefitte told the senators that they failed to focus on the loan motion. Michael Peyrefitte, U.D.P. Senator “Mister President I wonder if some of the senators who got up to speak knw what this motion is about. This is a loan motion for […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Also brought before the Senate today was a supplementary budget for the current financial year. The motion appropriated several hundreds of thousands of dollars for different projects and initiatives including more than seven hundred thousand dollars for the Caracol Road project and one million dollars for Belize Telemedia Limited for its DigiLearn project. There are […]
Written on July 29, 2020 | Posted in
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Turning to politics…the question is: Will Frank ‘Papa’ Mena seek re-election under the leadership of Leader elect of the U.D.P., Patrick Faber? Mena, who is a staunch supporter of John Saldivar, had some ill words for Faber during the leadership fight. And recently, the two time Dangriga Area Representative was called out by members of […]
Written on July 28, 2020 | Posted in
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As the court was handing down its ruling on the injunction and reinstatement, the Prime Minister made a statement on the state of affairs in the House this morning. Now, the Port of Belize maintains that its property was vandalized on Wednesday during an illegal protest by C.W.U. members inside its compound. It has also […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Opposition Leader John Briceño also chimed in on the events of the past two days at the Port of Belize Ltd. He points to the two-facedness of the Barrow administration for coming to the aid of the Christian Workers Union from a legal perspective, but siccing the Gang Suppression Unit on its members who were […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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Back to the House and the lottery business. Brads Gaming Group, a majority of whose shares are owned by an offshore company registered in Saint Lucia, has been awarded another ten-year contract to operate the nightly Boledo, as well as the Sunday Lottery Draw, in Belize. The contract has stirred much controversy because the company’s […]
Written on July 24, 2020 | Posted in
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