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We are a few days away from the United Democratic Party’s Standard Bearer Convention in Belmopan. As we have reported, three persons are vying for the position in the open convention. They are retired Colonel George Lovell, Emil Torres, and former Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar. Earlier this week we showed you an interview with […]
Written on February 2, 2023 | Posted in
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While we met Emil Torres on the campaign trail for a face to face interview, Saldivar was less open to talking with our newsroom. Instead, he opted to give one interview with our Open Your Eyes host on the morning show. From the questions asked this morning we were able to get some insight into […]
Written on February 2, 2023 | Posted in
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He is one of three candidates vying for the post of U.D.P. Standard Bearer for the Belmopan constituency, and his name, like those of former Minister John Saldivar and sales representative, Emil Torres, will appear on the ballot on Sunday when he squares off against them. Sixty-two-year-old George Lovell believes that he is the most […]
Written on January 31, 2023 | Posted in
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The latest Cabinet reshuffle was announced last Friday. Minister of State Ramon “Monchi” Cervantes was removed from the Ministry of Immigration and placed in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, alongside Minister Orlando Habet. So, what is the Prime Minister’s rationale behind the shift? That’s what we asked him when […]
Written on January 11, 2023 | Posted in
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The census that the institute is compiling has proven relevant and helpful in the countrywide redistricting exercise. Today, S.I.B’s Acting Director-General, Diana Trejo explained that the institute has a representative on the redistricting task force and they share information. Diana Trejo, Acting Director-General “The data that we have collected, yes, it’s geo-referenced. This was […]
Written on January 11, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, the witnesses who cooperated with the investigation into the accident that killed Fareed Ahmad, testified in court that there wasn’t a third person inside the sports utility vehicle that night. He says that testifying to the contrary, all these many years later, would only call into question the […]
Written on January 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The three-way race for the Garden City is several weeks away and tonight, U.D.P. Party Leader Shyne Barrow has come forward to announce that he is throwing his support behind former Chief Executive Officer George Lovell. As you would know, John Saldivar has been cleared by the U.D.P.’s National Party Council to participate in the […]
Written on January 10, 2023 | Posted in
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The Belize Business Bureau is calling for a direct takeover of the nightly Boledo and Sunday lottery from Brads Gaming Group Limited which signed an exclusive license in June 2020, to conduct the government lotteries. That demand follows a letter that was written to Kim Chee, Managing Director of Brads Gaming, in late December, where […]
Written on January 9, 2023 | Posted in
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Saldivar noted that there is the need for a new investigation to be launched into Nah’s alleged involvement in Fareed Ahmad’s murder. He contends that any attempt to prosecute Elmer Nah on the evidence contained in the existing file would prove futile. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney- at- law “There has to be a new investigation, […]
Written on January 6, 2023 | Posted in
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The murder case involving former police officer Michelle Brown, who was accused of killing businessman and well-known Belize City barber Fareed Ahmad, ended in December 2020 with an acquittal. During the trial, Brown testified under oath that Corporal Elmer Nah was in fact the triggerman who executed Ahmad inside his vehicle. Notwithstanding the explosive revelation […]
Written on January 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Disgraced politician John Saldivar is getting ready to run for U.D.P. standard bearer in Belmopan, but he does not have the blessing of his party leader. In fact, Shyne Barrow is calling on voters in the Garden City to choose any other candidate than Saldivar, who has been designated by the U.S. State Department as […]
Written on January 4, 2023 | Posted in
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According to Barrow, he should have done more to convince the National Party Council that John Saldivar was not suitable to run for any political office under the United Democratic Party. Shyne Barrow, Leader of the Opposition “Well, definitely there was a failure in my ability to get the NPC to say emphatically that […]
Written on January 4, 2023 | Posted in
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Former area representative John Saldivar lives to fight another day, as the embattled U.D.P. politician secured his candidacy for Belmopan by the skin of his teeth. On February fifth, 2023, Saldivar’s name will be on the ballot, along with Retired Colonel George Lovell and businessman Emil Torres. The trio is competing for the post of […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Party Leader Shyne Barrow, in the wake of the N.P.C. vote, issued a statement saying, “I categorically support the Special Committee decision to disallow the candidacy of John Saldivar in the best interest of the U.D.P. The N.P.C. today decided to allow the people in Belmopan to ultimately decide the fate of John Saldivar in […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Former Belmopan Mayor Khalid Belisle has bowed out of the political race for the Garden City. On Saturday, following the N.P.C.’s decision to allow John Saldivar to run as a candidate for standard bearer, Belisle tendered a letter explaining his reason for opting out of the forthcoming convention. While U.D.P. Chairman Peyrefitte spoke on the […]
Written on December 19, 2022 | Posted in
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Earlier this week, the Belize Peace Movement held a press conference to discuss a consent order that has been handed down by the Supreme Court in respect of a belated redistricting exercise. During the media briefing, a pair of attorneys, including Arthur Saldivar, discussed the need to reapportion all thirty-one constituencies across the country for […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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As it stands, Orange Walk South has approximately seven thousand registered voters and the most votes in favor of P.U.P. Area Representative Jose Abelardo Mai, by community, came from Guinea Grass Village. But what’s to happen following a redistricting exercise which could likely see the constituency redrawn? That’s what we asked Mai earlier this week. […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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In Stann Creek West, the largest electoral district in the country, there are well over nine thousand voters. This holiday season, Area Representative Rodwell Ferguson concedes that there is not enough money to go around spreading the Christmas cheer. Instead, he promises the joy of giving to each child in his constituency, a gift, as […]
Written on December 16, 2022 | Posted in
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The Senate met today at the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. A minute of silence was observed in honour of the late Sylvia Flores, who served as the first female Speaker of the House from 1998 to 2001, as President of the Senate from 2001 to 2003, as first female Area Representative for Dangriga from […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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There was a second set of loans that was supported during today’s Senate Sitting. It comes from the Inter-American Development Bank, which has implemented a global credit program. This first portion is for thirty million Belize dollars and is to support the sustainability of micro, small and medium enterprises. As part of the I.D.B. line […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Belize has been without an Ombudsman since April 2021, when Lionel Arzu demitted that office. The role of the Ombudsman is to receive and investigate complaints by people who feel that they have been wronged or have sustained injury or abuse by an authority. The role of the Ombudsman is especially important for people who have […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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The Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels was adopted in 1977 and later amended over time. It was the first international convention to establish clear requirements and standards for the safety of fishing vessels. Today in the Senate, Leader of Government Business, Senator Eamon Courtenay, presented a motion to have the convention […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Senator Janelle Chanona, who represents the non-government organizations, and who has been vocal in campaigning for the protection of the oceans and the environment, supported the motion because it calls for proper practices to be enforced and proper outfitting of fishing vessels, which means safer fishing for the people onboard. Janelle Chanona, Senator, NGO […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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There was also the presentation of a Supplementary Appropriation Bill which comprised three sums of money: one for thirteen million dollars under the recurrent expenditure and an additional forty-two point eight million dollars under the Cap Two budget and another fourteen point eight million dollars under Cap Three budget. These add up to seventy point […]
Written on December 14, 2022 | Posted in
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Estranged politician Patrick Faber says he will run independent in Collet if the U.D.P. does now allow him to contest the next general elections under its banner. We caught up with the Area Representative for Collet at today’s House Meeting in Belmopan. Surprisingly, he attended the meeting and sat at the end of the opposition’s […]
Written on December 12, 2022 | Posted in
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