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Back to the issue of the audit of the National Sports Council, the Belize Youth Movement is expressing outrage at the fleecing of public funds at the National Sports Council by ex-ministers and cronies of the government. It notes that in a single year, according to an audit, close to one million dollars was not […]
Written on January 17, 2020 | Posted in
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The issue of campaign financing, as well as the absence of laws to regulate donations to political parties and their candidates, has resurfaced in light of the Lev Dermen scandal. While it cannot as yet be confirmed which so-called U.D.P. ministers received the twenty-five thousand-dollar bribes from Dermen, PM Barrow painted a picture that receipt […]
Written on January 16, 2020 | Posted in
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U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Lake Independence Dianne Finnegan made headlines last week after lines of immigrants were seen at her constituency office. Finnegan maintains that she is only assisting individuals with the required documentation for them to obtain Belizean nationality. But political observers are suggesting that it is a calculated move to then convert the […]
Written on January 16, 2020 | Posted in
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The use of Dianne Finnegan’s Lake Independence constituency office to facilitate preparatory immigration transactions has raised the ire of many in the opposition People’s United Party. The move which is reminiscent of what took place in 2012, ahead of general elections that year, has been condemned as an act that enables corrupt practices within the […]
Written on January 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Hundreds of persons flooded Swift Hall on Monday hoping to get citizenship, including scores of nationals from Guatemala. But government has decided that because of the territorial dispute, there will be a moratorium of citizenship to these nationals who instead can opt for permanent residency. The matter was raised at the Monday night meeting and […]
Written on January 16, 2020 | Posted in
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In his New Year’s Day address, the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño made bold allegations that cabinet ministers were complicit in the landing of drug planes which in 2019 were plenty. The Attorney General confronted John Briceño, demanding proof or an apology for what, he said, were slanderous claims. Prime Minister Dean Barrow, referencing […]
Written on January 16, 2020 | Posted in
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Accused Armenian/American fraudster Lev Dermen is sitting in a prison cell in Utah for having allegedly participated in defrauding the United States government of over half a billion dollars. His tentacles as a businessman, however, extend well beyond Washakie Renewable Energy in Plymouth. His international dealings reportedly go as far as Turkey, Russia and Belize. […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on PM Addresses the Lev Dermen Debacle and his Administration
PM Barrow went around the Cabinet Room on Tuesday asking each member in attendance whether they accepted monies from Dermen during the period in question, transactions that go as far back as 2013. With the exception of Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber and Tracy Panton who were absent from the meeting, everyone denied having accepted […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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We asked the PM if he was satisfied with the responses given by members of his cabinet and if he was prepared to launch an investigation ahead of the testimony in Utah. PM Barrow admits that there is little that can be done without names being called and evidence being presented. But he says if […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The leadership convention for the United Democratic Party is less than a month away and the Dermen scandal is a raging fire that the Barrow administration is desperately trying to douse ahead of February ninth. But what impact, if any, will it have on the scheduled vote? PM Barrow outlined several possible scenarios and reiterated […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Three hours prior to the Prime Minister’s conference, Leader of the Opposition John Briceño hosted his own press conference, calling on PM Barrow to take immediate and swift action against the two accused U.D.P. ministers. Briceño is demanding that the Prime Minster disclose the identity of the ministers; he calls on the duo to immediately […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Lev Dermen received Belizean nationality in 2013 under his past name, Levon Termendzhyan. It is not certain if he obtained a passport since none was found prior, but a Special Audit verifies he received a nationality certificate. During his press conference, PM Barrow tied the questionable nationality certificate to the Elvin Penner immigration scandal. But […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow also took a jab at the Leader of the Opposition for seeking disclosure on the involvement of two ministers. Barrow read parts of the P.U.P.’s press release and he found it to be undermining. He put it back on Briceño’s court, saying that if Briceño knows who the ministers are, then […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Going back to the possible consequences of either of the two leadership aspirants being found to have collected bribes from Dermen, PM Barrow says that should the convention proceed before the testimony is given, a solemn promise has to be made that once that individual is proven to have accepted monies from Dermen, he would […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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The minister, whose name has been swirling in this scandal, issued a statement today. John Saldivar confirms he met Lev Dermen in 2013 and last saw him sometime in early 2015. He interacted with Dermen on several occasions and did so publicly, including at the Gold Cup in 2013. But Saldivar rejects any suggestion of […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on John Saldivar Issues a Release on Dermen Scandal
Late this evening, DPM Patrick Faber posted on his Facebook saying he has had no relationship with Levon Dermen, that he did not make any request for him to be made an Ambassador or Honorary Consul and third that he did not receive any financial contributions of twenty-five thousand dollars per month or even a […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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Aside from the Lev Dermen sandal, there is the saga of the convicted murderer, William Danny Mason. The Prime Minister was asked if there was evidence that Mason gave the Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber two hundred thousand dollars. The allegation was brought up during a media interview with Shyne Barrow on Tuesday. The allegation […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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According to the Prime Minister, an I.D.B. audit on the infrastructural works of Imer Hernandez was concluded. PM Barrow says that Hernandez received a letter from the I.D.B., telling him that he is cleared from all allegations. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I have received a copy of a letter sent to Mister Imer Hernandez […]
Written on January 15, 2020 | Posted in
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For three days this week, hundreds of immigrants from Central America, and elsewhere, turned up at the political office of U.D.P. standard bearer Dianne Finnegan with immigration documents in hand. They were there to get assistance to get their nationality moved quickly through the process. It is an election year so there is a wild […]
Written on January 10, 2020 | Posted in
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P.U.P. Leader John Briceño also spoke briefly today on the proposed Equal Opportunities Bill for which consultations start over the weekend. While he says that a draft copy of the proposed legislation has not been disclosed to him, he heard from the Speaker of the House, Laura Longsworth, who is one of the principals involved […]
Written on January 10, 2020 | Posted in
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General elections are to take place sometime this year so there is a guessing game as to specifically when. While we were with P.U.P. Leader John Briceño today, we asked him about the readiness of his party whenever elections are called. The Prime Minister in waiting says that there are four conventions pending, including one […]
Written on January 10, 2020 | Posted in
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The chairmanship of the United Democratic Party goes to Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte after challengers Doctor Carla Barnett and John Castillo withdrew from the race ahead of the February ninth U.D.P. convention. Uncontested, Peyrefitte will now be endorsed for that position and he already has plans for bringing the ruling party back together following the […]
Written on January 10, 2020 | Posted in
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Long lines of persons queued up at the office of the U.D.P. Lake Independence Standard Bearer, Dianne Finnegan since early this morning and on Wednesday though the main office of the Immigration Department is a stone’s throw away. Admittedly, the persons say they are getting assistance to get their immigration papers in order to acquire […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Migrants Lined Up at Constituency Office of U.D.P. Lake I Standard Bearer
But are the events in the past two days an indictment of the Immigration Department, where the processing is to take place? Minister of State for Immigration, Beverly Williams says that the meeting on Monday was a forward thinking initiative to address the congestion at the department in regularizing migrants. Beverly Williams, Minister of […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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The U.D.P. national convention is exactly one month away from today, on February night, and the machinery is in full steam for those persons contesting a spot on the party’s executive. But two candidates, namely Senator Doctor Carla Barnett and Clifford “Boss P” Peters, who were running for party chairman and deputy chairman, respectively, have […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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