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Five hundred and seventy-two delegates will be voting on February ninth. So how confident is Minister Bev Williams that she will be able to take out senior Tourism Minister Manuel Heredia Junior, who has put in his bid for the second deputy leader on the executive. Beverly Williams, Candidate, 2nd Deputy Leader, U.D.P. “Some […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Now it is no secret that Belize Rural Central area rep, Beverly Williams, is supporting John Saldivar in his leadership bid. In fact, in his launch back in early November 2019, the National Security Minister boasted the support from twenty-one area reps and standard bearers. Today, Minister Williams maintained that Saldivar is the right man […]
Written on January 9, 2020 | Posted in
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Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has threatened to sue the Leader of the Opposition John Briceño over comments Briceño made in his New Year’s Day message. In his address, Briceño did not call names but claimed that high ranking government officials were involved in the numerous drug plane landings across the country where the aircrafts are […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Aside from proof, the Attorney General is demanding that Briceño apologizes to the Government, the United Democratic Party and the country for the comments made. But that is not about to happen, according to Briceño. In terms of the lawsuit, while Briceño did not mention names, the A.G. says that this widens the scope of […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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In 2020, five justices of the Supreme Court will step down including Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. These justices will be reaching retirement age and vacancies are being advertised for these posts. The Prime Minister is expected to meet with CJ Benjamin in the near future to pave the way forward since there is a possibility […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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In early December 2019, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry sent a letter to the government in which it requested documents related to the multimillion dollars infrastructure contract worth one hundred and thirty three million dollars awarded to Imer Hernandez for the Coastal Highway Upgrading Project. When asked about the request, Prime Minister Dean […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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Like the rest of the nation, Opposition Leader John Briceño is patiently waiting for U.D.P. Senator Aldo Salazar to present his report regarding the Senate Special Select Committee’s findings of the Auditor General’s Special Audit Report on the Immigration and Nationality Department. It’s been two years since the committee completed its work. Even with the assistance […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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On the topic of elections, the United Democratic Party will be holding its leadership convention in February. Patrick Faber and John Saldivar are going head to head to replace Prime Minister Dean Barrow as U.D.P. leader. The victor will go against John Briceño and rumours are swirling that elections may be called as early as […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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With general elections expected to be called at any time, Opposition Leader John Briceño is carefully monitoring a constitutional challenge bought before the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement. The legal challenges focused on the need for a redistricting exercise. The matter is currently before the Chief Justice and Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has stated […]
Written on January 8, 2020 | Posted in
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So while Government is yet to provide a copy of the Hernandez contract to the Chamber, Government’s chief legal officer Michael Peyrefitte is demanding that Opposition Leader John Briceño apologizes for comments he made during his New Year’s address last week. Allegations were made by the P.U.P. leader that ranking government officials were involved in […]
Written on January 7, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on AG Demands Public Apology from John Briceno for Drug Plane Comment
Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has responded to bold assertions made by Opposition Leader John Briceño in his New Year’s address during which he states that the endless landings of drug planes around the country are directly tied to ranking members of the United Democratic Party. In his capacity as government’s chief legal officer, Peyrefitte challenges […]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in
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According to the Attorney General, the fact that Briceño stopped short of naming names does not exempt him from libel and slander. He goes on to say that if the party leader does not trust anyone in the country with the evidence he has, then he can present it to an external organization such as […]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in
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The leadership race for the United Democratic Party continues to intensify as the date for the national convention draws nearer. Contesting the post for chairman is Michael Peyrefitte. The attorney general, a ranking member of the party, has lost on previous occasions in several attempts to become an elected area representative. This time, he is […]
Written on January 3, 2020 | Posted in
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Belize Rural South Area Representative and Minister of Tourism, Manuel Heredia Junior also attended today’s press event in Caye Caulker where he took the opportunity to voice his discontent with the manner in which the crisis is being handled by both utility companies. While he admits that B.E.L. was slow on the draw in addressing […]
Written on January 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Manny H is Depressed and Disappointed with Events on Caye Caulker
The People’s United Party has registered its concern over what is describes as the complete breakdown of electrical and water services in Caye Caulker Village. The Opposition party is calling on the government to urgently find a solution to the problem. P.U.P. Standard Bearer for Belize Rural South, Andre Perez, says that the island is […]
Written on January 2, 2020 | Posted in
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In his twelve-minute long New Year’s message Prime Minister Dean Barrow spoke on several challenges that the country faced in 2019. Barrow touched on agriculture, tourism, the economy and citizen security. The latter part of his message focused on promises for 2020. Fifty million U.S. dollars will be invested in small farmers and vulnerable citizens. […]
Written on January 2, 2020 | Posted in
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Both political leaders touched on the dogged issue of domestic crimes and violence. The unofficial murder count for 2019 has not been released, but it is dangerously close to 2018’s which stood at one hundred and forty-four murders. Briceño says that the Government has failed in reducing crime but going into 2020, PM Barrow says […]
Written on January 2, 2020 | Posted in
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The Government of Belize is the defendant in a constitutional challenge bought before the Supreme Court by the Belize Peace Movement. The pending legal matter revolves around the need for a redistricting exercise, to redistribute the number of registered voters per electoral district, considering the existing disparities. While the matter is considered to be live […]
Written on December 24, 2019 | Posted in
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During Friday’s Sitting of the House of Representatives, Area representative for Cayo Northeast Orlando ‘Landy’ Habet brought up an issue regarding the Bullet Tree Road in his division. According to Habet, access to the San Ignacio Hospital which is located along the Bullet Tree Road poses challenges and risks to drivers. He says the conditions […]
Written on December 24, 2019 | Posted in
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According to Habet, upgrading the portion of road leading to the San Ignacio Community Hospital should not cost local government a huge chunk of money. Minister of Works Rene Montero says that efforts have been made to upgrade the portion of the road, but works had to be halted due to the weather. Orlando […]
Written on December 24, 2019 | Posted in
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Senator Godwin Hulse, whose son was arrested and charged last week for an alleged domestic violence offense, addressed the upper chamber on adjournment today. He spoke of the incident involving Kenzle Hulse and Nicole Usher, as well as the impact it has had on their daughter. He also condemned the social media post in which […]
Written on December 23, 2019 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Godwin Hulse Addresses Gender-based Violence in Senate
Fire and brimstone are pouring down on Jumoke Castro tonight. He is the son of U.D.P. Minister Edmond Castro and tonight he is feeling the wrath of not only the general public, but of powerful unions, political parties, elected parliamentarians and of Prime Minister Dean Barrow himself. Great Belize Productions Channel Five has issued a […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Comments Off on Jumoke Castro Receives Backlash After Threatening Shasta Wade
The leaders of both parties today also spoke on the recent case of domestic abuse that led to police charging Kenzle Hulse with harm upon his ex-girlfriend, Nicole Usher. Usher alleges that Hulse physically assaulted her and threatened her with a weapon. Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño says such barbaric behavior cannot be countenanced. […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow is optimistic about economic growth for the fourth quarter. Revised figures released by the Statistical Institute of Belize show that there was a contraction in the third quarter. According to the S.I.B., the percent change within the Secondary Sector, within which electricity production falls, was adjusted from a four-point five percent […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, along with the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Network of N.G.O.’s, wrote to the Prime Minister reminding him of the commitment Belize made when it signed onto and ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The unions say that the implementation of UNCAC has […]
Written on December 20, 2019 | Posted in
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