It is the third politician to be charged with criminal offences by the U.D.P. government in this term. But on Thursday, it will be the first time in history that a serving Mayor, a female at that, will be paraded to the Queen Street Police Station to be processed and taken to court to hear […]
We asked Peyrefitte if he feels the burden is on him to get her acquitted because so much, including her political career, is at stake. Michael Peyrefitte “It is not for Ms. Moya to prove her innocence, it’s for the Crown to show that she’s guilty because under the law she doesn’t have to prove […]
On Tuesday the body of fourteen year old Dylan Ayuso was discovered at the abandoned building that was formerly the Venus Bus Terminal. His murder appears to be gang related but up to news time, there have been no arrests and it is believed that an acquaintance was involved. The second form student from Wesley […]
Two horrible murders in a span of less than twenty-four hours in Belize City; it’s not really a record in statistics, but it is all shocking. The murder of Dylan Ayuso, a student of Wesley College, was followed by the execution style slaying of Norman Gillett on Tuesday night just after eight o’clock when a […]
There was a flurry of activity today all connected to Thursday’s arrest. The Mayor has been talking through her attorneys, but personally she has been deafening silent. In a statement late this afternoon, Moya Flowers took the unprecedented step and came out publicly against the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. It is most unusual […]
And while Peyrefitte was more circumspect in his approach to the charges, last evening the Mayor’s other defense attorney, Hubert Elrington, was quite candid about her upcoming charge. Elrington thinks it’s all a power play between the Prime Minister and the Mayor. Hubert Elrington, Defense Attorney, Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers “This is an intra-party squabble. […]
This afternoon, News Five took to the streets and got a sample of what voters think of Moya Flowers’ legal and political fights. And there are mixed reviews on whether Moya Flowers should be charged for the alleged financial improprieties at City Hall. Duane Moody “The Mayor of Belize City is expected to be charged […]
The Belize City Council continues in the eye of the storm in its worst financial and political crisis. Employees of Belize Maintenance Limited staged day two of their most recent demonstration at City Hall. Belize Maintenance Limited is owed two million seven hundred thousand dollars in arrears and the council also owes Belize Waste control […]
The Bar Association met on Tuesday night to discuss a proposal by some members who want Justice Samuel Awich to resign for misbehavior primarily because of the length of time his rulings have been reserved in several cases. According to association members, there were heated exchanges at the meeting, but by the end of the […]
Transparency International, the international organization that champions honesty and shames countries for being dishonest has released its Global Corruption Report for 2009 called Corruption and the Private Sector. According to the report, Belize is ranked at one hundred and eleven on the list of one hundred and eighty countries. And on a scale where ten […]
When Commissioner of Police, Crispin Jeffries last briefed the media on crime statistics from January to August of 2009, there were some decreases in major crimes compared to the same period in 2008. The latest stats are out and in September the police report an increase in murders and thefts. There were nine homicides for […]
He has been on remand since yesterday for aggravated assault and today, eighteen year old Michael ‘Warrior’ Young was back in court and this time, for another incident where he was slapped with Attempted Murder, Dangerous Harm and Use of Deadly Means of Harm charges. Young is being accused of trying to kill Trevor Trapp […]
Murder capital number one just got worse. On Tuesday, two additional murders were added to the dreadful statistics in Belize City with the homicides of Dylan Ayuso and Norman Gillett. Just prior to that on Monday, two school children and a man were injured in a mid afternoon shoot-out in the Saint Martin de Porres […]
It has been a busy day of news, but we start with the mess at City Hall. Mayor Zenaida Moya Flowers has been quiet since the Auditor General’s report suggested that the act of under-depositing opened up doors for misappropriation of funds. Close to a quarter million dollars are unaccounted for the first four months […]
And what is the defense for the Mayor in light of allegations of unaccounted funds? Her attorney, Hubert Elrington, says government will have to come hard to win their case. And as for the reason behind the allegations against her? Elrington says it’s all because she stood her ground, and it’s all an effort to […]
And Prime Minister Dean Barrow returned to Belize on Monday from Florida, where he was seeking medical attention for a back problem he has been experiencing for years. Fifteen years ago, the PM had surgery but over the years, the condition has persisted. Today, the PM’s office informed that the regular sitting of Cabinet had […]
Two young students were shot yesterday and less than twenty-four hours later, the body of a fourteen year old student was found on Magazine Road. The victim was identified hours by his mother right after she had filed a missing person report. Dylan Ayuso was beaten to the head and left dead in a pool […]
The People’s United Party turned fifty-nine today. Numerous activities were held which for most part seemed like the P.U.P. had a sudden resurgence. On this side of the town, its leader, John Briceño, spent the day on activities celebrating the GOP’s fifty ninth anniversary. One of his stops was with Charles and Hirian Good where […]
As party leader, Briceño also says the party has been making significant moves to revitalize itself. John Briceño “We have been consulting with everybody. We did something that has never been done by a political party in this country where we brought in an independent person to come in take a deep and hard and […]
Briceño also explained why last week he offered his former contender, Francis Fonseca, the position as fourth deputy party leader. John Briceño “Francis Fonseca has a lot to offer to the party, he has worked very hard for the party. He did an excellent job as a Minister of Education—has been one of the best […]
While the protest was going on downstairs, upstairs in the CJ Chambers, two former P.U.P. ministers were vindicated. Chief Justice Abdulai Conteh today ruled against a tort of Misfeasance in Public Office brought by the government against Jose Coye and Florencio Marin. It had to do with land transactions by CHEOP Enterprises while the two […]
Across the river, another celebration was taking place. He has not said much since his resounding defeat in the 2008 general elections. But Said Musa says a lot in his memoirs released today on the occasion of the fifty-ninth anniversary of the P.U.P. The two hundred and seven page book captures Musa’s humble beginnings as […]
The government reacted promptly on Monday to Channel Five’s exclusive stories late last week on an analysis by Carl Ross and the question of investor confidence in Belize following the Telemedia nationalization. The PM’s press officer, Delroy Cutkelvin, in a two minute paid advertisement, tried to discredit the story by making personal attacks on financial […]
Still on Telemedia, the company announced on Monday that Karen Bevans is the new Chief Operations Officer. What the release did not say was that there were other changes in the re-structuring of Telemedia since its nationalization. That’s because it ain’t flattering and in fact downright humiliating. Word to News Five is that two previous […]
The Belize Maintenance Limited protested on Monday over the lack of payment of a total of two point seven million in debts by the City Council. The company has laid off workers and finds itself in dire straits. B.M.L. and the other sanitation company, Belize Waste Control, met today in caucus with the City Council […]
