P.M. Barrow stood solo while speaking on the takeover. He paused to address what he referred to as personal attacks by Lynn Young, now the former C.E.O. of B.E.L. Barrow denied that the government had intended to usurp Fortis’ shares in B.E.L. by using the Public Utilities Commission as a pawn. Barrow said that B.E.L. […]
Two years ago on August twenty-fourth, the government called a special sitting of the House of Representatives followed by a senate meeting. By the end of that day, Telemedia became the first company to be nationalized by a hostile takeover. Up until today, compensation has not been paid and B.E.L. will now stand in the […]
While the government is about to change the proverbial bulb on B.E.L.’s management, there is still another possible battle in the distance with Fortis. Litigation over purchase costs for B.E.L. may be proceeded by additional concerns over its sister company, Belize Electric Company Limited (BECOL). P.M. Barrow said he doesn’t foresee a BECOL takeover, but […]
The House and Senate approved the nationalization of B.E.L. with speed; the official opposition did not make it to today’s special sittings. They weren’t there because they claim the notice and House papers were not delivered to members until Friday night. The P.U.P. further states that the agenda did not warrant a special meeting and […]
It was a violent weekend in the city and the west. Early on Saturday evening in downtown San Ignacio, a man was killed in front of a restaurant and an acquaintance will be charged for his murder. David Guerra was stabbed once in the chest and died shortly afterwards. According to his family, the suspect, […]
The weekend’s other murder was in the city where the family of Delbert Hinds prepares lay him to rest while a former B.D.F. soldier is clinging to life. Shortly after seven-thirty on Friday night, thirty-two year old Hinds, aka Snypa, was gunned down in one of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods. He did not stand […]
So far we have reported on murders in the west and in the city, but in San Pedro police are investigating a shooting fourteen miles north of town on Saturday. According to Freddy Jaime, a resident of the island, at about eight o’clock that night he was walking along the beach in the vicinity of […]
There was a terrible traffic accident on the Western Highway on Sunday night. At around seven-forty, twenty-four year old Lenard Gillett of Hattieville lost his life when a van collided into the truck he was travelling in. Police reports are that thirty six year old Jose Ortiz was driving a van between miles four and […]
A Mexican plane made an emergency landing in Orange Walk Town on Saturday and the first question raised was whether it’s another drug plane. Well, tonight that question remains unanswered as it is still not known what cargo was in the plane and no one was found in the area. Police and B.D.F. personnel found […]
There was a violent domestic dispute in Dangriga over the weekend and a woman was seriously injured. At around twenty minutes after three on Sunday morning, police found twenty-one year old Felicia Kratzer lying inside her house at the corner of Pen and Melinda Roads with large cut wounds on her neck, right thumb, right […]
Supporters of the two major political parties voted over the weekend to elect standard bearers for the next general elections. Three names were on the ballot for the United Democratic Party’s Stann Creek West constituency but when the votes were tallied Minister of Transport and NEMO, Melvin Hulse, was re-elected. Hulse garnered one thousand one […]
It’s been seventeen years since the book Thirteen Chapters of a History of Belize was first published by renowned Belizean historian Assad Shoman. The acclaimed Thirteen Chapters was adopted into the classrooms by a number of secondary and tertiary level institutions across the country. But since 1994, there have been significant developments in the areas […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. Week three of the Belize Bank Super League proved to be pivotal for all four teams under the double elimination format as they all come in with three points each and identical records of one win, one loss apiece. Here in Belize City the defending […]
There are two stories tonight that have huge implications for the jewel; government it appears will be moving to take control of B.E.L. We’ll have more on that later but the other story is about international football. The standoff between the Football Federation of Belize President, Bertie Chimilio and the government’s point man, Minister of […]
As soon as the team landed, they were whisked off to a press conference at the Belize Biltmore Plaza. The players were probably expecting congratulations, but instead they found out the bad news of the suspension and that there will not be a Sunday game for local fans in the capital. Bernaldino Pech broke the […]
After the press conference, F.F.B. President Bertie Chimilio headed to Supreme Court with attorney Elson Kaseke to file an injunction, seeking to have the game proceed on Sunday. The case came up at two in the afternoon in the courtroom of Justice Minnet Hafiz. Chimilio sat ready to take the witness stand to enter into […]
The future of B.E.L. continues to evolve so we asked consumers if they would prefer to pay higher rates and avoid power outages. Seventy-eight percent of voters on our e-poll said no to increased electricity bills while only twenty-two percent are prepared to make the sacrifice. Most of the persons who commented on our blog […]
The House of Representatives will meet this Monday in Belmopan. It’s billed as a special sitting, but when we checked, the House agenda only lists the reading of three of five anti-crime bills. The Senate is also being convened in the afternoon and that is unprecedented. It is widely believed, however, that at these special […]
But what is the future of B.E.L.’s top executive? C.E.O. Lynn Young has been presenting the B.E.L. case and on Thursday night, he addressed the private sector. It was a closed business mixer for members of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry. According to Young, the ongoing energy crisis has been triggered by a […]
If the government nationalizes, B.E.L. it would be perhaps among the last times that Lynn Young will speak as C.E.O. of the company. He told the private sector that Fortis developed local management to run the company efficiently. Lynn Young, Chief Executive Officer, B.E.L. “How is this thing going to end? I came to the […]
Estelita Romero is a mother of three and the former common law wife of Marco Vidal, the commander of the dreaded Gang Suppression Unit. The couple has separated for some time and the children live with Vidal and his wife, Cheryl-Lynn, who is also the Director of Public Prosecutions. Romero came to our studios on […]
Vidal was also in the news recently for a raid at a home of Belmopan businessman, Mike Menjivar. Menjivar claimed that excessive force was used when the GSU raided his home; he was injured and was charged with nine counts, including one of attempted murder. His wife and housekeeper were also charged, the two women […]
When they started out in 2003 the Unit Trust Corporation of Belize Limited didn’t foresee a weak economy. So after eight and a half years, the business, which is a subsidiary of the Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation, will be closing down. At the closing of the fund which was on June tenth, there […]
On Thursday night we showed you the contingent that was heading to Athens Greece for the Special Olympics Summer Games. Well, that delegation left today but their intended destination has been brewing with riots over the past couple days. The City of Athens is under heavy police presence to contain a strike against a second […]
International Belizean sensation Lova Boy is back in Belize and he’s brought with him a tornado warning for the town of Punta Gorda. Today, the ever energized artist and show promoter stopped by our studios to talk about some of the shows kicking off this weekend in the south. Glen Enriquez, Peini Promotions “The first […]
