Prime Minister Dean Barrow called a press conference his morning. He touched on a number of subjects, but the hot button issue was the recent take-over of two private companies. On Monday evening, government revealed via a press release that it had assumed control of the International Business Companies Registry and the International Merchant Marine […]
P.M. Barrow says that the agreement signed between B.I.S.L. and former Prime Minister, Said Musa, and the then Attorney General, Francis Fonseca, was done in secret. That documentation sets out an extension of the contract until 2020 for a consideration of one point five million dollars paid into government’s coffers. But Barrow maintains that the […]
As we’ve told you, the agreement in the spotlight was signed by Said Musa and Francis Fonseca in 2005, and extended B.I.S.L.’s contract to 2020. The legality of that document will weigh heavily in what is sure to be protracted litigation. And perhaps in early preparation, the Prime Minister has gone to great lengths to […]
Government assumed control of the registries on Tuesday morning; and there will be much discussion and yes, expensive litigation ahead. B.I.S.L. is confident that it holds a valid agreement and government has breached that contract. In a release issued on Tuesday that company claims that it will, “vigorously defend its contractual rights and pursue its […]
It’s apparent that this is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the registries are concerned. But while it is the big issue right, there is another of an equal magnitude which continues to bubble in the pot…Noh Mul. It’s been six weeks since the Mayan monument was destroyed and no charges have […]
The death of thirteen newborns at the K.H.M.H. in the month of May and the deadly bacteria outbreak in the neonatal intensive care unit is another big issue which is unresolved. An issue of this magnitude would at least invite a comment from the Minister of Health, Pablo Marin…but so far he has been mum […]
A mother of one was murdered in her house in Caye Caulker; her mutilated body was found around noon hidden under clothes on her bed. Her family says Julia Moran who is originally from San Pedro Columbia, lived in an abusive relationship with her husband of several years. Tonight, he is on the lam and […]
And in Belize City, there were two shooting incidents on Tuesday evening in South Side Belize City which left three persons suffering from gunshot injuries. The first occurred around five-thirty p.m. on Pitters Street in the vicinity of Antelope Street Extension. Thirty year old Arturo Varela was involved in an argument with his common-law-wife and […]
But as police were processing the scene on Pitters Street, shots rang out in close proximity of the well known Pratts Fried Chicken. Two cousins, Cecil Gill and Rafael Francisco Aguet were heading to Pine Street from the direction of Ebony Street at about seven-forty when they were ambushed by a man standing at the […]
The case against Keon ‘Gambis’ Williams, accused of sodomizing a fourteen year old student, ended today with an acquittal of the charges that were initially levied on him in 2009. The incident reportedly occurred on an unknown date in November 2009 at the B.T.L. Park on Albert Street West. While at the park, Gambis, it […]
The alleged terrorist suspect who took the identity of a Mennonite Wilhelm Dyck that died shortly after childbirth has been released from prison. In August 2012, a Belizean passport, driver’s license and birth certificate, were all issued to the alleged Hezbollah associate, Raffic Labboun. Labboun, an American citizen of Lebanese descent, was initially released on […]
A Guatemalan national was shot by the Belize Defense Force last Tuesday in the Chiquibul and remains hospital under guard at the Western Regional Hospital. Prime Minister Barrow explained today that all investigations have revealed that twenty-seven year old Edgar Alexander Sacasa of Picalito Village was indeed inside Belizean territory when he was shot to […]
The report from the government on the shooting of Sacasa says that the soldiers on patrol found a make shift thatch roof shed within Belizean territory. And while securing the area, Sacasa entered the area and fired at them. The soldiers then returned fire. That version of events is different from reports by news organizations […]
Among those who attended the Prime Minister’s press conference this morning, was the Minister of State, Santino Castillo. Castillo was involved in a cycling accident on the George Price Highway on June fourth and had to be hospitalized for a fractured rib, a broken collar bone and punctured lungs. He successfully underwent surgery and is […]
Eager to get back on his feet, Santi is facing a challenge, not from a competing cycling team, but from a member of his own party. Belize City’s Mayor, Darrell Bradley is challenging the incumbent Area Representative for Caribbean Shores. But Castillo isn’t shying away; he thinks anything can happen between now and the convention […]
A telethon will be held this Saturday to assist the Belize National Team to raise funds and we will be showing that event live from the Princess Pool side. The team returned this morning to Belize after playing a friendly game against Guatemala in Antigua as it trains for the July Gold Cup. We have […]
The Dorothy Menzies Child Care Center in Belize’s mission is to ‘provide a temporary safe and caring environment where children can seek refuge during a difficult period in their lives.’ In 1975, the Child Care Center was opened for twelve children and that the current number of children now hosted by the facility is up […]
Legendary Reggae artist Glen Washington is back in the Jewel after thirteen years. The soulful crooner is here to perform for one night only during a pre-Father’s Day concert at the Princess Poolside. Washington arrived at the PGIA this morning, where he was greeted by the show’s promoters. He is famous for his love songs, […]
In 2009, the government of Belize nationalized the telephone company, B.T.L. and the electricity company, B.E.L. Today, government went further and took over control of the Belize International Services Limited (BISL) which manages the International Business Companies Registry (IBCR) and the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE). That action will land the government in […]
Finding oil, testing for the grade and quantity are only some of the hurdles that come with the petroleum industry. The ink on the contracts is also soaked in controversy. Today, attorney Godfrey Smith, acting for Oceana Belize and Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action, presented his arguments before Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin. Smith intended […]
Since discovering oil in Laguna Seca, an area within the northwest corner of the Orange Walk District, Maranco Energy Belize Ltd. has been trying to determine whether the promising show is of commercial quantity. That breakthrough was reported back in late March. In the days that followed, the government expressed its enthusiasm about the show […]
On the Road to the Gold Cup 2013, Belize played Guatemala this afternoon in Antigua, Guatemala. While the National ‘A’ Selection, the Jaguars, ended its second international friendly game with a stalemate, there were nail-biting moments. After ninety minutes of regulation time the match resulted in a draw. This is the second non-competitive meet in […]
Turning to basketball, the Belize Basketball Federation (B.B.F.) participated in the annual COCABA meeting on June first in Montelimar, Nicaragua. Following that meeting, it was confirmed that our local ballers will be participating in the 2013 U-fourteen championships to be held in Honduras at a date to be announced. If that is good news, it […]
Seven thousand five hundred and thirty-three students sat the 2013 Primary School Examination. There are three moments that define the exam: the nerve wracking day one, and the sighs of relief following the completion of day two. But the third day which also carries some apprehension is the day that the results are released. On […]
Forty-four year old Peter King Contreras was escorted to the court of Justice Adolph Lucas this morning for trial for the murder of his mother-in-law. At the start of the trial, however, Contreras pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter of fifty year old Argentina Garcia. Garcia was found strangled to death inside an […]
