Elvin Penner was a no-show this morning and his decision to absent himself did not please the Court. An order has been issued that he is to present himself at the next session for a full hearing of the appeal. Kareem Musa, Attorney for COLA “Mr. Penner is no different from any ordinary Belizean. […]
Following a breakfast meeting between Audrey Matura-Shepherd and Lord Michael Ashcroft last Friday, there has been much speculation on the reason for the tycoon’s presence in Belize. On Wednesday, we asked the Prime Minister for his thoughts on the matter since Lord Ashcroft has been known to sway election momentum in the past. Prime […]
But the issue of campaign financing also came up on Wednesday when Audrey Shepherd Matura held a press conference to discuss what she had spoken about over breakfast with Lord Ashcroft. Matura Shepherd says that as U.D.P. Senator she sought financing for her party. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Attorney “I’ve met the man only once, fifteen […]
COLA has issued a release on the formal arraignment of P.U.P. Orange Walk Area Rep., Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, in which it has called on Mendez to make a public statement. Mendez has been charged with six counts of aggravated assault of an indecent nature and common assault of two minors. Today, President Geovanni Brackett […]
The construction of a wooden structure on reserve land in Belmopan, in the vicinity of the Assembly Building, has raised the ire of residents, as well as vendors near the market square. The area is a designated green space, said to be used by families for outdoor activities, including picnics. But tonight, the news is […]
According to Andrews, building on the reserve contravenes a section of the RECONDEV Act which deals with green spaces. Failure to address the matter, says Andrews, will result in the filing of an injunction at the Supreme Court. Patrick Andrews, P.U.P. Standard Bearer, Belmopan “It is from my own investigation, yes it is, the […]
A number of agencies that work with underprivileged children have been gifted with gaming machines courtesy of the Ramada Princess which is upgrading and modernizing the hotel to make it friendlier for guests. The massive renovation includes work on the bowling alley, elevators, restaurant, cinema and other amenities. Andrea Polanco was on hand when the […]
Tonight, twenty-four year old Earl Pitts is in the K.H.M.H. in a critical, but stable condition after he was involved in an accident. Shortly after midday today, Pitts was on his motorcycle riding on Holy Emmanuel Street when his cycle collided into a SUV travelling in the opposite direction. Pitts, whose cycle was extensively damaged, […]
The Gang Suppression Unit, as we told you earlier, is busy conducting anti-drug operations. Following information received, on Thursday, the GSU conducted a search in an abandoned lot on Neal’s Pen Road in the city. That search led to the discovery of a black plastic bag in the bushes with twenty parcels, each containing one […]
With Valentine’s just a few hours away, the sharing of gifts and expression of acts of love are in no shortage. But, tonight two international gospel artists are in Belize to spread God’s message of love. The Central Assembly of God Church will come together in worship and praise in their annual revival. The artists […]
A thirteen year old student of the Ambergris Caye Elementary School has been shot at her home while she prepared for dinner. Tonight, Meredith Escalante is lucky to be alive but has been left traumatized. Two shots hit her; one on her chest and the other on her face. A duo of young men was […]
There was another shooting, but in the city. Thirty-year-old Mark Alamilla, known to friends and family as Chabo, remains hospitalized tonight, following a near-fatal shooting a stone’s throw away from his home in Majestic Alley. It is the second armed assault on Alamilla since last September when he, along with three other men, came under […]
A boat belonging to the water taxi, Thunderbolt, and carrying a number of passengers, was intercepted this morning at the Corozal pier before its scheduled departure to San Pedro. Unofficially, we are told that the Gang Suppression Unit seized marijuana and an assortment of suspected contraband liquor. The GSU has since released the water taxi […]
On Wednesday’s newscast, we showed you the Prime Minister’s take on a situation which is bubbling in the B.S.C.F.A., the much embattled cane farmers association. To break it down, a splinter group in the B.S.C.F.A., led by Alfredo Ortega, went into the Companies Registry and registered the B.S.C.F.A. as a company. They did it without […]
But while there is little doubt it is the same association, the move is seen as an attempted coup because of the way it was done. The B.S.C.F.A. company has five subscribers, and since they are the ones who registered the company, they’re basically in charge of the Association, or company. As we said, it’s […]
With all that said, the B.S.C.F.A.’s Committee of Management isn’t budging, and has written to the subscribers of the new company to back off. The Prime Minister has announced his intent to seek the decertification of the newly registered company and the SICB…well, the SICB maintains that it is the only body that can register […]
There is a report that surfaced earlier today in Caribbean news outlets, about billions of dollars being stashed away in Swiss Banks. The report claims that the funds were deposited by citizens of thirty countries in the wider Caribbean. The information was contained in a throve of sixty thousand internal Swiss Bank documents, leaked by […]
The protection of minor’s identity in sensitive cases, such as molestation and rape, has long been priority for agencies concerned about the rights of children. In the recent, highly publicized case of Orange Walk East area representative, Doctor Marco Tulio Mendez, the identity of the minors has not been disclosed in reporting. But on Wednesday, […]
Danny Conorquie was twenty years old when he was shot and killed whilst on duty at the Caracol Archaeological Site last year. The killing of the special constable, who was assigned to the Tourism Police Unit, sparked outrage when it was widely reported that Guatemalans may have been responsible for his death. While no one […]
As we reported on Wednesday night, a photograph of a casual breakfast between Audrey Matura Shepherd and Lord Michael Ashcroft was plastered all over social media last Friday even before the breakfast had concluded. Whether it was out of mischief, the motive for the release of the unauthorized photo is not known but the attorney/activist […]
Even as the protracted impasse between the B.S.C.F.A. and ASR/B.S.I. has been resolved, there is another between the S.S.B. and the N.T.U.C.B. It revolves around the proposed appointment of CWU General Secretary Floyd Neal to the S.S.B. Board as the N.T.U.C.B.’s representative. The S.S.B. has objected on the ground that the Board would need to […]
Rupert Avila was sentenced to three months in prison after he pleaded guilty to theft for stealing a woman’s house. When he appeared in court today before Magistrate Herbert Panton, the thirty-two year old I.T Technician of Belize City told the court that he had once lived in the house and his neighbor, Kevin Castillo […]
Today a man who was the subject of an intense manhunt is on remand at the Belize Central Prison. Jermaine Sanker went on a mini-crime spree in Corozal late last year and has been eluding Police since then. On December ninth, 2014, a warrant in the first instance was issued for his detention on suspicion […]
In San Pedro, twenty one candidates, including three mayoral, are running in the upcoming March fourth elections. It is the first time on the island that three slates have been nominated. Currently, the town council is in the hands of the governing party, but the race is getting particularly heated in the island where there […]
While San Pedro has three mayoral candidates, the battle for mayorship of Belmopan is between five candidates, including two independent nominees. On Wednesday, those candidates officially signed up to participate in the March fourth elections. Lost in all the fanfare on Nomination Day was the registration of Wilfredo Guerrero, an elderly resident, who is making […]
