A delegation led by Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington leaves for Guatemala City next weekend where they will witness the signing of the revised Special Agreement on May twenty-fifth. The amended Compromis, as News Five has reported, will allow Guatemala to hold an individual referendum presumably by November. The national poll will determine whether the issue […]
The Prime Minister said on Thursday that he had instructed the Minister to issue a release and that the Foreign Minister may have preempted an official release by government on the proposed changes. Elrington explains the recent slipup. He says that despite the prime minister’s request to have the information disseminated to the opposition, as […]
The murder stats went up by one today. Sixty-eight year old Selvyn Encalada, a resident of Perez Road, Ladyville, was found dead this morning inside a compound where he worked as a security officer. The lifeless body of the elderly watchman was discovered with a rope fastened around his neck, suggesting that he may have […]
On May thirteenth Minister of National Security John Saldivar criticized the media for sensationalizing murders in the country. He seemed to feel that instead we should be heaping praises on his Ministry, since under his watch, major crimes have gone down thirty percent. It’s an almost unbelievable statistic, since murders, that most major of crimes, […]
Was an attempt made on the life of Alfred Sattler, C.E.O. at the Benque Free Zone? On Thursday morning around eight thirty, Sattler was driving his personal vehicle heading to the Belize Western Boarder when, about a quarter mile before his destination, a shot was fired at his vehicle. Upon hearing a blast, Sattler realized […]
A father accompanied by his fourteen year old daughter and a social worker reported that on October twenty-eight, 2014 around one-thirty PM and on May third, 2015 while at her residence “Nuru” Ellis had sexual intercourse with her. A medical examination was conducted on the child certifying that she is carnally known. Police have since […]
Judge Adolph Lucas summed up today the case of accused, Lusby Martinez who is on trial for the December twenty-eighth, 2009 grenade murder of Rudolph Flowers following a grenade attack in the Kraal Road area of Belize City. After summing up, a jury stepped into the deliberating room noon to decide on the fate […]
An ex-police officer and his girlfriend were dragged to court today to answer to a single charge of drug trafficking after the GSU conducted a search at their home. In a Range Rover parked in front of their house, police found several bags of weed containing seven hundred and twelve grams. This morning, the cop, […]
Career banker Patrick Andrews has been designated to succeed Ambassador Nestor Mendez as Belize’s top diplomat to the State Department and to the O.A.S. in Washington. While his appointment is not yet official, Andrews will replace Mendez who was recently elected as Assistant Secretary General to the OAS. Aside from his business acumen, Andrews is […]
BNTU President Luke Palacio, in an interview with the media last week, said the prime minister attempted to mislead the nation when he stated that teachers and public servants were also beneficiaries of the Petrocaribe rollout. While Palacio’s comment was made in the context of the much talked about salary adjustment, P.M. Barrow, during a […]
Nurses from across the country gathered in the city for the culmination of Nurses Week at their annual nurses’ conference. While the health system is one that is often under public scrutiny because of the critical service it provides, today was an opportunity for the nurses to discuss where they fit in, in the larger […]
A first of its kind yoga workshop will be held this coming weekend in Belize City at the Om Shanti Center for Yoga and Healing Arts on Princess Margaret Drive in Belize City. The event is for yoga enthusiasts as well as those wanting to discipline the body. Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual […]
The Special Agreement signed between Belize and Guatemala in December 2008, will be amended later this month to allow Guatemala to proceed solo with a referendum on whether the longstanding territorial dispute should be brought before the International Court of Justice for resolution. As it stands, the Compromis calls on both countries to hold simultaneous […]
Contrary to what the Leader of the Opposition told the media, the P.M. claims that Fonseca was indeed informed of the proposed changes to the Special Agreement. He maintains that after meeting with his party, Fonseca returned a call informing him of the P.U.P.’s consent. The P.M. then told Fonseca that a release would be […]
All that said, when will a referendum be held in Belize? The Prime Minister says the poll would only be held after the next general elections. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I see where he had said, “look if you want to be saddle by this thing forever then do nothing, but if we want […]
In 2013, Minister of State Edmond Castro was accused of large scale and lucrative facilitation of visas for Chinese nationals. The person making those accusations was Alvarene Burgess, who alleged that she delivered money to Castro on many occasions in return for his signing recommendations stating he knew the persons he was supporting for visas. […]
Today’s courtroom session will no doubt go down as one of Edmond Castro’s most uncomfortable and uneasy appearances. He was forced into excruciating detail on the circumstances which led to his being fired from Cabinet in 2010, the Belize Airports Authority check scandal and the visa scandal, agreeing that it could be perceived that his […]
The purpose of his trip to Miami was to meet with executives from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, the majority shareholder in the Fort Street Tourism Village. The discussions centered around the proposed Stake Bank Tourism Development Project by developer Mike Feinstein and RCCL’s controlling interest in the rival enterprise. As it stands, the existing contract […]
Now government has often amended legislation or gone to court to settle disputes. But at this time negotiations remain fluid and, according to the prime minister, government is far from an ultimatum on the passage of new legislation to free itself from any contractual responsibilities to Royal Caribbean. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “So, we […]
Career banker Patrick Andrews is heading to Washington in a couple of weeks. Today, the Prime Minister announced that the now retired banker will be serving in the capacity of a diplomat. Andrews is replacing Nestor Mendez as Belize’s O.A.S. and ambassador to the U.S. Mendez, who was elected as the Assistant Secretary General of […]
A number of other pressing issues came out of the prime minister’s press conference. As you know, Prime Minister Dean Barrow is being sued by the People’s United Party for failure to bring in to effect two sections of the Sixth Amendment. Those sections pertain to the appointment of a thirteenth senator from the N.G.O. […]
The prime minister has made it abundantly clear that the controversial Petrocaribe Act will not be repealed. What he will do is make specific amendments to clarify perceived grey areas in the existing legislation, particularly where it concerns the expenditure of funds. Those changes, according to the P.M. will be brought to the House of […]
On Wednesday, Lake Independence Area Representative Mark King gave his side of the squatting story to a select media house. King, who has come under fire from settlers in the Gungulung Area, says that he and the government maintain a zero tolerance policy where squatting is concerned. In addition, he says that those who have […]
Politicians through the ages have maintained the tradition of categorizing anyone who questions, criticizes or dares to oppose them as supporting the other Party. As we showed you earlier in our newscast, Mark King had a lot to say in his interview on Wednesday, and where throwing accusations of political affiliation is concerned, he was […]
Has Offshore Oil exploration been given the green light by G.O.B.? Well, not so fast, says C.E.O. Colin Young in the Ministry of Energy. On Tuesday, we told you about the article published on Yahoo.com where Writer Dave Forest wrote that “Last week the country’s Ministry of Energy affirmed that it is considering opening to […]
