The PM also spoke of the VIP’s notice to challenge any election results on November fifth, the morning after the General Elections. Barrow says while they can go ahead and do so, it’ll be a waste of time. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Obviously that’s not going to go anywhere. Best I not go into […]
There have been persistent rumours from within the United Democratic Party and in other sectors that there is a plan underway to elevate current Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega. Of course, that would mean the U.D.P. would have to be victorious in general elections. If it is…sources say PM Barrow has indicated that he would […]
On Thursday a panel of CCJ Judges struck out an application by the Bar Association to be inserted as an interested party in the joint nationalization appeals in respect to Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Telemedia Limited. Those appeals have been stayed because compensation has been settled for the two utilities, and if the Bar […]
Darrell Bradley was nominated today, so he’s now officially registered to run in the Caribbean Shores Division. But he’s still the sitting Belize City Mayor which means that he has a lot on his plate. Some say that he has way too much and should have demitted office when he became the candidate for higher […]
This morning, just after ten, there was a shooting down the street from the St. Martin’s de Porres School in Lake Independence. Nobody was hurt but two vehicles were hit by flying bullets. It was a scary moment and students were locked down in their classrooms for safety, after which parents were called to come […]
If you’re in the type of business which requires moving items or persons from point A to point B without interference from those pesky police at checkpoints…then have we got good news for you. That won’t be a problem anymore – well, at least until after elections. Today, an internal memo dated October thirteenth from […]
The curious memo has given rise to all kinds of speculation which will certainly be fuelled by the Prime Minister’s confirmation that those checkpoints will be back up after elections. Social media has been afire with claims that the move has been put in place to facilitate the movement of brand new voters from across […]
The Vision Inspired by the People has filed a legal challenge against the government on the holding of the upcoming general elections. While the V.I.P. did not formally join the Belize Progressive Party, a number of its members did. But what is left of it is going to court challenging the disparity in the size […]
With great dispatch, the Caribbean Court of Justice this morning threw out the application of the Bar Association to release the stay on the joint appeals before that Court in respect of the nationalizations of Belize Electricity Limited and Belize Telemedia Limited. The settlement of protracted litigation between G.O.B. and both Fortis and the Ashcroft […]
Courtenay says that, as an attorney and as a Belizean, he too would have wanted to hear the decision, but the CCJ was not the proper forum and this was not the proper time for the Bar Association to apply to be an interested party in the case. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney for Fortis/BCB/Dunkeld Intl. […]
Despite criticism that the motion brought before the Caribbean Court of Justice was essentially an academic exercise, Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck says that a decision on the validity of the Eighth Amendment was necessary. After all, a great deal of time and resources had been expended on the process leading up to a judgment from […]
The Chamber of Commerce has been making the media and political rounds to promote its business agenda – its own platforms similar to those circulated every election cycle. It’s all about reforms – tax, governance, social – those things for which every responsible elector clamours and which every political party offers especially at election time. […]
As an addendum to its business agenda, the Chamber is also submitting a scorecard to the political parties – a list of things that need to be done with a timeline attached. It’s the first time that the Chamber has been so bold…and while that body certainly has no oversight or control over any government, […]
Today, Southwest Airlines inaugurated its flight from Houston to Belize. But the celebration for this based airline carrier started from earlier today at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston Texas where the first Southwest international facility was also inaugurated. The hundred and fifty-six-million-dollar investment by the company marks a milestone for the airport which […]
Just before three p.m. today, the blue and red iron bird of Southwest Airlines touched down at the Phillip Goldson International Airport. On board were Belizeans employed by the company including a pilot, flight attendant and others. With Belize added to its schedule, Southwest now has ninety-six destinations across seven countries. While Tourism Director Karen […]
But there was more good news for the tourism industry. While the most recent statistics on tourist arrivals to the Jewel have not been released officially as yet, today the Director of Tourism reported that tourism numbers are up. Karen Bevans revealed to the media that after a one percent decrease in arrivals earlier this […]
Incumbent P.U.P. area representative, Oscar Requeña, has embarked on a massive campaign in the Toledo West constituency to retain his seat in the House of Representatives. Requeña is being challenged by former U.D.P. area representative, Juan Coy, who has also mounted a spirited campaign in that division, which the PM is already conceding going as […]
Today, a teenager was arraigned for the weekend murder of Ervin Franklin, who lost his life in a weekend stabbing in the Lord’s Bank area on the Phillip Goldson Highway. After five days of investigations, police levied a single charge of murder against nineteen year old Kafele Garcia. He was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie […]
Also in the courts, a man who was accused of killing a resident of Pomona, Stann Creek District, was freed of a murder charge when Justice Denis Hanomansingh ruled that he acted in self defence. Juan Rubio was initially charged for fatally stabbing twenty-six year old Karim Peters on November eighteenth, 2012. In the trial […]
A two-day regional meeting of the Caribbean Executive Council for the Public Service Association is being held today at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize City. The heads of some seventeen unions and associations affiliates from fifteen CARICOM states are present to discuss and plan activities for the umbrella organization for the next year. The purpose […]
The local affiliate of CPSA is the Public Service Union of Belize. Its newly installed President, Eldrid Neal, told News Five that the meeting exposes union executives to issues and best practices in the Caribbean which, in many instances, are similar across the region. For local public service officers, critical issues include the training of […]
This Sunday at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in Belize City, Friends of Pediatrics Belize’s World Pediatric Project in collaboration with the national referral hospital will be hosting pediatric clinics. Patients suffering from various kidney ailments as well as appendicitis and chest tumors are asked to attend the free clinics. Two specialists, a pediatric general […]
If you have abdominal pain that lasts more than twenty-four hours; it must not be ignored because it could be turn out to be life-threatening. Appendicitis is a condition that affects men and women as well as young people. In tonight’s segment, Healthy Living outlines the signs and symptoms with a veteran surgeon. Marleni […]
Aggravated burglaries, also known as home invasions, are experiences that often times leave victims traumatized and in some cases hospitalized for days. It has been some time since we’ve reported on an incident like this, but on Tuesday morning, a home invasion in Camalote Village, Cayo turned ugly when a minor was raped in front […]
Here’s a story you don’t hear everyday…Hopkins Police are investigating a burglary in which two nine millimeter guns were stolen. The good news is that they don’t have to go very far to conduct that investigation. The bad news is that the burglary happened right at the Hopkins Police Station. The bold burglar somehow made […]
