The recent appointment of attorney Francine Burns as a senator for the United Democratic Party was welcomed news on Monday, as it was generally accepted that the Barrow administration was attempting to put women in top positions. The young lawyer, however, is under fire tonight, following the widespread distribution of an image on social media […]
The online photo has been traced to the nbzlive blog and according to Reynolds; the unwanted attention arising from such indecent exposure is the very reason why women have traditionally chosen to stay away from politics. The issue is one that was recently discussed during a series of workshops organized by WINBelize. Isani Cayetano […]
News Five has been able to confirm that Chair of the K.H.M.H. Board of Governors, Chandra Nisbet-Cansino, was approached on Monday and asked to resign. Nisbet-Cansino has been Chair for the past three years, and sources close to her tell us that just this June she had signed a contract for an additional three years. […]
The first sitting the Cabinet took place today in Belmopan; there are twelve full ministers and seven ministers of state who sat around the table. We do not have any confirmation on what was discussed at this morning’s session, but we can say that government has announced that the first ceremonial sittings of the House […]
Who will be the new leader of the People’s United Party? That’s the million dollar question left hanging in the wake of the 2015 general election and the announcement of leader Francis Fonseca’s stepping down. Unofficially, we are told that there are four players in the arena – former P.U.P. leader John Briceño, current Deputy […]
A police officer attached to the San Ignacio formation has been arraigned on a single charge of harm after repeatedly striking an individual in custody at the station with a baton. Gustavo Williams had been brought in and detained inside a holding cell following a report of a domestic issue. Whilst in confinement, the young […]
The fight against corruption is an issue that has on the agenda of the former Vision Inspired by the People, which has now become the Belize Progressive Party. The B.P.P. is today demanding that the government sign on to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. The convention was created back on December ninth, 2003 and […]
The B.P.P. is also calling on the public to lobby their area representatives to ensure that Belize signs the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. Paco Smith, Chairman, B.P.P. “Certainly the B.P.P. shall endeavor to continue to remind the powers that be that the convention is there. It should be signed; we see absolutely no […]
The general elections held last Wednesday was contested by three political parties—the People’s United Party, the United Democratic Party and the Belize Progressive Party. Considering itself a third option, the B.P.P. were able to muster just over two thousand votes cumulatively; Orange Walk Central candidate for the B.P.P., a former U.D.P. mayor, Phillip De La […]
A school warden appeared in court today and was charged with claiming upon a forged document. She is Shanile Faber, who is related to Tanisha Sutherland who in May of this year was accused of theft and eleven counts of forgery from her former boss. A number of cheques were reported missing and one of […]
Tonight, a warrant for his immediate arrest has been issued against thirty-year old Gilbert Alamilla, who is the well known performing artist, “Mister Program”. This follows his conviction in absentia for aggravated assault and using obscene words to Corporal Aniber Castellanos. In court, the officer testified that Alamilla kicked him in his chest and used […]
A retired police officer is being heralded as a hometown hero after thwarting a robbery attempt in Punta Gorda Town. The incident has subsequently led to the arrest of a Belize City man who has since been charged for three counts relating to the brazen stab. Jeremy Parham remains on pretrial detention tonight at the […]
A daring, armed robbery at a café in San Ignacio Town on Monday night has left a cashier and her co-worker short of cash and other valuables. According to thirty-eight-year-old Marisol Milan, sometime before eight o’clock a male person with a shirt concealing his face entered Vivian’s Coffee House on Joseph Andrews Drive. Shortly thereafter, […]
If you’re on the lookout for an opportunity to further your studies abroad, and a scholarship would be just your thing, you may want to pay attention. The Australian government, and universities in Australia, are offering prime educational opportunities to qualifying candidates in the Caribbean. Today a representative from the Australian High Commission’s office in […]
A high level delegation from Taiwan is expected in Belize later this week. Headed by Doctor Po Ya Chang, the delegation arrives this Thursday to sign an agreement with their local counterpart, which is the Office of the Ombudsman. Po Ya Chang is the President of the Control Yuan which is the supervisory agency of […]
Harvest for Kids is a fundraising program for Belize Camping Experience. Every year the program transports youths from Belize City to farms in Blue Creek for a firsthand experience on harvesting a variety of crops. The program has expanded to Orange Walk and Cayo and this year, two new produce have been added to the […]
Following a decisive victory at the polls last week Wednesday, leader of the United Democratic Party Dean Barrow was sworn in as Prime Minister by the Governor General in a private ceremony on Thursday. It is his third consecutive term and likely will form the basis of his legacy. Over the weekend, the Prime Minister […]
Prime Minister Barrow also named the new Senators of the United Democratic Party, starting with his candidate who unsuccessfully attempted to regain the Freetown seat from P.U.P. leader Francis Fonseca. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “I have broken what was a longstanding informal rule of mine that no candidate who ran in the election and […]
Along with the designation of Cabinet Ministers to their respective portfolios, a total of nineteen Chief Executive Officers have also been appointed. A majority of those C.E.O.s are returning, albeit to different ministries this time around. While Doctor Peter Allen served under Minister of Health Pablo Marin, he is now assigned to the Ministry of […]
Of all the shuffles and tweaking which accompanied the appointment of the new Cabinet, on the face of it the title of biggest loser would have to go to Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega. He presided over the Ministry of Natural Resources for two terms, but that giant portfolio has been stripped from him, replaced […]
As the U.D.P.’s mover and shaker in the north, Gaspar Vega actually gained ground, holding on to four seats held by the party and adding one more. But in his own division, he lost significant ground to the P.U.P.’s Ramon Cervantes Junior. While Vega is the second most powerful man in the U.D.P., today he […]
In the midst of the election results euphoria in Belmopan, there was a very serious incident. One of John Saldivar’s supporters allegedly discharged a firearm into the air. He was immediately detained by Police, since discharging a firearm in such a crowded venue is not only extremely foolish and dangerous but also illegal. Another of […]
Two portfolios which received perhaps the most unflattering scrutiny, run by two Ministers who came under sustained attack pre-elections, were returned to those Ministers. One of those ministers is Corozal Bay Area Representative Pablo Marin. Marin retained his seat by almost the same margin as 2012 despite an onslaught of negative publicity fuelled by the […]
Where controversial Wilfred Elrington is concerned, the Prime Minister had nothing but praise for his intellect and performance as Foreign Minister. He did concede, though, that there is disquiet in certain sectors of society, likely because Elrington speaks the truth rather than the politically palatable. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Some of the criticisms of […]
Orange Walk East was expected to be a battleground in that district – two dynamic young candidates going head to head. But when the last ballot was counted, the U.D.P.’s Elodio Aragon Junior had won by a considerable margin over the P.U.P.’s Josue Carballo – almost six hundred votes. For that victory, Aragon Junior has […]
