Investigations continue into a fatal traffic accident in which Dean Dawson was hit and killed by the highly connected Director of the Press Officer, Dorian Pakeman who was heading from Orange Walk to Ladyville at around eleven-thirty on Wednesday. Pakeman maintains he has been working closely with the police to bring closure to the tragedy. […]
The implementation of an unofficial curfew in south side Belize City is not sitting well in many sectors. Two weeks ago, in the wake of at least three murders allegedly committed at the hands of minors, Eastern Division South Regional Commander Chester Williams announced the implementation of the curfew where minors found on the streets […]
While most residents are not against a curfew for minors, the proposal brings to light the issue of parenting or the lack thereof. Recently, the Belize City Council signed on as a Child Friendly Municipality. In a sit-down with Mayor Darrell Bradley, he expressed that the curfew is not the best approach to keeping the […]
As we reported on Wednesday, charges against two members of the Santa Cruz Thirteen were withdrawn when the case against a group of Maya leaders came up in the Magistrate Court in Punta Gorda. Both Reymundo Show and Oligario Sho will no longer face unlawful imprisonment and common assault charges. The Maya leaders were arrested […]
One of two persons accused of executing a broad daylight robbery at River Valley Supplies Gas Station in Scotland Halfmoon was granted Supreme Court bail today by Judge Troadio “John” Gonzales. Twenty-two year old year old Trevor McFoy received bail of eight thousand dollars but was having trouble meeting it as of this afternoon. Conditions […]
On the eve of his thirty-ninth birthday, notorious street figure, Roger Anthony spent the night in lockdown at the Queen Street Police Station for the possession of a miniscule amount of controlled drugs which the Gang Suppression Unit says it found on him. Anthony was taken to court in hand cuffs this morning for one point four […]
The body of Trial Farm resident Hilberto Coyoc is tonight in the morgue at the Northern Regional Hospital after he was knocked down and killed in the Orange Walk District on Thursday night. The fatal traffic accident happened between miles fifty-five and fifty-six near Trial Farm Village. When police responded to the scene they observed […]
There is more from the Senate other that the budget debate that provide for interesting moments from senators on both sides of the floor. In her budget presentation, Doctor Carla Barnett, a former financial secretary, contextualized the role of the senate in respect of the annual budget. She says that the senate has no influence […]
Doctor Barnett’s perspective on an elected Senate was not lost on lead Opposition Senator Eamon Courtenay. While Courtenay fully agrees with Barnett, he maintains that it is the U.D.P. government, to whom she belongs, that is preventing the election of senators. Eamon Courtenay, Opposition Senator “I think most people in the senate and those […]
Government has come under fire for failing to consult with the Opposition and the social partners during the process of putting together the annual 2016/2017 budget. All, with the exception of the U.D.P. senators, agreed and were vocal that the Barrow administration should have sought input from the various organizations when drafting the financial plan. […]
Failure to meet with social partners and the Opposition on the budget is a point of concern that has been raised in the senate and seasoned parliamentarian Eamon Courtenay. Even as he led the charge in voicing that displeasure, he found common ground with Barnett on the need to consult. Eamon Courtenay, Opposition Senator […]
