An official report is completed, but is yet to be presented to the Government in respect of the shooting death of fourteen year old Julio Rene Alvarado Ruano. The minor was killed in April of this year and the reaction from Guatemala was intransigent—they mobilized troops along the western border and south in the Sarstoon […]
The special audit on the visas, nationality and passports hustle covers a two-year period: 2011 to 2013. The feeding frenzy during that brief period was obviously gluttonous, and if the audit was to have extended beyond that period, what else would have been uncovered? That’s the question many are asking because there is reason to […]
The Special Audit ahead of Friday’s meeting of the House of Representatives remains a hot topic of national importance. The lengthy report names a number of elected officials and sitting government ministers in the free-for-all. Senator Godwin Hulse was appointed to the post of Minister of Immigration in 2012; there was still rampant hanky-panky taking […]
According to Hulse, the influx of Chinese nationals into the country should not be seen as a negative if the country is able to benefit financially from the sale of visas. He does reiterate however, that for the process to work effectively, all applicants must be aptly qualified. Godwin Hulse, Minister of Immigration & […]
So, what about the visas that Hulse himself signed for? Well according to the immigration minister, he went to great lengths a year ago to explain the process in full. Hulse says that if an applicant satisfies all the necessary requirements and the application is presented to him for approval, he would not order an […]
Also keeping an eye on matters concerning the Special Audit Reports on Immigration and Nationality is the U.S. Government. While he has not read the reports himself, U.S. Ambassador Carlos Moreno today told reporters in Belize City that Washington expects Belmopan to do better. Carlos Moreno, U.S. Ambassador to Belize “That is very concerning […]
Former Director of Immigration and current C.E.O. in National Emergency Management, Ruth Meighan, was recently the subject of public embarrassment as she was denied entry into the U.S. and turned back to Belize. Her name is a constant in the Special Audit, which recommends that she also be questioned by the police. Today, U.S. Ambassador […]
Another round of protest has been scheduled for Friday in Belmopan where COLA and the Evangelical churches are set to demonstrate in front of the Assembly Building. Organizers have secured a permit to allow for a peaceful gathering of worshipers at Independence Plaza to voice their discontent with government’s position not to appeal the Section […]
Ambassador Moreno also had thumbs up for the Government’s decision not to appeal the judgment of Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin on August tenth regarding consenting sexual acts in private between partners of differing and same sexes: Carlos Moreno, U.S. Ambassador to Belize “I fully agree with the decision that was made last Friday. I […]
While the U.S. Ambassador is applauding the recent ruling on Section Fifty-three; the Belize National Teachers Union is taking a different view. The teachers of the most militant union recall that they had registered their concerns about the possible implications of the suggested implementation of the national gender policy. The B.N.T.U. adds that they are […]
Others have also weighed in on the Chief Justice’s judgment. The unions representing the workers of the three major utilities in Belize say that the recent judgment, and the Government’s failure to react and respond in defense of its people, highlights the fact that ill will of a few is being rammed down the throats […]
A person is in police custody tonight following the stabbing murder of a woman on Caye Caulker. Fifty-one year old Jennifer Coleman was injured once to the neck, believed to be with a knife, inside her home on Aventurera Street on the island. Coleman, it is known, suffered from depression and while police are not […]
Seven months after the incident, William Henry, the driver of Minister “Boots’’ Martinez appeared in court today. Just before two in the morning on January ninth, 2016 police saw him speeding and set chase behind him. When they caught up with him, they suspected he was drunk, but he refused to give the officers a […]
Protecting Belize from attack and other dangers remains a primary concern for the Ministry of Defense. Today, various agencies within the national security apparatus came together to discuss what will later form what is known as the National Defense and Security Strategy. Hosted by a team of facilitators from the United States and the UK, […]
In time for the new academic year, six young Belizeans are preparing to pursue their academic dreams in the field of tourism. Today, the Belize Tourism Board gave them important assistance. Correspondent Aaron Humes reports. Herbert Haylock, Director, Quality Assurance and Industrial Standards, B.T.B. “The intent and the hope is that they do continue […]
Forty police officers joined the ranks of the GREAT program – short for Gang Resistance Education and Training – following a graduation ceremony this morning at the Radisson Hotel. Guest speaker was U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Carlos Moreno. He told us that programs, like GREAT, are an example of the revamped strategy toward community policing […]
The Salvation Army’s giving is not limited to the Christmas season. In times of disaster they can be found reaching out with what resources they have. Today, forty families from the Belize District were selected to receive much needed household and back to school items. We hear more from Major Joliker Leandre, the organization’s Regional […]
The education system has lost a pioneer in early childhood education movement. Jean Bennett, the well-loved and highly respected educator passed away on Sunday morning inside the Intensive Care Unit of the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. She left a mark on thousands of outstanding Belizeans, and touched many more lives of persons who had the […]
