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By whom will Party Leader John Briceño be challenged for control of the P.U.P.? It’s a question being pondered by many within the opposition party, in light of the fact that candidates are yet to enter the intramural political race. While it is strongly believed that the seat will be contested by Deputy Party Leader […]
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According to Party Chairman Henry Charles Usher, every other position within the national executive is up for challenge. He goes through the necessary procedures of nomination. Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, People’s United Party “This morning we had the first national executive meeting since the last National Party Council which was held on September thirtieth […]
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On Wednesday, Deputy Party Leader Kareem Musa, in an interview with the media, said that endorsements for Briceño’s leadership were being gathered from caucuses across the country. That effort came in the wake of the National Party Council held on September thirtieth. But today, Party Leader John Briceño set the record straight. He says he […]
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At present Briceño’s office remains unchallenged, but that’s subject to change in the weeks ahead. The party chairman confirmed this fact when the question was put to him bluntly. Isani Cayetano “Do you have any idea preliminarily, of any interest being expressed in terms of challenging the leadership of John Briceño?” Henry Charles […]
In some corners there has been talk of discord within the People’s United Party, a perceived lack of unity that continues to affect the P.U.P. at the polls. In our interview, we asked the party leader if the imminent challenge is a deliberate move to unseat him by factions within his organization that are dissatisfied […]
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While the party chairman agrees that there is no friction within the P.U.P., he says that members of the party should rally around the slate of candidates leading up to the municipal elections of 2018. Henry Charles Usher, Chairman, People’s United Party “It was the National Party Council that had called for this national […]
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The infusion of new blood into the political organization is a concern that has been shared among members of the party. On Wednesday, Kareem Musa spoke unequivocally on what he calls the audacity of youth, more specifically their role and inclusion in the leadership of the P.U.P. In addressing those concerns, Party Leader John Briceño […]
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In advance of hearings next week, the Caribbean Court of Justice today rejected an application by Sunshine Holdings Limited to intervene in the final appeal between the Government of Belize, Dunkeld International Investment Limited and the Belize Telemedia Limited Employees Trust. Sunshine was previously owned by the Trust and nationalized by the government as part […]
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As we reported on Wednesday, a fixed date claim form filed at the Supreme Court pits Leader of the Opposition John Briceño against the Attorney General and Prime Minister Dean Barrow over the appointment of Franz Parke of Florida to be a Justice of the Court of Appeal. Despite questions over his thin resume and […]
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Last week, we showed you the search for Erwin Rodriguez that led to the discovery of his bike in an area called “Dike,” located off Faber’s Road. The seventeen-year-old has been missing going on seven weeks and the family has been searching for him. In previous efforts, Rodriguez’s slippers were found and since the teen […]
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Chrisstofer Jan Roggema is missing and his friends need help to find him. Roggema is a Norwegian-Belizean businessman who has been living in Belize for more than twenty-five years. He moved to Saint Margaret Village on the Hummingbird Highway earlier this year and on Monday, he went to see a property in a remote, forested […]
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Faber’s Road is getting a major upgrade which is expected to commence immediately. The contract, to the tune of seven point nine million Belize dollars, was signed today for the reconstruction of Faber’s Road between George Price Highway and Central American Boulevard, a distance of approximately one point nine kilometers. The scope of the contract […]
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The Football Federation of Belize remains in administrative turmoil, despite several unsuccessful meetings of its executive to try and bring order to the organization. Notwithstanding the chaotic state of affairs, a team of two candidates entered the political fray today by submitting their names for president and vice president, respectively. For many in the football […]
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This evening, following meetings with the Pan American Health Organization and gathering of formal reports, Director of Health Services Dr. Marvin Manzanero updated News Five with the very latest statistics on what has become a national and regional health epidemic. The Ministry of Health now reports upwards of eleven thousand cases of conjunctivitis from the […]
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Every year in May, Belizeans are reminded of one of the most deadly diseases affecting citizens – cancer. The threats and risks are numerous and there are several types of cancer affecting both men and women in Belize. The Belize Cancer Society and the Office of the Special Envoy for Women and Children have been […]
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The position of the Belize Police Department almost from the break in the Elvin Penner/Won Hong Kim scandal has been to take a back seat. It waited for internal investigations by the Immigration Department to proceed. Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie had to be taken to court by then-leader of the Opposition Francis Fonseca for […]
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As testified to by former director of Immigration Ruth Meighan and confirmed by others, as many as two thousand persons received nationality directly connected to the 2012 elections which did not qualify for it. So should the Minister cancel all of these documents wholesale? When Senator Eamon Courtenay put the question to him on Wednesday, […]
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The Nationality Vetting Committee, according to C.E.O. and member Edmund Zuniga, continues to try to seek out legal information on how the Republic of Guatemala handles renunciation for those wishing to become Belizean. For now, it accepts the word-of-mouth procedure which Zuniga detailed in his testimony before the Senate Special Select Committee, but as previously […]
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We know you may be tired of hearing about the eye infection sweeping across the country. But it is not a time to let your guard down. The public health clinics are still seeing a large number of new infections daily. As you heard earlier, the Ministry of Health is reporting that in just one […]
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