While some argue that the Special Agreement is legit because it went to the Senate, Bradley and the legal team are of the view that Foreign Minister Elrington did not have the power to sign such a treaty without prior legislative approval. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Attorney-at-law “I learned that the Special Agreement signed in […]
The claimants in this case are parliamentarians: Rodwell Ferguson, Mike Espat, Oscar Requeña, Julius Espat and Cordel Hyde, as well as Anthony Mahler. The filing of the claim and its possible hearing comes at the eleventh hour, since the referendum is four weeks away. An application for an injunction has also been lodged before the […]
In 2015, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was forced to pass the Petrocaribe Loans Act retroactively. This was after it was pointed out that the hundreds of millions of dollars that the government received as a loan from the Venezuelan Government through the Petrocaribe initiative needed parliamentary approval. The law stipulates that the government must get […]
Espat explains says that the claim is seeking a permanent injunction restraining PM Barrow as Minister of Finance and second defendant Financial Secretary Joseph Waight from authorizing the allocation and expenditure of public monies without prior approval of the National Assembly of Belize. Julius Espat, Chairman, Public Accounts Committee “We are asking that the […]
Now to a traffic fatality…eighty-seven-year-old Gudiela Estevez passed away this morning, exactly two weeks after she and her grandson, eight-year-old Nikolai Tun, were knocked down at the corner of King Street and Amara Avenue in Belize City. Estevez was taking her grandson to Saint Ignatius Primary School on February twenty-second when they were hit by […]
After languishing behind bars awaiting a verdict for more than three years, a trio of siblings got their freedom today. The Pook brothers: Michael, Ryan and Adrian, walked out of the Supreme as free men from a charge of murder. The siblings were tried in 2015 before Justice Troadio Gonzalez, but the justice retired leaving […]
Well-known businessman, Manuel Pacheco of Pacheco’s Jewelry, will have to stand trial at the April session of the Supreme Court for murder. That was the outcome of his Preliminary Inquiry which ended this morning before Senior Magistrate, Tricia Pitts-Anderson and his attorney, Senior Counsel Ellis Arnold. Arnold chose not to challenge any of the evidence […]
There are internal issues brewing at the Belize Police Department. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is bucking heads with the President of the Police Association. This is because President, Corporal Eldon Arzu, doesn’t agree with the new commissioner’s take on the tenure of the association’s president. Williams wants to limit the term of the presidency […]
But is there some hanky-panky going on with the dues collected by the police association? Police officers have reportedly been asking for accountability and that hasn’t been forthcoming. Today, Commissioner Chester Williams says that the association seems to have taken issue over the request for an audit. Williams says that former Commissioner Allen Whylie had […]
Some two weeks ago, the top cops were singing the praises of officers who are going above and beyond the call of duty even when their lives are at risk. Well, today, the top officers of the Belize Police Department came together to honour cops who are doing good work even though the department still […]
Police officers attached to the Ladyville formation are being accused of stealing t-shirts. Yes, you heard right—t-shirts. According to reports, cops seized a bag of t-shirts that was on a bus and when the owner received the baggage, most of the shirts were gone. Those shirts were reportedly shared among officers of the Ladyville Police […]
This Friday will make the first anniversary since P.U.P. Mayor Bernard Wagner and his team took office at the Belize City Council. While the mayor has met many challenges, today, he reflected on his first year as head of the largest municipality in the country. Mayor Wagner spoke about the accomplishments. Bernard Wagner, Belize […]
Going into its second year and with a budget reflecting his commitments, Mayor Wagner says that residents can expect more infrastructure works as well as social programmes being rolled out. This, he says, is in line with his council’s manifesto of putting people first. Bernard Wagner, Belize City Mayor “A continuation of physical infrastructure; […]
Last week Minister of National Security John Saldivar went on a tour in the south to inspect security facilities. On Friday, the tour kicked off with a visit to Barranco Village and the Sarstoon River. Minister Saldivar and a delegation of officials were accompanied by heavy security detail made up of B.D.F. and the Coast […]
Today, the Belize Police Department inaugurated a new police booth on Central American Boulevard in Belize City. The booth was donated by the Young family of Way Printing Company. This police booth is different from the others you’ve seen around the city. It is fully fitted with a rest room, external surveillance cameras and other […]
The Police Department took time today to honour a set of brave officers who risked their lives to get their jobs done. The officers were rewarded for their work in apprehending criminals in three separate incidents, including the recent robbery at the northern border. Meanwhile, an officer station in Punta Gorda was able to single-handedly […]
On Monday night, a fight broke out at Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan. It happened during a football match between Galen University and the University of Belize. When the fight started, an-off duty police officer pulled out a firearm and fired warning shots in the air. Today, Minister John Saldivar commented on the matter in […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams also commented on the matter. He says that while it is regrettable that a firearm was used, he believes that the officers may have responded in the best way they knew how with the circumstances at hand. He says they have reviewed the matter internally and the cops are cooperating […]
Discrepancies in water bills have more than two dozen families in San Jose Succotz in Cayo irate. Residents say that their most recent bills from Belize Water Service are extremely and inexplicably high. One resident’s water bill is more than a thousand dollars for the month of February while another bill is more than one […]
A one-day summit dedicated to enhancing governance accountability was held today in Belize City. Stakeholders from the private and public sectors were engaged in discussions on the many aspects of governance decision making from building awareness on relevant data to enhancing leadership of public officers and community organizers. News Five’s Duane Moody has a report. […]
Things got chaotic on Monday night at the Isidoro Beaton Stadium in Belmopan. A football match was underway between Galen University and the University of Belize when a fight broke out between players from both teams. Seconds after, an-off duty police officer is caught on camera pulling out a firearm and blasting two shots in […]
But there is another incident in Belmopan that landed a resident in the hospital. Clement Mangar of Maya Mopan in Belmopan is lucky to be alive tonight. The fifty-five-year-old man was targeted by a gunman at around nine o’clock on Monday night while he made his way home on Tul Street. Mangar was shot twice […]
A home invasion almost turned deadly on Monday night in Ladyville Village. A family of five was about to retire for the night when a gunman attacked them inside their house on Compassion Lane in the village. The two adults and their three children are still shaken up after the frightening ordeal. Today, owner of […]
There are two recent legal opinions relating to the Guatemalan territorial dispute; one by international expert Stephen Vascannie, which has just been made public and the other is by attorneys Kareem Musa, Anthony Sylvester and Dickie Bradley, which looks at the Special Agreement of December eighth, 2008. The latter was released two weeks ago and […]
Turning to the legal opinion provided by Professor Stephen Vasciannie, as commissioned by the Bar Association. The international law professor at the University of the West Indies has put forward an expert view on the Belize/Guatemala Dispute, identifying both the strengths and weaknesses of the case, should it go to the I.C.J. for arbitration. The […]
