The Prime Minister also told News Five that he had received correspondence from Opposition Leader John Briceño. Briceño is requesting that the PM calls off a meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled for this Friday. The PM scoffed at the suggestion that government should now meet with the opposition to discuss a delay, since […]
With all the new developments in the referendum debacle and a legal prescription to fix what’s wrong with the existing act, a new date for Belizeans to go to the polls remains to be set. Prime Minister Barrow, this evening, flatly dismissed the notion that the Constitution of Belize be amended in order to hold […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño this evening released a prerecorded video statement responding to the ruling of the Court of Appeal and remarks made by Prime Minister Dean Barrow following that ruling. Briceño did not touch on his recent letter to P.M. Barrow, but rejected statements that the PM attributed to him while defending the judiciary […]
There will be regular classes on Wednesday, April tenth, now that the I.C.J. Referendum has been postponed. This is the latest and official comment from the Ministry of Education. There was confusion this morning as it relates to whether or not classes would be held. This morning an official of the ministry told the media […]
On the heels of two consecutive losses in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, the government is convening a sitting of the House of Representatives this Friday to fix the problem that led to the postponement of Wednesday’s referendum. The government appeared to be caught flat footed by the decision of the courts. […]
Following the decision of the Court of Appeal on Monday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow told the nation that he has no doubt that the I.C.J. referendum will be held no later than six to eight weeks from the originally scheduled date. That matter goes to the House on Friday. During that period, the government will […]
The Chief Justice’s decision to grant an interim injunction, effectively putting a stop to the I.C.J. referendum on April tenth, threw a wrench in the Barrow’s administration I.C.J. plans. The CJ’s ruling was a legal blow to the government, sending them back to the drawing board. Aside from pointing fingers at the CJ, the PM […]
A man was shot and killed inside his house in San Ignacio; he is one of two murder victims in the west. Twenty-nine-year-old Lloyden Bejerano was gunned down inside his house. A female friend of his found his body on Monday night when she went looking for him at his house in the Oscar Sabido […]
The second murder victim in San Ignacio was Macario Tzib. The security guard’s body was discovered on Monday evening, hours before the murder of Bejerano. But due of the state of decomposition, it is believed he was killed a few days ago. He was stabbed multiple times and his throat was slit and left on […]
Twenty-two-year-old Percival Pilgrim was this evening acquitted of a murder in the Mayflower Street area, aka “Ghost Town,” of Belize City. Pilgrim was charged with the murder of Edward “Ghost” Usher, which occurred on April eleventh, 2011. Attorney Leslie Hamilton submitted that Pilgrim did not have a case to answer and that Senior Crown Counsel […]
It has been an active couple of months for the country as it relates to the I.C.J. referendum. Things first got into motion with the signing of the 2008 Special Agreement, but it really kicked off when the government announced April tenth, 2019 as the day when Belizeans would make the very important vote. Well […]
As part of the Confidence Building Measures to keep the peace along the adjacency zone, the Group of Friends of Belize and Guatemala has been providing funding. These countries form part of the O.A.S. and others are observers. On Monday, Prime Minister Dean Barrow was asked was has been the reaction of the international community […]
On Monday over seven thousand students sat the first half of the Primary School Examination countrywide. There were around thirty exam centres open for students to take the national standardized test. In our newscast on Monday night, we showed you students in Belize City after they took the exams. Well, those students only spoke about […]
A student was badly injured at his school about two weeks ago and now his condition is taking a turn for the worse. The primary school in Georgetown Village, Stann Creek was holding its school fair and had hired an ATV owner to offer rides as an attraction. The students paid a dollar and took […]
The University of Belize is hosting the one hundred and thirteenth session of the Central American University Confederation. The purpose of the regional organization is to improve the quality of the education and student experience of higher education in Central America by sharing best practices and experiences. Prior to the event, today U.B. met with […]
The Pentecostal Assembly is hosting a national crusade in Belize over the next few days. Visiting members from Pentecostal Diocese in the U.S.A. are in country to spread the word of God. They say that everyone is invited to the jubilee as they continue the work of the assembly in country. Bishop Donnie N. […]
Both the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal were in session today as Belizeans waited anxiously for what is to happen on April tenth. Would the referendum stand? We will have full coverage of this extraordinary day from the ruling of the court to a late evening press conference by the prime minister. The […]
Opposition Leader John Briceño has taken the opportunity, following the decision of the Court of Appeal this evening, to call on Prime Minister Barrow to return to the bipartisan approach in dealing with the I.C.J. referendum. While he did not gloat in the consecutive legal victory against government, Briceño pointed out that the Barrow administration […]
Immediately after the ruling of the Court of Appeal upholding the injunction, the Prime Minister held a lengthy press conference at the Laing Building. P.M. Dean Barrow accepted that the referendum would not proceed on Wednesday. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “We will not be having a referendum on Wednesday April the tenth. I am […]
So what the government’s next move? More litigation….According to Prime Minister Dean Barrow, the government will be looking at the Caribbean Court of Justice for another appeal, though that appeal is not likely to be launched ahead of April tenth. Though the Court of Appeal upheld the injunction, the P.M. also said that he believed […]
Many observers have been asking why the Barrow Administration hasn’t taken the matter to the House of Representatives to fix what he described as the possible mischief that the Chief Justice flagged when coming to his decision to issue the injunction. Here is how PM Barrow explained it. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Well the […]
For context of the day’s proceedings, when the session opened this morning, submissions were made by the government side as to why the appeals court should hear the matter expeditiously based on the rules of procedure. Those submissions took all morning and when the court adjourned at midday, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte provided an update […]
Was Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai in contempt of court last Wednesday when she sent out a memo following the CJ’s decision to grant an interim injunction? Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay put forward in his submissions this afternoon that Tamai’s actions by instructing members of staff to proceed with referendum preparations, despite the Supreme Court […]
The Attorney General also told the media that the urgency on proceeding with the April tenth referendum was simply because a great deal of time and resources has already been expended on getting to this point of preparedness. Peyrefitte, however, agreed that if the referendum has to be put on hold, government was also looking […]
According to AG Peyrefitte, the membership of the United Democratic Party has been expressing its readiness to go to the polls. Of course, this was prior to the Court of Appeal’s decision late this evening. While he did not comment on the controversy surrounding Belizeans in Diaspora, Peyrefitte spoke on those U.D.P. stalwarts who returned […]
