It has been a sorepoint for the People’s United Party from the day the appointment was made in the closing days of the Esquivel administration. Today the P.U.P. government got its way in the form of a ruling from Justice George Meerabux that the August twenty-sixth appointment of Manuel Sosa as Chief Justice was unconstitutional. […]
It goes without saying that today’s news was not particularly popular with the Opposition. U.D.P. Leader Dean Barrow the same man who announced the appointment in his last days as Attorney General, this afternoon told the press that today’s developments represented nothing less than the subversion of the constitution and rule of law in Belize. […]
While Attorney General Bradley expressed his disapproval over any indignity Mr. Sosa may have suffered, he placed blame for the situation squarely on the shoulder of Dean Barrow. Dickie Bradley, Attorney General “Of course not and I hope that did not happen, that nobody would want to bar the Chief Justice from going to his […]
The body of thirteen year old Becky Gilharry was found Monday near an archeological site at Santa Rita Hill in the Corozal District. Police now say they have the man they feel is responsible for her death. On Sunday Isolene Gilharry reported that her daughter left home to make a call at a nearby phone […]
Yesterday police arrested and charged Andrew “Papa” Brown, Winston “Tanga” James, Francis Guy, James Hyde and Lionel “Toe Nail” Kelly with kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnap, robbery, conspiracy to rob, blackmail, conspiracy to blackmail and they additionally charged Brown with abetment. It is alleged that all five men were involved in the kidnapping of the Requeña […]
The National Drug Abuse Control Council has signed agreements with general managers of primary schools to proceed with the Drug Demand Reduction Program. The program, now being used in ninety-six schools across the country, uses an experimental learning approach to teach students about drugs, their consequences and other related issues. The major goal of the […]
Earlier this week, we reminded you that the lobster season closed on February fifteenth and won’t reopen until July. Tonight, in the final segment of our two-part special on lobster fishing in Belize, we take a look at why it is critical for the fishermen, and the public, to honor the closed season. With prices […]
