It was downright dull in the House of Representatives this morning until the Deputy Prime Minister Johnny Briceño introduced an amendment to the National Lands Act which would allow the Minister to delegate his powers to a subordinate, namely for the signing of documents which now require his signature. The move is intended to alleviate […]
The Minister of Lands did get his way today, at least in terms of getting his bill passed with expediency. Another bill fast tracked was the referendum for the people of Belmopan to decide if they want to become a city. The referendum is tentatively scheduled for next month. The Leader of the Opposition said […]
The Leader of the Opposition wasn’t buying the package and took particular exception to the use of the term “fee”. Dean Barrow, Leader of the Opposition, U.D.P. “As far as all of us are concerned what is being done here is an imposition of a tax on the zone. For the Prime Minister to stand […]
Dean Barrow is not the only one who is opposed to changes being made in the free zone. This evening the Chairman of the Zone’s Task Force recorded a statement denouncing the passage of the new legislation. Hipolito Bautista says what was a successful private sector initiative, has now been placed under what he terms […]
She was robbed several months ago on her way to the bank which is why her co-workers got her a taxi today, but the precaution didn’t prevent a thief from getting away with all their pay anyway. Around ten thirty this morning, an assistant from the Belize Pathology Lab on Eve Street was held up […]
The police have launched an internal investigation to determine if two police officers were justified in shooting a man in the shoulder. While the police claim they thought the suspect was armed, the victim has a very different story to tell. News Five spoke with Curtis Flowers and his mother at the Karl Heusner Memorial […]
We hear about so many cases of domestic violence, about men being arrested for hitting, or perhaps even killing the women they claim they love. While the police do make arrests, this occurs after the violence has already taken its toll. Can’t something be done to prevent such outbursts? This week the National Women’s Commission […]
