In an update to what is becoming the hottest soap opera in Belmopan, the Commission of Inquiry investigating the financial affairs of the Development Finance Corporation has taken another legal turn. But in a weird twist of events, the commission has fired off a press release this week questioning what it says was the “unauthorized” […]
Within the context of the latest developments of the D.F.C. Commission of Inquiry then, it seems conflicting that at the last Cabinet briefing, on Friday May twenty-seventh, the same morning Gabb was due to produce the documents in question but didn’t, Attorney General Francis Fonseca maintained that the Government of Belize was doing everything in […]
And while the D.F.C. inquiry is the subject of controversy on the domestic front, in terms of international relations, the Government of Belize does appear to be exploring its options for settling the Guatemala claim. Recently, the Prime Minister told the Jamaica Observer that Belize would consider going to the International Court of Justice if […]
The Caribbean Tourism Organisation, C.T.O., has announced five scholarship winners chosen from the region… and a Belizean student is among them. Zerith Eiley will be awarded a six thousand U.S. dollar scholarship towards her two-year study in Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. The other scholarship winners were […]
In the Supreme Court today charges were withdrawn against Kyra Plunkett, accused of causing the death of a four-year-old child in 2002. The D.P.P.’s office declined to prosecute because the family of little Honey Flowers left for the United States just months after the incident and has expressed no desire to press the case. Plunkett […]
In another case today, this time in Magistrate’s Court, a man facing a charge that he stole a bag of corn chips from a primary school was remanded to prison to await trial. Thirty-seven year old John Hernandez was charged with burglary after he stuck his hand into the Grace Primary School window on Wednesday […]
Tis the season for graduations, proms, and pageants. This weekend the pageant excitement takes place at the City Centre, and taking the stage are the lovely ladies of Gwen Lizarraga High School. News Five met the young women today. Shadene Ottley, Contestant ?They are going to see elegance, beauty and talent.? Patrick Jones, Reporting Eight […]
The Young Women’s Christian Association is once again getting ready to hold its annual summer swimming programme, scheduled to get underway in July. It’s just one of the many pool activities the Y.W.C.A. has planned. And as with all public service oriented programmes, the activity’s success depends on the community’s support, which is why a […]
It may be the busiest venue for exhibitions in Belize City, and once again, there is a new show on at the House of Culture… this time featuring students. And once again, viewers will be impressed by the promising talent of our young people. Janelle Chanona, Reporting As part of the second annual art competition […]
As the academic year comes to a close, a lot of students are doing class projects. But one group of students at the University of Belize has not only refurbished some computers, they networked them and then donated the whole set to a primary school. It is a gift which taught both the university students […]
