The Special Senate Select Committee investigating the Social Security Board’s investments held its fifth public hearing today, and if there was a catch phrase for the session, it was “to the best of my knowledge”. With no less than six high profile witnesses called to testify, today’s proceedings were fraught with finger pointing, as each […]
Second to appear before the Senate panel was Financial Secretary Dr. Carla Barnett. Barnett informed the committee that the Government of Belize continues to make payments to the International Bank of Miami for telecommunication services by the defunct Intelco and payments for the Glenn Godfrey related loans guaranteed by the Social Security Board, including what […]
Next to testify was Roberto Bautista, an employee of the D.F.C. for more than twenty-five years, having served as a director, the chief operations officer, and as the secretary of the Belize Mortgage Company, the Cayman Islands entity created as the “special vehicle” to allow for the North American securitisation programme. In his testimony, Bautista […]
Before breaking for lunch, the Senators would also hear statements from the Governor of the Central Bank, Sydney Campbell. Campbell’s contribution focused mainly on the bank’s technical role in crediting the millions of dollars sent to the S.S.B.’s account at the Central Bank for the St. James mortgage flows, via the Hibernia National Bank in […]
Last to face the music this afternoon was General Manager of the Belize Social Security Board, Narda Garcia. In what was also her second appearance before the committee, Garcia told the panel that when she listened on her car radio to Glenn Godfrey’s June ninth testimony she “ran off the road.” Narda Garcia, General Manager, […]
When we last left Mexican President Vicente Fox, he was winging his way east from the new capital to the old. Following a series of meetings and a brief rest he managed to rally for a state dinner in his honour at the Belize City House of Culture. On that occasion he became the sixth […]
Vicente Fox was not the only leader bringing home gold last night as Prime Minister Said Musa was on the receiving end of Mexico’s Order of the Eagle. After what we hope was a good night’s sleep, the two leaders boarded a Mexican Air Force helicopter for the short hop to the Philip Goldson International […]
A Belize City resident who police believe is the man who beat and robbed a woman on Monday has been arrested and charged. Twenty-year-old Leon Walford of Amara Avenue has been charged with the crimes of robbery and harm in connection with the incident, which occurred on Basra Street. Lucelia Marin told police that she […]
Another policeman has been sent to prison, this time on remand in connection with charges involving sex with a minor. Twenty-five year old Gilroy Ramirez, formerly posted at the Caye Caulker station, was arraigned yesterday in Magistrate’s Court on two counts of carnal knowledge. A thirteen-year-old girl of that village alleges that on two occasions–in […]
Another man, accused of committing incest with his two daughters, age twelve and thirteen, has been granted bail but ordered by the court to immediately vacate the family residence. The thirty-six year old Belize City resident, whose name we will for the present withhold, was remanded to prison on the incest charge on June sixth. […]
How many times have you heard on this newscast that criminals have been sentenced to five, ten, or twenty years in prison and wondered whether they actually serve their full time behind bars? It’s a good question…and if you had a sneaking suspicion that most convicted felons seemed to be prematurely walking the streets… you’d […]
Domestic violence: while it’s no longer a dirty little secret, the mere fact that the topic is openly discussed has not necessarily made it any less a problem. Authorities are still looking at ways to reduce the abuse and better deal with its consequences. News 5’s Jacqueline Woods reports. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting Thirty-four year old […]
It may have been just a coincidence, but at the same time domestic violence was being discussed at the Radisson, a training session at the same hotel was dealing with how to better respond to a wide variety of tragedies. Jacqueline Woods, Reporting The work that these men and women do is not easy. They […]
