“Sue me”. Tonight that’s the open challenge from the Opposition United Democratic Party on the heels of the Prime Minister’s comments on the registry scandal. According to U.D.P. Leader Dean Barrow, his party’s call for Godfrey Smith’s head on a platter stands, as they are more convinced than ever of the minister’s involvement as a […]
Switching gears slightly to another hot political issue, Barrow commented on the imminent return of backbenchers Mark Espat and Cordel Hyde into the Cabinet room and presumably, the good graces of the People’s United Party. Dean Barrow ?They have no credibility whatsoever. They appear to be utterly unprincipled and completely selfish. And certainly in terms […]
With all the political turmoil surrounding the shenanigans at the registry and the impending return of the renegade representatives, it’s a story that’s been relegated to the back of the stove. But the theft of six point two million dollars from B.T.L. is a news item that is not likely to go away any time […]
A man from Crooked Tree Village has been convicted of unlawful carnal knowledge following two days of proceedings in the Belize City Supreme Court. According to court reports, late Tuesday evening, a jury of seven women and two men took just over two hours to find twenty-nine year old construction worker Jaime Moreno guilty in […]
Meanwhile, a farmer from Burrell Boom has pleaded guilty to firearm charges and was fined twenty thousand dollars. Thirty-seven year old Clifford Nicholson was stopped by police on February fifteenth of this year as he rode his bicycle through the village with his sixteen gauge shotgun slung across his back. Nicholson could not produce a […]
In more court news, two Belize City brothers have pleaded not guilty to handling stolen goods in connection with the confiscation of more than four hundred and fifty pieces of lumber. Twenty-seven year old Thomas Staine and thirty year old Walter Staine of Tigris Street, who identified themselves as deliverymen to the court, were granted […]
This morning the Ministry of Trade made a presentation to the members of the Belize Tourism Industry Association on the likely impact of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. As in most CARICOM countries, those in the audience discovered that with only two months until implementation, we are woefully unaware of what the C.S.M.E. holds […]
This week psychiatric nurse practitioners from across the country are being trained to better address the needs of children. The two-day workshop, an initiative of the National Committee for Families and Children in conjunction with the Ministry of Health, is being facilitated by psychologist Dr. Jim Kanter and Judith Boivin, a registered nurse and licensed […]
This morning British High Commissioner Alan Jones presented a brand new Nissan Frontier pickup to Belize’s Ombudsman, Paul Rodriguez. The vehicle is valued in excess of fifty thousand dollars and will be used by the Ombudsman’s office to more effectively conduct work throughout the country. At the handing over ceremony Rodriguez also took the time […]
In a follow-up to a story aired on last night’s newscast regarding the state of the land fill on the Western Highway between San Ignacio and Benque Viejo, this afternoon we were informed that heavy works equipment will be in the area tomorrow morning to clear the access road and prepare new cells for garbage […]
