It was established in September of 2004 and in the ensuing twenty-two months the Senate Select Committee investigating the Social Security Board’s ill-fated mortgage securitisation programme has gone about its work with quiet determination. Today it presented its one hundred twenty-four page report to the full Senate, from where it will be sent to the […]
As noted earlier, the Senate Special Select Committee has recommended that the persons who handled the securitization process for the Social Security Board should be relieved of their jobs. In another part of his address this afternoon, Chairman Godwin Hulse, detailed the actions that he and his fellow senators say forced them to make those […]
Much of today’s proceedings in the National Assembly focussed on procedural irregularities regarding the management of the investment portfolio of the Social Security Board but today Senator Hulse also highlighted that while the idea of securitization is sound, the way the Belize programme was administered continues to cripple the nation’s finances. Senator Godwin Hulse ?Securitization […]
The City of Belmopan has a new municipal Administrator. According to an announcement from Mayor Simeon Lopez, Denton Belisle has been appointed to the post as of July first. He replaces the interim administrator, Rodney Neal, who assisted the council through the transition period following its election on March first.
Those of us working in the media know that information is not always easy to find … and it’s even harder for members of the public. But one purveyor of vital information–that is the health sector–is now making our job much easier. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting Today, through the Pan American Health Organization, Belize now has […]
For young people everywhere–and especially in Belize–growing up can be like walking through a minefield of drugs, sex, crime and violence. Sometimes it seems that becoming a responsible adult is just a matter of luck. But this week one training programme taking place in Belize City is trying hard to improve the odds. News Five’s […]
