He may have gained some breathing room when he withdrew the U.H.S. bailout motion on Friday, but Prime Minister Said Musa remains squarely in the crosshairs of his political opponents. Today the United Democratic Party produced an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Belize Bank in connection with the injunction sought by the […]
And while the legal aspects of the U.H.S. motion will be challenged in court, in Belmopan the Senate approved another bill that has sparked controversy: The Belize Telemedia Limited Vesting Bill. The Musa administration has maintained that the bill is designed simply to put an end to the turmoil in the telecommunications industry, but critics […]
As the B.T.L. vesting bill was being passed in the Senate this afternoon, many were focussed on its impact on the telecommunications industry, but for the members of one family, the bill allegedly meant the difference between life and death for their loved one. On Sunday night, reincarnated political activist Derek Aikman, was reported missing […]
In political news from Belmopan, this evening we have confirmed that the Prime Minister has not reshuffled his Cabinet following the firing of Ministers Cordel Hyde and Mark Espat last Tuesday. We understand that both men were scheduled to meet with the P.M. today, but we were unable to confirm whether that conference took place […]
A Belize City man is dead tonight, the victim of yet another fatal city shooting. Police reports are that around eight on Sunday night, twenty-one year old Kevin Arnold was walking on Armadillo Street when an unidentified young man rode up beside him on a bicycle and fired numerous shots. The victim sustained gunshot wounds […]
Before dawn today, sirens echoed across the old capital as fire fighters responded to reports of a blaze in progress in the Mesopotamia division. And as I found out hours later, while a dozen people are homeless tonight, the damage could have been much worse. Jacqueline Godwin, Reporting The only casualties of an early morning […]
The body of a man missing at sea for six days was discovered near Vista del Mar over the weekend. According to police reports, around five on Saturday evening, residents of the community informed authorities that what appeared to be a corpse had been spotted in the water. Investigators immediately visited the scene and later […]
Meanwhile, police have made two arrests following a robbery turned shooting that occurred last weekend. This morning, seventeen year old Devon Saldano and a minor were formally charged with attempted murder, robbery, use of deadly means of harm and dangerous harm. The suspects were arrested following a report by twenty-one year old Ian Gaynair. The […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The two finalists of the RFG Insurance Cup Tournament Title emerged over the weekend. So we head to beautiful Dangriga by the sea where yesterday’s derby pitted Revolutionary Conquerors and Wagiya in game two of a semi-final home and away series. It’s a slow start […]
