There is political news galore tonight but those matters must take a backseat to developments surrounding the condition of Belizean musical icon Andy Palacio. News five has confirmed that the forty-seven year old Palacio is in the process of being flown by air ambulance to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he will receive […]
The crowd was big, the spirits were high … and if the U.D.P. manifesto was pretty much an expansion of the previously ballyhooed twenty-one pledges, it really didn’t matter. What was important was electoral momentum … which the U.D.P. displayed in abundance. News Five’s Janelle Chanona reports. Janelle Chanona, Reporting By the busload and on […]
When they first appeared in the media spotlight almost two years ago the National Reform Party cut a strange figure on the political scene. Led by a Mennonite—a group that has traditionally shunned politics—boasting of deep pockets and an unsinkable faith in God, it was sometimes difficult to gauge the seriousness of the party’s intentions. […]
This morning twenty-three year old Lincoln Sabido appeared in Belize City Magistrates’ Court to face charges of murder. The Berry Street resident was one of five men detained after the shooting death of thirty year old Norman Reyes. In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Reyes was in his Flamboyant Street apartment when a gunman […]
Today political parties and the media sat in separate sessions with officials of the Elections and Boundaries Department and Police to review the do’s and don’ts of election day. The issues dealt with included nomination day, timelines of the department’s internet updates, the voting process itself, the electoral list, the counting, and details of the […]
The People’s United Party today released details of their model for an elected Senate. Stating that the elected body’s main function would be increased oversight of the executive branch of government, the proposal calls for an expanded role in approving key appointments, the review of an annual report from each ministry and the power to […]
Manifestos are one thing but any politician in Belize will tell you that elections are fought and won, not on lofty party pronouncements, but on the ground, house to house. And that’s where we find Ann-Marie Williams, tonight reporting from Belmopan. Rolando Zetina, P.U.P. Candidate, Belmopan “Belmopan needs representation. Over the years, especially since the […]
