The House of Representatives met in Belmopan and there were various pressing issues on the agenda for today’s meeting which had its usual share of feistiness and drama coming from both sides of the isle. But first, before the debate on the Windfall Tax and the Sixth Amendments to the Constitution were dealt with the […]
And as for those ten million U.S dollars from Venezuela that the Central Bank retrieved from the Belize Bank on August eleventh following months of litigation in court, the Prime Minister announced he has appointed a Steering Committee that will have oversight on the millions. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “What’s to happen with the money? […]
Prime Minister Barrow was a happy camper when the issue of the Sixth Amendment Bill went through the second and third reading and was debated in the House. And while they were passed at today’s sitting, according to the P.M., they won’t come into force until October because of a pending appeal. Prime Minister Dean […]
That decision by the Prime Minister did not affect the debate of those amendments. There were enough objections and support in the national consultations held around the country weeks ago, but today the politicians had their say. First to stand up and contest some changes was Freetown Area Rep Francis Fonseca who spoke of section […]
He has significant investments in Belize, but that doesn’t mean he has been without controversy, in fact he has been at the middle of it in most cases. And it appears that from time to time he has been in the warpath with both administrations and depending on whom you talk to, there is always […]
And while the House Meeting was the main event of the day, in Belize City Mayor Zenaida Moya had her own side-show responding to the serious allegations that Councillor Mark King made against her on Thursday. And to show that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, Moya was emphatic in denying the […]
And the Prime Minister had his own take on the debacle involving the mayor and the Councillor. While Councillor King has been spared for now, his political career is in doubt. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “The undertaking not to go on the media and talk bad about any fellow candidate, the undertaking not to make […]
And from politics to the courts, after hearing mitigation pleas from two character witnesses, Justice Herbert Lord sentenced, twenty year old Guatemalan, Yanira Escobar, to fifteen years imprisonment. Escobar, who also goes by Dominga Hernandez, was found guilty of Manslaughter two weeks ago in connection with the 2005 stabbing death of twenty-two year old Yesenia […]
And in other court news, a businessman and three of his female employees were charged today with the sale of illegal lottery. The owner of Garden Shop on Freetown Road, Dennis Chow, and his employees Jin Jian Zhan, Wei Ling Huang and Zhen Deng appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning where they faced the charges […]
Thank Goodness it’s Friday … and Saffiyah has the blotter for weekend activities. Hey it’s me, Saffiyah and this is what’s happening Belize. I don’t know about you but I am real excited about the September Celebrations. I can just feel the September spirit in the air. One group that I know is already in […]
