In the course of the budget debate yesterday in the House of Representatives, the Minister of Public Service, John Saldivar dropped a bombshell when he said with much bravado that he had intercepted an e-mail from the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño. The matter sounded alarm bells because of the legalities at hand. But […]
And we did get a reaction from the People’s United Party in respect of the intercepted e-mail. Calling it morally reprehensible and a gross violation of privacy, the P.U.P. says that in many countries such an act would be considered as cyber piracy, an offense punishable by imprisonment. And according to the P.U.P., in preparing […]
In other news from Belmopan, the Governor General has administered the Oath of Allegiance to Nemencio Acosta of the Corozal North Constituency and appointed him as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Development and Social Transformation at the Belize House in Belmopan City. Acosta takes over the post temporarily from Juan Coy, the […]
An appeal by the Belize Bank winded down late this evening in the Court of Appeals. Arguments began Thursday evening on the constitutionality of the Appeals Board of the Central Bank . This appeal goes back to a directive by the Central Bank to the Belize Bank to transfer to Government U.S. ten million dollars […]
We reported yesterday that the London Court of International Arbitration (L.C.I.A.) Awarded Telemedia thirty-eight point five million dollars in damages because the government of Belize decided not to honor the accommodation agreement it signed with B.T.L. in 2005. To drive home the point, Telemedia explained in a release today that the Government chose not to […]
He came out of the water blazing with two guns after leaving behind a dead business man and several injured officers, but tonight the former cop turned outlaw, Kevin “Cowboy” Alvarez, has been remanded to the Hattieville prison. Since Saturday night’s chase in Orange Walk, Alvarez has been under police guard at the Northern Regional […]
But in Belize City, two men had a shot at freedom this morning when their case was struck out… but it was short lived as they were rearrested almost as soon as they left the courtroom. This morning Chief Magistrate, Margaret McKenzie struck out the charges against thirty-five year old Charles Moss and twenty-nine year […]
It was his fifteenth trip to the court and he has only one conviction under his belt, but today he landed his second when twenty-one year old Gion Bernard was found guilty of Theft. Magistrate Dorothy Flowers sentenced him to six months for theft and six months for an additional charge of Damage to Property; […]
Two prison inmates got themselves in more hot water and appeared today in Magistrates’ Court on charges of Drug Trafficking. While they both pleaded not guilty and their case was adjourned until April twenty-third, thirty-one year old David White and twenty-six year old Noel Herrera were carted back to prison because they are currently serving […]
Yet another duo was freed after the victim requested no further action in Court. Twenty year old Jason Gillett and a fifteen year old minor were charged with the Attempted Murder of seventeen year old Adolphus Gomez. The incident occurred on August twelfth 2008. Gomez reported to police that he was walking on Fairweather Street […]
Belize is widely known for its beautiful fauna and flora and is market as an eco-destination to view all of nature’s wonders. But the attention placed on our exotic animal species is not always positive. The Forest Department has become aware that a lot of people are hunting and selling game meat. Chief Forest Officer […]
Today a group of fourteen law enforcement officers concluded a three-week training in prisoner handling at the B.D.F. headquarters. The course was intended to improve their skills when making arrests to observe the rights of inmates. Representatives from the B.D.F., the Customs and the Police Departments received certificates in Trainers’ Techniques and in the Prisoner […]
There is more on yesterday’s budget debate in the House of Representatives. In the afternoon, Orange Walk East Area Representative, Marcel Cardona, who was recently ousted from Cabinet as the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, took the floor and he did not spare any words for his own government for ignoring his constituency. And […]
And while Cardona was critical of his government’s performance in his area, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Arthur Roches proved to be a man of few words with the shortest speech of the day: sixty seconds tops. Arthur Roches, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health “Like my colleagues on this […]
If you are looking for good family fun this weekend, then you can head to the YWCA which is hosting its annual Open House and Sports Day. The event serves as a fundraiser for the institution and promises much entertainment and family fun. Public Relations Chair for the Y, Anne-Marie Williams, stopped by our studios […]
The weekend is just getting underway and there are activities around town that provides great fun and relaxation. Safiyyah has the scoop on the upcoming events for weekend. Hey I’m Safiyyah and this is what’s happening Belize? Inside the bliss tonight there will be a Lyrical Combat poetry slam. This is being held in order […]
