The senate was convened today in the Capital; presiding was Lee Mark Chang, a UDP political aspirant for the Freetown Area. Among the bills before the senate, was the controversial Interception of Communications Bill, which was hotly debated in the House of Representatives last week between the Government and the Opposition. Debate today was robust […]
The opposition senator was dead set against the bill. Senator Lisa Shoman said the new law can be used for mischief and abuse. While she agrees that there needs to be legislation to support the fight against crime, Shoman and Godwin Hulse both expressed the citizen’s right to privacy. In their opinions, the principle is […]
Senior Counsels Godfrey Smith and Eamon Courtenay, both who represent the Ashcroft Group of Companies felt the wrath of Prime Minister Dean Barrow this week. On the airwaves and in his party’s mouthpiece, the prime minister called Smith and Courtenay unpatriotic. This morning the PM continued his attack against the two. The PM accused Courtenay […]
After throwing light on his discussions with the IMF, Courtenay delivered his own blow on the insults directed at him by the head of the government. Eamon Courtenay, Attorney at Law “As I said yesterday, this type of name-calling, this type of behavior is not the way a prime Minister should behave. But as I […]
He’s been a wanted man for some time and last night they almost got him. Twenty-seven year old Edward Lord Jr. whose notoriety dates back to the gangland slaying of George ‘Junie Balls’ McKenzie in August 2007 is tonight hospitalized at the K.H.M.H. after being shot in the face on Thursday night. Reports are that […]
Before news time this evening Operation Jaguar was in full effect. Several officers pulled up on the intersection of New Road with Victoria and Pickstock Streets. Although the area wasn’t covered in crime scene tape, it attracted dozens of residents. The officers allowed residents to continue on their way and there didn’t seem to be […]
The investment of social security funds, some fifty million dollars, for the purchase of BTL shares, is not getting support. Aside from Digicel Caribbean, government is urging the Social Security Board to buy in but the prospectus will not be available until October fifteenth. The Chamber of Commerce on Thursday said it could not support […]
A former Director of the Belize Natural Energy Limited is wanted by police for a slew of alleged fraudulent offences. Police say that Sheila McCaffrey was removed from the company on September sixteenth 2008, but two weeks later she allegedly used legitimate company cheques that were still in her possession to pay for purchases, and […]
Shortly after the murder on Wednesday of Be-john Martinez which took place off a feeder road near Haulover Bridge, police searched a house at the corner of Amara and Dean Streets where they detained four persons for a small amount of marijuana. The four: Kareem Smith, his siblings Patrick and Ashanti Flowers, along with a […]
Twenty-seven year old Eric Cadogan and his ex-common-law wife, Rosita Flowers, got into a dispute when she went to his house on Wednesday to pick up her belongings. Things got out of hand and Cadogan ended up in court today charged with Aggravated Assault with a Machete. Cadogan initially pleaded guilty but explained that he […]
Belizeans for Justice Founding members, Yolanda Schakron and Joan Sutherland formed a bond since both have lost loved ones to gun violence. They have been vocal against crime and against corruption in the Police Department. The Schakron and Sutherland families recently took a trip to the Galvez family’s farm near Clarissa Falls. But at seven […]
On Thursday night’s newscast, attorneys Godfrey Smith and Eamon Courtenay exposed the two faces of Prime Minister Dean Barrow. The PM has been attacking interests of Lord Michael Ashcroft in Belize. Barrow took to the airwaves to condemn Smith and Courtenay. Courtenay responded to the charges by saying, “Mr. Barrow is today earning thousands upon […]
Since the beginning of the year Dr. Santos Mahung’s presidency at the University of Belize had been under fire. The Board of Trustees wrote to Prime Minister Dean Barrow on January thirteenth recommending his termination for among other reasons, failing to perform duties prescribed under the University of Belize Act. Mahung was also accused of […]
The ongoing “Adopt a Ward Program at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital got a boost today from the Belize Bank. Both the babies and the staff at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will have a better environment with freshly painted walls, equipment and blankets to keep them warm. News Five’s Delahnie Bain was on hand […]
It’s the age of technology, so the World Wide Web is the place to go for information and research. The internet is a necessary place for business and it is also a cool place for social networking across the globe. Most schools have established computer labs or resource centers with internet access. But computers, their […]
The Central American Regional Security Initiative was originally called the Merida Initiative. But the renaming also meant that funds would be pumped not only in Mexico but to all other countries in Central America. The assistance given to countries like Belize is to stop the flow of narco- trafficking, weapons, and curb the effects of […]
This week is being celebrated as Senior Citizens’ Week and the theme for this year is Aging with Action. This morning one hundred and twenty senior citizens took part in a march to honor the men and women who have not only survived, but have lived quality lives from as far back as the 1920’s. […]
Safiyyah is back this week and she has the blotter of fun and exciting events for this weekend. From a party for the young and energetic to dancing for Latin lovers and much more happening all around the country. If you haven’t charted out your plans, listen up because this weekend it’s party time. Hey […]
