The debate on the budget 2011-2012 got underway today in Belmopan. The leader of the Opposition, John Briceño, was first to deliver his presentation; it was a punchy speech with good sound bytes that drew holes in the Prime Minister’s budget of eight hundred and forty-three million dollars in revenue and grants and eight hundred […]
Back inside the National Assembly, the Leader of the Opposition tackled the government and its supporters in English and Creole. But when it came to the portion of his speech that was in Spanish, it was unwelcomed by the other side. The Speaker of the House allowed Briceño to continue his oral Spanish excerpt, but […]
The cost of fuel, which is directly linked to the spiraling world market prices, was also discussed by the Opposition Party. John Briceño reminded the Prime Minister about his no new taxes promise, but pointed out that there is a large increase in the price of fuel at the pump, particularly Premium gas which has […]
While the P.U.P. protest continued below the stairs of the parliament in the sweltering heat, the leader of the opposition continued his assault on the administration’s budget. With over twenty murders since the beginning of the year and countless shootings, the Opposition believes that government hasn’t provided a viable solution to crime. John Briceño, Leader […]
When the United Democratic Party won in 2008, the twenty-one pledges in the party’s manifesto played an important role in the landslide victory. Briceño punched many holes in that manifesto since he sees most of the pledges as nothing but empty promises three years later. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “Sadly this budget will […]
There have been twenty-four murders this year, twelve in this month alone. Sometime after seven this morning, the body of a fifty-four year old woman was discovered at her house in Orange Walk Town. She goes by the name of Isis Nassar and holds Lebanese and British passports. There are no known relatives in Belize […]
In our newscast on Wednesday night, we also reported on the murder of Philip Swift. Swift was killed in close proximity of his house on Ebony Street shortly after five o’clock in the evening. Up until news time, no arrests have been made nor has police been able to conclusively determine a motive. News Five’s […]
A few days ago, U.S. authorities reported that they had smashed an international pedophile ring and rescued two hundred and thirty-four children. This Tuesday, an elderly U.S. citizen was indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of Wisconsin for “traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in and attempting to engage in illicit sexual […]
And back to the House debate, notably absent from today’s sitting were P.U.P. representatives Cordel Hyde and Mark Espat. And although it appeared that Briceño was flying solo and getting the full brunt of the government fire, he was accompanied by Francis Fonseca, Florencio Marin and Former Prime Minister Said Musa. Musa also came out […]
In other news, there’s a developing story in the tourism industry tonight. A major tour operating company has had its license revoked, at least temporarily. It follows the death of fifty-nine year old Diana Mechling on February second of this year. Mechling was killed when the propeller on the boat she had traveled on to […]
The publication in the government’s party newspaper, the Guardian, of a female executive from the People’s United Party, is drawing condemnation from many sectors. A mini protest was staged on Wednesday by the women of the People’s United Party and today the Women’s Issues Network (WIN) Belize issued a release, expressing its displeasure over the […]
Will Sergeant Paulino Reyes the officer who shot and killed Corporal Gavin Sanchez be found responsible for the death of the young officer? That is what a coroner’s inquest that got underway today before five jurors will determine. Six persons were called to give testimony, including police officers and B.D.F. privates who were stationed on […]
While the Coroner’s Inquest is handling the case of the cop killed by one of his own, police are investigating a sibling rivalry that got out of hand in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Two brothers, Fedencio and Jeremiah Pott got into an argument while they were drinking together at the home of Elston […]
When speech problems are diagnosed early, therapy can result in the near normal development of the child. There are many factors that contribute to the disorder and there are signs that parents can detect when a child is having problems with learning to speak. Notably when speech problems surface early, it can also be an […]
