At news time, a person identified as Edward Lord, was shot and killed on Mahogany Street. The shooting took place at around five-thirty and Lord died on the way to the hospital. Edward is a known associate of Darrien Banks, who serving time in prison and whose brother, Jessim Gladden, was killed as recent as […]
Attorneys for the government are busy re-drafting legislation for the re-acquisition of the telephone company. It’s an astounding and contentious decision taken by Cabinet on Tuesday because only last Friday, the Court of Appeal declared that the 2009 acquisition is unconstitutional, null and void. And if all goes according to the government’s plan, the repossession […]
Immediately after the interview, the Prime Minister met with the staff of Belize Telemedia along with members of the Board at the Princess Hotel. The meeting lasted for close to two hours and from what we gather, the PM sold his case to the staff on the re-acquisition of one of the largest companies in […]
As you know by now, the Prime Minister says the government will re-nationalize Belize Telemedia on Monday. That’s because its re-nationalization in 2009 has been found by the Court of Appeal to be unconstitutional, null and void. The government has not given back the company to its owners saying the ruling was of a declaratory […]
The weeklong standoff between stevedores and the management of Port of Belize Ltd. ended this evening following a lengthy meeting mediated by Labor Commissioner Ivan Williams. While both parties are yet to begin negotiating the terms for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, they were able to make progress in the area of incorporating substitute stevedores […]
Shortly before five this evening, a Honda CRV was driving down Central American Boulevard when a vehicle coming off of Raccoon Street hit the rear of the Mini-SUV. The impact caused the driver to lose control and it landed in the drain. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident and the vehicle was slightly […]
In this newscast from time to time, we have shared the story of the courageous Christopher Bowman. For fourteen years he battled a tumor on his chest that progressively spread to his side and back that paralyzed him. About a month and a half ago, he was optimistic with a round of surgery in the […]
The big story so far is now the renationalization of Telemedia. We have been getting the views from both sides and earlier you heard from Prime Minister Dean Barrow as well the former Minister, Hubert Elrington. Elrington was joined on the couch of Open your Eyes this morning by Attorney Arthur Saldivar, who zeroed in […]
While on the legalities, Hubert Elrington, referred to the current attorney general his former law partner B.Q. Pitts, who has not been heard from since the ruling of the Court of Appeal last Friday. He finds Pitts’ silence lacking. Hubert Elrington, Attorney “We have in Belize an attorney general. The attorney general is the head […]
According to Attorney Arthur Saldivar, there appears to be another flaw in the government’s plan to re-nationalize the company. In a quick history lesson, Saldivar explains BTL’s roots as well as why taking the company, which is private property, and selling the shares to private individuals, is not nationalization. Arthur Saldivar, Attorney “We remember that […]
Last week’s nationalization of B.E.L. is being closely monitored internationally. Standard and Poor’s was the first to send out distress signals threatening to lower Belize’s credit rating. Today, we came across a report from one of the largest global investment banking and securities firms, Nomura, which is also predicting ominous prospects for Belize. The article […]
In news from the courts, three Colombian nationals appeared in the Dangriga Magistrate’s Court after being busted on Saturday with fifty-three parcels of cocaine, five nine millimeter pistols and two hundred and four live rounds of assorted ammunition. The men are twenty-seven year old Alberto Bedoya, thirty-seven year old Hernan Dario O’Quendo and forty-two year […]
On Sunday night a student was brutally murdered and today another student was charged with his killing. Around eight-thirty that night eighteen year old Steven Perez was on Dolphin Street when he was shot on the chest, abdomen and wrist. The St. John’s Junior College student succumbed to his injuries at the KHMH shortly after. […]
Moses Sulph was fired earlier this year after his organization, the Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA), staged a campout protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in the Capital. Amongst his supporters, the Public Service Union has called for his reinstatement. But that hasn’t happened, and his name has been smeared with […]
OCEANA has been at the forefront of a campaign against offshore oil exploration and oil drilling and the impact on the fragile ecosystem. A team of well known scientists are back in Belize to review research by local and international experts on the impact of oil spills versus the economic gains to fishing and tourism. […]
You’ve probably heard of the riots in Greece, but there’s also good news from that country, where the Special Olympics Summers Games are taking place. Team Belize defeated Indonesia two to one on Tuesday and took the lead in its group. Today the athletes were confident on the football field and played hard against the […]
