The Belize Workers Union met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow at his Coney Drive office this afternoon to discuss the issue of shares it holds in the debt-burdened Belize Sugar Industries (B.S.I.). The employees trust currently owns eighty-one percent of the company, despite not having received dividends for investments in over ten years. With the […]
The country’s constitution has been under much debate and discussion on morning talk shows and nightly newscasts. The proposed ninth amendment is getting its fair share of protest, but earlier today the Bar Association of Belize sent out a twenty-five page concept paper that thoroughly discussed the merits and demerits of the Belize Constitution (Eighth […]
We also asked Marshalleck about the Bar’s position on the Belize Constitution (Ninth Amendment) Bill, which is the new hot button issue in G.O.B.’s saga of controversial bills. Jose Sanchez “What is your understanding of the proposed ninth amendment to the constitution?” Jacqueline Marshalleck, President, Bar Association “Ahm, I would prefer at this stage not […]
If the bill is passed into law, it would bar all legal challenges to future constitutional amendments. If you’re still unsure of what it all means, Attorney Audrey Matura-Shepherd broke down the legal jargon into a digestible and understandable format on this morning’s Open Your Eyes. Audrey Matura-Shepherd, Attorney “What is being proposed now is […]
The Prosecutorial Reform Index (PRI) is the current in assessment tools developed by experts in criminal law reform at the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI). And after months of dialogue with attorneys, judges, police officers, media, and stakeholders in the justice system, the ABA ROLI team, headed by its Country Director, […]
While the ABA ROLI team were examining and questioning members of the judiciary, change was occurring in the system. After the presentation, the President of the Bar offered comments on how public prosecution can be strengthened while the legal advisor for the Ministry of Police and the Police Department said that some training for public […]
Bert Vasquez has been behind bars since February of this year on charges of aggravated assault of an indecent nature and unlawful imprisonment. Today Vasquez found out he has to spend at least another month and a half in jail after he was additionally charged with forcible abduction and attempted rape. It’s a case that […]
Also in court, a taxi driver and two George Street residents were all charged with Drug Trafficking after they were found inside a Dodge Ram with marijuana hidden under the driver’s seat. Twenty-six year Brian Herrera, aka “Bido”, eighteen year old Albert Fuentes and forty-six year old Clarence Lino were arraigned this morning in courtroom […]
On Monday, July twenty-fifth, Reginald Cumberbatch was charged with one count of aggravated assault after he allegedly tried to sodomize a fourteen year old boy. The incident took place on Thursday night in the western village of Succotz. The minor went to accompany Cumberbatch out to the road after his mother completed a transaction with […]
You’ve just heard one politician’s view about developments in the area where Reginald Cumberbatch is accused of taking advantage of a youth. But who exactly is Reginald Cumberbatch and why was the Belize City man offering services in Succotz? Believe it or not, Cumberbatch is a Justice of the Peace. According to the President of […]
The hit American reality show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels” was in the Jewel back in May, filming in San Pedro. That episode was the show’s season finale, which aired Tuesday night on the A&E cable channel. Simmons, the rock and roll legend from the band Kiss, has long proclaimed that he would never get married, […]
If family time for you is not sitting in front of the television watching reality shows, then perhaps one of summer’s litany of camps is what your child needs for stimulation. News Five Isani Cayetano reports on a football camp. Isani Cayetano, Reporting Dog days for primary school students are usually accompanied by a cornucopia […]
For the second year in a row Youth Voices, in collaboration with the Global Parish Project, is holding its Documentary Story-telling Summer Program. Over fifteen youths will learn photography and videography techniques to help tell their stories via Spoken Word. The youths started the summer camp a week ago and today News Five caught up […]
Tickets sold out for Tuesday night’s KTV Duets and with a packed audience at the Bliss auditorium, the pressure was on for the contestants to pull off excellent performances. And they did not disappoint. The seven duos left in Group A survived the first eliminations and implemented the constructive criticism given to them on opening […]
