The House of Representatives had not met for five months, but it did this morning in Belmopan. Several motions were introduced but the primary business had to do with a recent ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice in which the court found that a settlement deed signed by the former Prime Minister Said Musa […]
Another hotly debated motion was presented by Cayo Central Representative, Julius Espat. It dealt with the changes to the composition of the Public Accounts Committee. Prime Minister Dean Barrow last Friday called the motion idiotic; saying he will rain fire and damnation on it. And today, before the House of Representatives, the motion was rejected […]
Earlier in the newscast, the motion presented by Julius Espat for changes to the PAC was denied. News Five spoke to the Espat after the speaker rejected the motion. Espat was surprisingly optimistic and intends to bring back his motion as many times as it takes to get it passed. Jose Sanchez “There were […]
Cordel Hyde and Mark Espat held two of the strong P.U.P. seats in Belize City. Espat and Hyde bowed out at the eleventh hour of the 2012 General Elections and many P.U.P. insiders blamed them for the loss of the elections. In a previous House Meeting, Minister of Housing, Michael Finnegan called them home and […]
Luke Espat has announced his political candidacy in Cayo Central in loud fashion. The reaction to that announcement both inside and outside the People’s United Party has been mixed, but Espat remains confident. The problem is that Cayo Central already has a political officer. Collet Montejo narrowly lost that seat in 2012 and since then […]
In the south, SATIIM and Alcaldes of communities in the buffer zone of the Sarstoon Temash National Park have filed for an injunction against US Capital Energy. That injunction seeks to halt activities by the oil company within the park. Today SATIIM’s Executive Director, Greg Ch’oc, told News Five that the court will hear the […]
As far as co-management of the Sarstoon-Temash National Park is concerned, there has been no progress to report. The Forest Department’s stance is that SATIIM is persona non grata, and the NGO was informed of that via an official letter disallowing them access to the park. SATIIM’s stance is that the land in question is […]
On Tuesday newscast, we brought you an exclusive view from the inside of the old San Ignacio Hospital. There was evidence everywhere of gross neglect and from the Ministry of Health. The building was closed in August 2009, but left behind were hazardous medical wastes, syringes, needles, vials of medicine and thousands of confidential patient […]
The September celebrations are just around the corner and the calendar of activities will surely include two major celebrations: the Battle of St George’s Caye and Independence Day. To ease the Celebrations Commission, the government of Taiwan, through its embassy, made a generous contribution this morning. News Five’s Isani Cayetano reports. Isani Cayetano, Reporting […]
They rocked the Bliss on Tuesday night with phenomenal performances…the aspiring Superstars in Season Two brought their finest act to the stage as the competition tightens in who will walk away with the title of Channel Five’s, Be The Next Superstar, as well as the top cash prize. After stunning presentations in the knockout round, […]
