Minister of Education Patrick Faber is neck deep in a personal and political scandal tonight. The senior government minister has been accused of assaulting a staff member and her friend while at a party at his home in Lord’s Bank on Friday night. The shocking report was made to the Ladyville Police Station at five […]
Despite being up that proverbial creek without a paddle, Faber has both hands in the water and is churning up a storm. Interestingly, while the report speaks about the Minister of Education choking a young woman and punching her in the face twice, Faber maintains that he is an upstanding citizen, and in his opinion, […]
The Minister didn’t deny the incident happened, but insisted the report was withdrawn. As Minister of Education, Faber travels the nation speaking to students, encouraging them to reach for the stars and do the right thing but it’s not looking good for the young Minister, who says he’s only human. In the end, Faber turned […]
At a press briefing called today, the newly formed Public Relations Unit of the Police did their best in a bad situation. When asked the question about the report made against Faber, Police Press Officer Raphael Martinez appeared uncomfortable. And as to the report – well the police line is that it was withdrawn, so […]
One man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a San Pedro resident. Rolando Espat Junior was executed early on Saturday morning reportedly by someone he knew and with whom he had a standing rivalry. Police believe Espat Junior’s murder may have a bearing to a previous murder in the island. Rolando is […]
There was another murder, this time in the dangerous streets of the south side in the Old Capital. Thirty-eight year old mechanic, Jason Paulino, was shot to the head, abdomen and left shoulder as he sat inside his yard on Neal Pen Road. Just before ten on Sunday morning, Paulino and two friends were socializing […]
The threat of a grenade attack during the September Celebrations is very real, following a bold attempt in September 2008 when a hand-thrown bomb was hurled into a crowd of spectators during the Carnival Road March. While that explosive did not detonate and was safely defused, there have been a number of grenade attacks since […]
While the police have successfully retrieved a grenade from the streets, an incident on Saturday morning is raising questions about one of its own. A police officer is under investigation for shooting fifty year old Kent Skeet, a resident of Bagdad Street following an operation in Taylor’s Alley. According to police, sometime around after three […]
A vicious chopping incident in San Ignacio Town over a month ago remains uninvestigated, despite numerous attempts by the family of Felix Romero Junior to have a formal inquiry conducted into the incident. While the family contends that the bitter rivalry is the result of envy among former friends of Romero, they allege that the […]
There is more political news. While U.D.P. Minister Patrick Faber is under heavy public scrutiny tonight, attorney Arthur Saldivar’s political star is dimming very quickly. Saldivar is currently on suspension as standard bearer in the Belize Rural North for the People’s United Party. That came as a result of an allegation that he took just […]
This afternoon, the People’s United Party called a press conference. The P.U.P. leader, Francis Fonseca was asked about the Saldivar fiasco. He told the media that the members of the committee established by the national executive to investigate Saldivar have seen the video and will factor it into their decision. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. Leader […]
P.U.P. Leader, Francis Fonseca was among the last Friday’s House meeting. He pointed out that the government was not helping P.U.P. town Councils. But the Prime Minister responded with serious allegations of financial impropriety against a councilor, the Deputy Mayor and the Punta Gorda Mayor, Anthony Fuentes. The PM claimed that Fuentes has been using […]
The monthly subvention that the PG Town Council receives, says Fonseca, is in the tune of twenty-two thousand to pay salaries for the mayor, his deputy and councilors. But the government, through the Ministry of Local Government, has taken over the financial administration of the council and installed a financial controller. Francis Fonseca, P.U.P. […]
Earlier in our newscast we showed you Minister of Education Patrick Faber on the hot seat. He was at a media breakfast which was organized last week to deal with all manner of education issues across the spectrum – from vocational education to school fees, from school transport to books. The breakfast started an hour […]
That will be welcome news for some parents, who’ll be scrutinizing those school fees much more closely now. And there’s also the issue of school books for primary level students. Remember the free textbook program? Well it means that all primary school students across the country get their textbooks free. But many parents get lists […]
Also on the table for discussion today was the merging of the resources of three high schools – Maud Williams, Sadie Vernon and Excelsior. It was officially announced at the end of the 2013 school year. The decision raised all kinds of concerns, but it went through anyway. And today, just a few weeks into […]
It all leads to the road march this coming weekend. But on Saturday night, an extravagant show of stunning and colorful creations overwhelmed revelers as a record number of Bands competed for the King and Queen of the 2014 carnival. The elaborate outfits were judged on various points from artistic design to movement adding up […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. After falling in a 2-zip score to Honduras at the COPA Centro Americana, being hosted inside the United States, the national male team of Belize took on Guatemala at Dallas, Texas yesterday in a must win ballgame. The national side had the opportunity to […]
