The polls have just closed in the Cayo North by-election where Omar Figueroa of the U.D.P. and Richard Harrison of the P.U.P. contested the elections. The voter’s turnout at five o’clock stood at fifty-three point four percent, the six o’clock report will not be delivered until later this evening when the Returning Officer, Marcelo Winsor, […]
The overwhelming presence of elected officials, including the Prime Minister and the Leader of the P.U.P., as well as political aspirants from both major parties in Cayo North today is a tour de force of support for Harrison and Figueroa. And as we said, while a win for either of the two organizations won’t tip […]
The results of the bye-election, as Opposition Leader Francis Fonseca also attests, will indicate, in some measure, what will take place at the polls in the March municipals. In the aftermath, Fonseca says that the party will carefully go over today’s exercise to see where it can further prepare for the elections ahead. Francis […]
There is an update to today’s by-election in Cayo North. Sixty-two percent of six thousand, five hundred and ninety-eight registered turned up to cast their ballots during today’s election. That figure represents a total of four thousand, sixty-three voters. While the reconciliation process is now ongoing, the overall attendance at the polls has been described […]
According to Harrison, notwithstanding the less than remarkable numbers, he is confident that his brief campaign efforts will secure a victory for the People’s United Party. Mike Rudon “Richard it is midday. What are you seeing? Half of the day has gone. What are you seeing in terms of figures?” Richard Harrison, P.U.P. […]
Turning to another major issue…The sugar cane crop season and the sugar industry are in serious jeopardy; in fact, the situation has regressed. At an emergency meeting of cane-farmers on Sunday, a majority rejected the proposed agreement between ASR/B.S.I. and the B.S.C.F.A., which means that for all intents and purposes, negotiations have broken down completely. […]
But before a vote was taken, there was a surprise announcement. B.S.C.F.A. attorney, Chris Coye, would tell cane farmers that the latest proposed agreement was an improvement. Chris Coye, Attorney, B.S.C.F.A. “New agreement does not take anything in any way from the farmers but provides more for the farmers than what the old agreement […]
But Coye’s position came under swift attack from Javier Keme, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the B.S.C.F.A. Keme rejected Coye’s view that the new agreement provided farmers with the better deal. He accused Coye of flip flopping. Javier Keme, Chairman, Finance Committee, B.S.C.F.A. (Translated) “The thirtieth of November at our general assembly, […]
It’s only five days into the New Year, and there are already three murder victims as the bloodbath extended from Belize City to Belmopan. The manager of Dream Valley, Yaima Ledesma, was murdered cold bloodedly on New Year’s Day at the resort in Teakettle. Over the weekend, two others were shot and killed in the […]
Kareem Lopez was in the headlines dating back to 2006 for a slew of charges which included murder and attempted murder. He was out on bail for a November drug possession charge when he was murdered. This morning, on Central American Boulevard before seven o’clock, Mervin Underwood was executed near Pound Yard Bridge where he […]
There were a total of four shootings over the weekend – three which ended fatal. The third killing occurred on Sunday night in Belmopan and police are saying that evidence so far would suggest that the shooter acted in self-defense. Sometime around seven p.m., the mutilated body of nineteen year old Kevin Vasquez was discovered […]
Police Officer Bernard Villanueva who is attached to the Bella Vista Police Station has been arrested and charged for extortion. Villanueva was busted in a sting operation following a report made by twenty-eight year old Jeydi Romero who claimed that the cop had suggested that she cough up two hundred dollars for the release of […]
A Good Samaritan of Police Street in Belize City is fortunate to be alive after he was stabbed while trying to intervene in a fight. Thirty-two year old Aaron Kerr was socializing at a party on Saturday morning at his residence when he was stabbed to the left side of the head as he intervened […]
Aside from the murders and attempted murders, there was other criminal activity elsewhere in the country. In Roaring Creek, Nelson Gallardo reported to the Belmopan Police that at about two-thirty on Sunday morning, he was at his business place which is the Westar Gas Station, when he was alerted by a security guard that someone […]
Several operations were undertaken by the Gang Suppression Unit over the weekend. On Saturday, the GSU were on the ground in the Conch Shell Bay Area. In an open lot, they found a black plastic bag hidden under several pieces of lumber. It contained ten live rounds of ammunition. The ammo was confiscated by the […]
Good evening I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. We kick off the action with Saturday night’s crunch time affair between Police United and the Belize Defence Force. The Police was looking to rebound and state its claim for leadership in the standings while the B.D.F. marched into the Isidoro Beaton Stadium looking […]
