The hopes and dreams of our nation rested on the shoulder of the Belize Jaguars as they headed to Cayman over the weekend to play compete against that nation’s ‘A’ squad. For the Belize Jaguars, following a draw at home last week – everything was on the line for our boys who needed an outstanding […]
Belize City Mayor Darrell Bradley, riding the wake of victory in municipal elections on March fourth, today announced he will be contesting the Caribbean Shores seat in a convention to be held on June seventh. Today, at the entrance to the almost completed Blue Marlin Boulevard, Bradley made the declaration. While it’s no surprise to […]
According to Bradley, residents of Caribbean Shores have been asking for new representation, better service and better leadership, and he says that in those areas his record speaks for itself. Santiago ‘Santino’ Castillo, the current area representative is considered a serious player since his family has been a loyal financier of the U.D.P. – but […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow has stated openly that he will support his Cabinet colleague in any convention in Caribbean Shores. That doesn’t bode well for Bradley, as we’ve seen the fate of others like his predecessor Zenaida Moya who dared to buck the leadership. But Bradley is unfazed. He says that like the prime minister […]
Looking ahead, however…if the mayor is to step down, who will replace him as municipal leader for Belize City? Today, premature or not, the media asked Bradley about a possible successor to his seat. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “I’ve had the pleasure of working with the ten councilors, both in the first term […]
Notwithstanding the mayor seeking higher office, Bradley says that as a council, they have been aggressively looking at new plans for the city which will be rolled out in the short-term. Darrell Bradley, Belize City Mayor “Going into the next term, we are working very closely…for the last month, we have been meeting with […]
There were two debates held in the House of Representatives last week – one on the 2015-2016 Budget and one on a proposed Petrocaribe Bill. The Bill is a controversial one which will allow government to draw down Petrocaribe monies without taking it to the House, and also to use those monies for any purpose […]
That’s a grand gesture by the Leader of the Opposition, but almost immediately there was some confusion in the House. According to P.U.P. Deputy Leader Julius Espat, any Petrocaribe monies spent in Cayo South will be more than welcome. Julius Espat, Area Representative, Cayo South “The Prime Minister is going down the worst road […]
And Prime Minister Dean Barrow wasn’t finished there. He has always reserved special attention for Cayo South Area Representative, Julius Espat, and Friday was certainly no exception. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Before you became formally involved in public life…I don’t know how you suddenly donned this garb of self-righteousness…try to pass yourself off as […]
And today, the Senate met in regular session to debate the Petrocaribe Bill which passed through the House on Friday. The government has the majority in the Senate, so the fate of the discussion was foretold, but that didn’t stop the Opposition Senator Lisa Shoman who says that she cannot and will not support the […]
Business sector Senator Mark Lizarraga had a lot to say about the Prime Minister’s budget today, particularly where borrowing is concerned. The Opposition coined the phrase ‘Borrow and Spend Budget,’ and today Lizarraga cautioned that when the government comes down off this borrowing and spending high, the hangover will be unbearable. Mark Lizarraga, Senator, […]
A San Ignacio resident is tonight clinging to life at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was hit by a vehicle that did not stop. Fifty year old Bernard McLaren, known in the west as the bread and bun man, is a self-employed father of three children. McLaren had just visited his kids and […]
An elderly Belize City resident is lucky to be alive tonight after he was brutally attacked in his home early Saturday morning. Eighty-eight year old Robert Acosta heard noises in his house on Hyde’s Lane sometime between four thirty and six that morning but upon checking he didn’t see anyone. He went back to bed […]
This morning, the trial of Belize City resident Herman Miranda Junior ended in an acquittal after six years on remand. Miranda was accused of the September twenty-ninth, 2009 murder of Norman Gillett, a resident of Vernon Street who was gunned down on the compound of House of Commons, at the corner of Partridge and Vernon […]
In February thirty-seven Belizeans, members of an expedition led by the Northern Territorial Volunteers, were seized by Guatemalan military in Belizean waters and forced to go to Livingston, Guatemala. They were returning from an expedition to Gracias a Dios, where they had refurbished and placed a plaque on the border monument there. But now pictures […]
Easter holiday is upon us and it means that many of us will be hitting the beach and some of the popular destinations locally and across the border. There’s one group that wants you to go to Caye Caulker this year for the invitational regatta on April fifth and sixth. Sailing Clubs from across the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The nation collectively held its breath with eyes glued to their TVs as the national football team of Belize faced the Cayman selection in game II yesterday after the lackluster stalemate at Belmopan last Wednesday. Football has always excited the Belizean public and our […]
