Today’s special sitting of the House of Representatives included matters of routine housekeeping, the introduction of one bill and the passage of two bills and two loan motions through the House. But by far the show-stopper today was the passage of the Electricity Acquisition Settlement Bill in one sitting. The Prime Minister announced on Monday […]
According to the Prime Minister – faced with such an achievement, it is inconceivable to him that anybody would stop to count the actual financial cost. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “But for those who do let me correct the blatant miscalculations, the wrong songs, the mathematical stupidity that I have heard coming from some […]
Opposition leader Francis Fonseca says he gets it all right…and the People’s United Party actually welcomes the settlement of the four year protracted legal battle between G.O.B. and Fortis. But that doesn’t mean he likes the terms and concessions, and he made that very clear in his response to the introduction of the Bill. […]
Those comments by Fonseca drew a very heated response from Prime Minister Dean Barrow. He says that those wrongheaded assertions by the Leader of the Opposition are exactly why he would never hire Fonseca for his legal expertise. Dean Barrow, Prime Minister “He said we’re also not charging any tax to Fortis for the […]
The Barrow administration, for better or worse, has been embroiled in seemingly unending litigation. And with that litigation has come criticism for G.O.B.’s choice of high-paid, select attorneys who have raked in millions over the years. That criticism was front and centre in today’s session, raised first by P.U.P. Leader Francis Fonseca. The PM has […]
According to the member for Cayo South Julius Espat, what is happening today with Fortis is all part of, in his words, a premeditated and wicked plan in which the only ones to benefit are the PM’s circle of family and friends. Julius Espat, Area Rep., Cayo South “The Prime Minister installed his law […]
Now, if you expected those comments by Espat to be unremarked, you would be wrong. The Prime Minister always seems to reserve special attention for Espat, and today was no exception. Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Let me start with the member for Cayo South. Now, Mr. Speaker, in his intervention he was rude, he […]
A trio of Belize City fishermen remains lost at sea tonight after being reported missing by friends and family over the weekend. What should have been a routine one-day trip to Turneffe Island almost a week ago has become a nightmare for the Usher family whose loved one, along with two others, have disappeared at […]
When the Belize Territorial Volunteers led a mission to Sarstoon Island on August sixteenth, at least one vessel carrying members of the organization came into direct contact with the Guatemalan navy along the winding tributary. While footage of a brief verbal exchange was later broadcasted by the local media, leading the charge on the other […]
A smaller BTV contingent returned to Sarstoon Island this past Tuesday, where footage of what appeared to be a high-speed chase led by the Belize Defense Force was captured by the local media. On their tail was a Guatemalan vessel in hot pursuit. That video has raised numerous questions from the public as to whether […]
So, is the BTV squandering precious resources in trekking to the Sarstoon River weekly in an attempt to shadow the B.D.F. substitution at Cadenas? On Tuesday morning, Wil Maheia, along with Yaya Marin Coleman and COLA’s liaison officer Harley Burn, headed out early in hopes of witnessing the change-over. Despite a timely arrival, the mission […]
At the launch of a spirited anti-Guatemala campaign last Thursday, COLA’s executive member Rufus X, a contractor by profession, issued an open challenge to the B.D.F. to have him build a forward operating base at Sarstoon Island. X’s offer succeeds previous comments made by Commander Jones that not only is the island inhospitable but it […]
Twenty-four-year old female coast guard officer, Keyren Tzib, remains behind bars tonight; she was taken to court this morning for a second time on criminal charges. Tzib is on remand for the Manslaughter of her boyfriend, Thytis Blancaneaux. The violent incident occurred in July 2015 at the couple’s Lord’s Bank home. The two were hanging […]
Quite aside from the back and forth on the Fortis settlement, there was the usual bickering we’ve come to know and dislike at the sittings of the House of Representatives. That came early in today’s debate as Belize Rural Central area rep., Dolores Balderamos-Garcia, expressed that nationalization has to benefit the people, or it’s meaningless. […]
That debate, though not so personal, continued with Oscar Requeña, member for Toledo West. He had the same concerns as his colleague from Belize Rural Central – that all the beating of the collective chest in the House is all well and good, but in his area they’d really just prefer to be connected to […]
Carnival 2015 is quickly approaching with the King and Queen Competition coming up this Saturday and the spectacular road march set for September twelfth. On Tuesday night, the first round of judging of the mas camps got under way at different spots in the City. The bands are being judged on creativity and construction of […]
Belize has once again made its mark at the international cultural celebration known as CARIFESTA. The biennial event, which features the work of artisans as well as the creative arts performers from CARICOM states, took place in Haiti this year. Thousands attend to experience a burst of culture from participating countries. The ten-day program concluded […]
Tonight, starting at seven at the Bliss Center for the Performing Arts, a group of sixteen art students from Taiwan will take to the stage for the 2015 Taiwanese International Youth Ambassador Performance. The performers in Belize are part of a larger group of one hundred and sixty students that have been deployed to countries […]
