Chief Elections Officer Josephine Tamai has come under some scrutiny after a letter bearing today’s date accuses her of serious elections irregularities in the last stretch to the November fourth General Elections. In a nutshell, the letter, signed by P.U.P. Cayo Central Campaign Manager Horace Grant, claims that on Tuesday U.D.P. Chairman Alberto August entered […]
Tamai says that whether August had blank proxy forms in his possession or not is not her concern, since the forms are available to the public on their website. But she says that she did not, and would not ask any registering officer to sign blank forms. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “I have […]
Finally, Tamai told us that she didn’t realize that August had her on speaker-phone, but denies giving any instructions at all to any Elections and Boundaries staff member through August’s phone. Josephine Tamai, Chief Elections Officer “I did not know anything about being put on speaker phone because whatever it was…and I will tell […]
The People’s United Party has called on the Elections and Boundaries Office to provide transparency where the register of proxy voters is concerned and to allow them to inspect the proxy registers. That’s because the P.U.P. says it has received credible reports of elections shenanigans where proxies are concerned. Today, Tamai explained how the system […]
A fresh round of protests began today by employees of the CIBC First Caribbean Bank. As early as seven-thirty, employees who are members of the Christian Workers Union, demonstrated in front of the bank on Albert Street in the downtown area. The bank has not disclosed when it is closing for good having sold its […]
Viola Pook, the woman who doused her common-law husband Orlando Vasquez with kerosene on New Year’s Eve of 2008, and set him on fire was sentenced today by Judge Adolph Lucas. The judge imposed eight years in prison on her less time she has already served. Pook has been diagnosed with Battered Women Syndrome after […]
Guatemala’s territorial dispute has become a highly charged political issue exacerbated by recent statements made by the new leader of Guatemala. COLA has been leading the charge against the government for being soft on Guatemala. Today President Geovanni Brackett was asked about the tongue-lashing that the Prime Minister Dean Barrow gave to president-elect, Carlos Jimmy […]
Today, the media was called out to the launch of a new multi-purpose sports building to be located at the Marion Jones Sporting Complex in Belize City. It will be funded totally by the government of Mexico, and the concept was cemented in 2012 when both countries agreed on the plan. The new building catering […]
In the runoff to the elections, the Ministry of Health today announced a slew of free medical services it is offering. M.O.H. announced that along with the Belize Cancer Society, it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health of Merida for treatment of children afflicted by cancer. Children under eighteen years of age […]
The two mass political parties, the People’s United Party and the United Democratic Party, launched the manifestos last week. Today, the Belize Progressive party which says it is fielding twenty-five candidates released its manifesto. The B.P.P. is focusing on the family, the health of the nation, economic development as well as foreign policy. News Five’s […]
As we reported on Monday, very serious allegations have been made against officers of the Gang Suppression Unit. They are accused of raiding the homes of three families in San Jose, Orange Walk District for no reason other than intimidation…allegedly at the request of Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega. The homes in question are all […]
The Marion Jones Sporting Complex – even saying it leaves a sour taste in your mouth. The state-of-the-art dream has been thrown about for years…under construction for about seven of those years, but it’s still not done. It’s the proverbial white elephant for this administration…many millions of dollars pumped into a sporting facility which really […]
Since this is Longsworth’s last hurray as Minister of State, we also asked about Berger Field. That forlorn field on Vernon Street in the city was one of Longsworth’s campaign promises when he entered office. In fact, at one point he had up a huge billboard with a concept drawing of a new and improved, […]
Dozens of residents from the southern community of Jalacte are up in arms over the construction of an Agriculture Learning Center on their communal lands without consultations with them by the Government of Belize to get their nod of approval. The Ministry of Agriculture is spearheading an initiative that will focus on a pair of […]
Maya property rights have been affirmed multiple times through an unbroken chain of court decisions with the final decision at the Caribbean Court of Justice consented to by the Government of Belize. On the Phone: Pablo Mis, Program Coordinator, MLA “Clearly the communities, the Maya communities, all the Maya communities are not confused at […]
Twenty-seven year old Tyrone Linares is taking the local music scene by storm. The Jane Usher Boulevard youth is a member of the group, All God Sons and goes by the stage name T.Y. He has a new music video for his latest single entitled “Born and Grow” that is going viral on social media. […]
