The United Democratic Party held its National Convention in Dangriga over the weekend. The biennial event should have been held in 2015, but that turned out to be a banner year for elections – two bye-elections, one municipal and one general – which caused the official party function to be pushed back. On Sunday, all […]
There’s no doubt that Vega’s departure from the political scene will have a significant effect on the U.D.P. Vega has generally held the fort in the north – pumping resources and considerable money into all election campaign machineries. Village Council elections will be held soon, and those in the know say that Vega’s heavy arm […]
There are two contenders to the slot of first deputy leader of the U.D.P.: Ministers John Saldivar and Patrick Faber. Within twenty-four hours of the national convention in Dangriga, Faber called a press conference officially launching his bid. At this early stage, he was supported by senior colleagues Michael Finnegan, Manuel Heredia, as well as […]
A thirty-nine-year old custom officer well-known in Corozal Town tragically lost his life on Sunday afternoon. Valdemar Alpuche Junior and his two daughters were trying out a brand new jet ski in the Corozal Bay when all went awfully wrong. From all accounts, they were not wearing life vests when they were flung into the […]
In the Belize District, there was a violent end to the life of twenty-five-year-old Rene Chavarria, who was shot and killed in Ladyville on Friday night. Chavarria was riding a bicycle along Marage Road sometime after nine o’clock when he came under attack by a trio of men. Multiple shots were fired from at least […]
A locus retracing the sequence of events resulting in the stabbing death of Salvadoran national Oscar Gomez has been completed. Despite making progress in the ongoing investigation, Ladyville police are tonight no closer to closing the case. It remains unclear whether Gomez stabbed himself while intoxicated or if he was fatally injured by someone he […]
There was other loss of lives, but on the highways. A cyclist perished at the start of the weekend after being hit by a passenger bus while traveling along the George Price Highway on Friday night. Thirty-three-year-old Jason Robinson was riding his bicycle when he was struck by a Shaw’s Bus in the vicinity of […]
On Saturday night, there was another fatal road traffic accident, this one on the Jalacte Road near the San Antonio waterfalls. At around ten-fifty that night Police were called to the San Antonio Polyclinic where they found San Jose resident Virginio Sub suffering from multiple injuries to his head and body. Sub was unconscious and […]
A motorist is tonight lucky to be alive, following a near fatal road traffic accident along the Phillip Goldson Highway on Sunday morning. The white Chevy Tahoe, driven at the time by Edward Ellis, was completely engulfed in flames by the time Ladyville police were able to respond to the scene. Fortunately, he was able […]
The Patrick Faber campaign was launched this afternoon amid much fanfare within the United Democratic Party. While a date for the convention is yet to be determined, it is expected that delegates will go to the polls no later than mid-July. But Faber is first out of the gate and is heavily supported by the […]
But what about his temper? Faber is known for his sporadic outbursts, a trait that has rubbed quite a few people the wrong way. According to the leadership candidate, it’s a character flaw he is certainly working on. Patrick Faber, Candidate, U.D.P. Deputy Party Leader “But what you need to realize Mister Vasquez is […]
Barring an official protocol governing the rules of engagement at the southern-most border of Belize, the Sarstoon, there seems little clarity on the situation there. Things came to a head just over a week ago when Guatemalan military came into Belizean waters in front of the Forward Operating Base and informed soldiers stationed there that […]
At least in the first quarter of 2016, violent crime has been on the rise, in record-setting numbers. Murders in particular have been spread out across the country, including in San Pedro, Belize’s primary tourism destination. While we’ve been the subject of various advisories in the past in which tourists have been warned to exercise […]
Closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense commenced today in the murder trial of Osmar Sabido, who is accused of taking the life of his common-law-wife Christie Carrasco. A group of residents called for justice outside the Orange Walk Supreme Court as the proceedings took place inside. Emotions were running high as Sabido was […]
At the opening session of the Supreme Court this year, Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin set ground rules in respect of the time frame for an accused person to be provided with disclosure and for them to be tried within a reasonable time. This morning, ten months after nineteen-year-old Ronalph Ramsey Junior was charged for the […]
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and this is Sports Monday. The playoff picture inside the PLB closing season is taking shape but there are some crucial back matches remaining that could propel a few teams on to the inside the lane. In Belize City yesterday the Belize Defense Force made a big jump to […]
