Two weeks ago, we aired a video of an encounter between the Belize Defence Force and the Guatemalan Armed Forces in the Sarstoon in which the B.D.F. and the police were caught off guard in dealing with the Guatemalan military and at least one sergeant was later demoted. But there has been little official information […]
As recent as March sixteen this year, we asked the B.D.F. Commander, brigadier David Jones if in fact the situation in the Sarstoon was regressing for the B.D.F., as well as for civilians. Now, we know that the recently enacted Sarstoon Law prevents passage by Belizeans to the river without authorization. That is in addition […]
Aside from the B.D.F., Coastguard and Police, others are similarly being blocked from traversing the Sarstoon River. The Sarstoon and Temash Institute of Indigenous Management, SATIIM, is one such N.G.O. Its park rangers were prohibited from traversing the Sarstoon River last Thursday when they checked in at the Forward Operating Base before commencing their monthly […]
The decision of an arbitration award for B.T.L. shares is perhaps weeks away, but there is early information suggesting that the value to be paid to Dunkeld International and other former shareholders will be in the range of five dollars and sixty cents per share. That is also the price per share that the government […]
Government, on the other hand, says that what has been issued is a draft from the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s findings on the valuation of a little over forty-five million B.T.L. shares. Under those findings, the value has been set at five dollars and sixty cents per share. The government release also said that, “Just […]
The murder stats in the west continue on an upward trend. The most recent murder victim is a businessman man who was shot at a bar after eleven o’clock on Tuesday night. Three other persons were injured in the shooting. Fifty-nine-year-old Jose Anibal Molina Estrada of Duck Run Three was mortally wounded at the Pasadita […]
Molina is the fifth murder victim in less than two weeks in the San Ignacio jurisdiction. There was a drug-related double murder involving Guatemalan nationals Santos Ramon Gomez and Orlando Antonio Garcia Calletal, a domestic violence double murder in which Miriam Mai and her sister-in-law Daisy Miralda were killed over the Labor Day weekend. Police […]
The People’s United Party is proceeding to challenge the Sarstoon Law. The claim is being brought by the Party Leader John Briceño against the Attorney General and the Governor General. Briceño is seeking a declaration from the court that the Statutory Instrument passed on April twenty-ninth on Public Safety is contrary to rights guaranteed by […]
Now by definition, Civil Commotion is a legal term defined by common law as an insurrection of the people that’s of a magnitude little greater than a riot and a little less than a civil war. The P.U.P. contends that there was never any risk of that and there wasn’t a rational basis for the […]
The National Party Council of the P.U.P. has also approved an expedition to the Sarstoon by the Party. As legal advisor, the media asked Marshalleck if he is in support of the planned trip. His advice is contrary to the party’s position. Andrew Marshalleck, Attorney “No, my advice to them is that they have […]
As we reported earlier, government will have to pay more than two hundred million dollars to Dunkeld in an arbitration award for the expropriation of Telemedia. That information came out before a final decision is issued. But today, Belize Telemedia Limited held an unusual press brief prior to their Annual General Meeting. Telemedia is claiming […]
Turning to the courts…On August twelfth, 2010, fourteen year old student of Edward P. Yorke High school Helen Yu was shot and killed during a robbery at her father’s shop on Iguana Street in Belize City. Three men were charged for her murder: Jermaine Matura, Arlington Drive and Egbert Miller. After a case management today, […]
Late last week, the Guatemalan Congress passed a resolution advising their nationals not to travel to Belize because of alleged violence by the B.D.F. But on this side of the border, in the hundreds school-aged children come across on weekdays to attend three schools in Benque Viejo Del Carmen. The practice started long ago and […]
While the Guatemalan military continues to outmanoeuvre the B.D.F. in the Sarstoon River, on the ground in Guatemala, President Jimmy Morales is facing huge protests. Today, thousands of indigenous people have blocked fourteen roads. The Guatemalan National Police say they are willing to use any method necessary to ensure law and order in the City. […]
As much as fifteen million U.S. dollars will be invested in climate change programs in Belize. The Japanese Government today launched the Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership Project which is intended to make Belize resilient to the impacts of the natural phenomenon. News Five’s Duane Moody reports. Duane Moody, Reporting Climate change is recognized […]
In Belmopan today, a memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit Ambassador Joy Grant and the Commissioner of Police Allen Whylie. The M.O.U. provides the basis for further cooperation between the parties in respect of money laundering and terrorism activities. Joy Grant, Director, FIU “This morning is an […]
