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The third meeting of the Senate Special Select Committee on a three volume Immigration Report, and the first to be held in public, proceeded for an abbreviated one-hour session this morning at the National Assembly in Belmopan. It featured the appearance of Auditor General Dorothy Bradley, whose office has been under siege from the Government […]
Two weeks ago, Speaker of the House of Representatives Michael Peyrefitte brought suit against Auditor General Dorothy Bradley and Attorney General Vanessa Retreage. He complained that his name was wrongly published in the Auditor General’s Special Audit on Passports at the Immigration and Nationality Department. Peyrefitte maintains that he did nothing wrong when as a […]
Outside the National Assembly, the Auditor General gave her first public comments since the scandal broke. She stated that in keeping with her organization, the purpose of the report is not to determine the guilt or innocence of any individual named. The Audit is simply a set of findings in response to alleged contraventions of […]
Inside the National Assembly chamber, the Auditor General discussed her interactions with the Immigration Department in compiling and filing the report. Put simply, it was no picnic trying to obtain information from the Department or the Ministry. Dorothy Bradley, Auditor General “Generally, I would want to start by saying that I think the team […]
They called it a sham. They said it could not possibly, as constituted along party political lines, carry out the all-encompassing independent investigation of the Immigration Department that they wanted. They voted against the motion that brought it into being after introducing a few minor amendments. And they boycotted the first two meetings. But all […]
After clearing up an administrative tiff between the Commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams, the top cop is back on the job as regional commander for the Eastern Division South. Williams was placed on leave briefly on Monday, but by Tuesday afternoon, after a meeting with the top brass of the […]
Prime Minister Dean Barrow traveled to New York City earlier this week. The visit has to do with the super bond in light of the ailing economy. The PM is hoping to meet with individual holders or possibly a committee of holders of Belize’s U.S. Dollar Bonds due in 2038. These meetings are expected before […]
The world got up this morning to a new reality that Donald Trump has been voted in as the forty-fifth president of the United States defying all polls and predictions in the long U.S. election campaign. Hillary Clinton did not get to break the toughest glass ceiling though projections had placed her ahead of Trump. […]
William “Danny” Mason was transported from the Hattieville prison and whisked through the back of the courtroom this morning. Mason and a group of men from Camalote and Roaring Creek Hattieville are accused with the horrific beheading of Pastor Llewellyn Lue in July of this year. Last week Mason, who once enjoyed the company of […]
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On Monday, activist Raymond Rivers and his attorney, Kareem Musa, appeared at the magistrate court for charges lodged against Rivers by Councilor Phillip Willoughby following what he says were online threats made against him. But it didn’t happen because according to police officers, the charge sheet was not properly completed and so he would be […]
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While at court today, Port Loyola representatives of both political parties appeared for a hearing on the current voters list of the constituency. According to Political Officer Gilroy Usher Junior, the P.U.P. is trying to clean up the voters list because a number of persons registered in the division don’t live nor have lived in […]
Minister Anthony “Boots” Martinez took jabs at his political opponent, saying that Usher Junior is using the tactic of failed politicians. He says that the P.U.P. lacks the on-the-ground intelligence of what’s happening in Port Loyola. Boots won that division in the last election by less than eighty votes. Anthony “Boots” Martinez, Area Rep., […]
But while we were with the Minister Martinez, the issue of the rental of his properties to his own ministry came up. The Department of Social Services, which used to be on Regent Street, has been relocated to a well-known bright yellow building near the hand roundabout at the entrance to the George Price Highway. […]
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The family of a construction worker from Guinea Grass, Orange Walk District, twenty-year old Hugo Noh, claims he was badly beaten by the village police officer in the presence of several witnesses. The officer was said to be drinking with friends in front of Zeng Zeng Store in the village. As he drove by, Noh, […]
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The trial of Jonathon Cucul for the chopping death of UB student Corina Co is taking place at the Dangriga Supreme Court. Co was killed in February 2013 in a village in Toledo. Twelve witnesses have started their testimony in the trial which involves a confession statement by the then sixteen-year-old Cucul and an oral […]
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Earlier this week, former Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega went on record to say that he will not be stepping down as area representative for Orange Walk North, after resigning from Cabinet last month. The former Minister of Agriculture gave up his post amid land scandals involving his son, Andre Vega, and U.D.P. insider, Sharon […]
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For now, Cervantes is simply exploring the possibilities of legal action against his political nemesis. In a court of law, any charges brought against Vega would have to be substantiated with hard evidence. We’ve seen in previous matters that obtaining the necessary paperwork to prove any allegation made against a government official is quite often […]
Still on the issue of land scams….one of the most scandalous has to be compensation paid to Ron J Limited for a parcel of Placencia land. He acquired that property at six thousand plus dollars and the government agreed to pay him a million dollars for the same property. This deal also occurred when the […]
The election of a new United States president now means that Ambassador Carlos Moreno’s term of office in Belize is winding down. President Barack Obama officially demits office on January twentieth, 2017 when President-elect Donald Trump is officially inaugurated. It is expected that Ambassador Moreno’s tour will come to an end sometime thereafter since he […]
A two-day international conference to discuss sustainability in leadership started today at the UWI Open Campus. The conference hosted by Belize’s UWI Open Campus and Cave Hill School of Business in Barbados brought experts together to discuss how the region can develop sustainably. Presentations will see discussions on climate change resiliency through sustainable entrepreneurial growth, […]
Are you looking for ways to make your home or business more energy and electricity efficient? You may not know, but there are companies in Belize that can help you make big cost-saving changes. Today, the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center held the first business to business energy waste and renewable energy fair in the […]
