There was another round of senate hearings today. There was testimony from two persons, including Assistant Superintendent of Police Rochelle Chan. Two weeks ago, Chan gave a limited statement in response to the bombshell allegations made against him before the Senate Special Select Committee by Alvarine Burgess. The whistleblower exposed a ring of Ministers of […]
Chan also denied any contact with his brother-in-law, then-Minister of State for Immigration, Elvin Penner, about any Immigration scheme. As far as he is concerned, Burgess’ testimony is untrue. But the question that bedevils Burgess, Chan, the Senate panel and all who heard their testimonies two weeks ago and today is this: what reason would […]
Former Minister of Immigration and briefly National Security, Carlos Perdomo, ended his appearance last Wednesday before the Senate panel hitting back at claims he disregarded his personal standards with regard to approving certain applications for nationality. His return this week resumed with more sparring with Business Community Senator Mark Lizarraga, who referred him to Section […]
Carlos Perdomo was the first Minister of Immigration and Nationality appointed under the Barrow administration in 2008. His time pre-dates somewhat the Auditor General’s Report, but Senator Mark Lizarraga seemed to try to establish through his questioning that Perdomo’s alleged permissiveness was a factor in the recent “culture of corruption” in the Department, which the […]
Perdomo continued to fend off questioning about how it is that as minister he had little to no knowledge of the goings-on in the Department, relying on his most senior officers to assure him that things were going well, even though they clearly were not. Even today, Perdomo said the full extent of what happened […]
Senior Immigration Officer Ady Pacheco has been one of the most highly anticipated witnesses at the Senate Special Select Committee’s public hearings. Her name has been directly tied to the Won Hong Kim affair by former boss Maria Marin. It also appears multiple times in the Auditor General’s Reports in relation to various activities within […]
The upcoming election of the Football Federation of Belize is being hotly contested between two personalities well-grounded in the sport. So far in this newscast you have heard the jabs exchanged between Ruperto Vicente, who is seeking to return to the presidency, and another aficionado, Sergio Chuc, who has been disqualified. In the intricate world […]
Former F.F.B. executive Sergio Chuc is once again sidelined from action at the administrative level, after being barred from running for office during an upcoming congress. Since being disqualified from contesting the presidency, Chuc has come out to criticize the electoral process as a fixed exercise. In response, political rival Ruperto Vicente has weighed in […]
Chuc told the media at a press conference on Monday, that he has received written assurances from delegates that they will abstain from the June twenty-fourth election. Those representatives are believed to be supporters of the embattled former executive. According to Kuylen, in order to have a congress, particularly one during which an election is […]
Former President of the National Institute of Culture and History, Yasser Musa, a teacher and artist in his own right, took jabs today at the Government of Belize, calling a proposed Heritage Bill a fraud. The Heritage Preservation Legislation Bill seeks to get millions of dollars in funding from the Taiwanese Government to preserve colonial […]
According to Musa, it is difficult for Belizean artists and musicians to appreciate their worth and talent locally when there is more focus on tourism rather than culture. Yasser Musa, Former President, NICH “You ask any farmer what it is they are doing with this land, the land and the sea; yes we understand […]
The National Assembly is developing a security plan to address new threats to the sanctity of the parliament’s meeting place. A series of incidents inside and outside the parliament’s meeting place in recent years has brought a stain of disrepute to the previously revered building. Speaker Laura Longsworth told us on Tuesday that the new […]
A Belize City Security Guard, David Reneau, employed at the Radisson Fort George Hotel, is the latest victim of a robbery allegedly perpetuated by another security guard. This afternoon, twenty-six-year-old Philip McLaren appeared before Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith and was read two charges, one count of attempted robbery upon Radisson Fort George Hotel and one […]
Another alleged robber appeared in court this morning, only that the theft was significantly higher. Burrell Boom resident Santiago Padillo was arraigned for the theft of three thousand and thirty-three meters from the Belize Electricity Limited, valued at one hundred and seventy-seven thousand dollars. Allegations are that the theft occurred between February and April of […]
Beyond the Horizon keeps on giving – today they handed over a brand new health clinic in Double Head Cabbage to the Ministry of Health. Measuring 2100 square foot, the building is the largest completed during the Beyond the Horizon exercise. The eleven room structure is able to accommodate up to forty people in its […]
In the coming weeks, Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams will be leaving his Commander duties on the south side of Belize City to take up a new position in the Capital. During the course of his tenure, he would invite the media out to on his weekly meet and greet on the south side. […]
He came on to the music scene back in 2005 with his hit song, “Livin’ ina Di Devil” and over the past twelve years, Belizean artist Positive Vibes has been creating other hit tracks on four different albums, including collaborations with other Punta Rock artists, Consego and Taprick. But today, after nine months and countless […]
Save lives and give blood. Across the globe today, blood banks encouraged one and all to become voluntary blood donors to save patients battling for their life. Now, while the National Blood Bank is adequately supplied, it is anemic in certain blood types so the message resonating today is to give now and give often. […]
