The controversy at the National Institute of Culture and History continues to unravel with President Sapna Budhrani is in the hot seat. Since details began to emerge on the state of affairs at the statutory body, she had remained mum. This morning, however, backed up by the Board of Directors, Budhrani finally broke her silence, […]
The purchase of a compact crossover vehicle for use by NICH President Sapna Budhrani, as well as fuel consumption for the 2018 Honda CR-V raised eyebrows in the memo sent by Roberto Matus to Associate Director of Finance Edwin Alvarado on August twelfth. The purchase seemed questionable in the context of other vehicles within the […]
The gas bill for NICH during April and July was also queried by the internal auditor. According to his report, which was described as a draft audit, fuel consumption sprang to almost eighty-seven thousand dollars, up considerably from a budget of twenty-six thousand, five hundred dollars. As it turns out, the Board claims Matus’ calculation […]
On the issue of missing monies, Matus’ report indicates that funds collected from archaeological sites, including Altun Ha, have been unaccounted since March eighth. Heading the Institute of Archaeology since 2013 is Doctor John Morris. Today, he spoke on two occasions when monies went missing from the institute’s daily collection. Those funds, he says, went […]
Sixty-seven-year-old Sherris Stringham is still missing. It has been five days since the American woman has last been seen. And tonight concerns for her whereabouts are growing after police found her missing vehicle. The Exterra SUV was found abandoned near the bypass in Orange Walk. Now, that is a long way from Hopkins village and […]
Chairman of the Sugar Control Production Committee, Doctor Carlos Itza has finally heard from the Chairman of the Sugar Industry Control Board, Gabriel Martinez. But the letter gave him his marching orders. Itza was informed that his post as Sugar Cane Specialist and Sugar Cane Technical Assistant with the Sugar Industry Control Board has become […]
In another government department under the responsibility of Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Faber, questions are being raised in respect of an internal audit conducted at the National Sports Council for the period September to November 2017. A memo sent to Chief Executive Officer Adele Catzim from Finance Officer Ena Codrington flagged several irregularities under the […]
G.O.B. has promptly responded to statements made by James Brodie and Company Limited, an importer of pharmaceuticals. On Wednesday, Brodies claimed that it stands to lose some ninety thousand dollars in medicine after the Government denied them entry of a shipment of medication that was ordered from Ziotis Company in 2017. The issue is over […]
Police say neither they nor Matthew Smith know why he was shot on Tuesday night at the corner of Johnson Street and Cemetery Road. On Wednesday we told you that Smith was buying food when a man rode up and pointed a gun in his direction and fired shots. One of the bullets caught him […]
On Monday we reported on the case in which two men were charged with drug trafficking of five kilos of cocaine and possession of firearm and ammunition without a gun license, but freed of the charges. Thirty-three-year-old Carlos Lopez and thirty-seven-year-old Peter Schmidt both walked when their attorney made a ‘no-case submission’ because the arresting […]
Tonight, Keyur Barot and Jitendra Kumar are back in India. The duo was under protective custody in Belize because of a human trafficking allegation they made against their former boss businessman, Jack Charles. Their statements were recorded on video by the police. The men had allegedly stolen a vehicle and money from Charles in September […]
On Tuesday around nine-thirty, police conducted a search at the home of twenty-four-year-old Abram Friesen’s in Shipyard. That search led to the discovery of a licensed semi-automatic assault type rifle. The rifle, however, was observed with an adopted scope affixed for which Friesen couldn’t produce an authorization. ACP Myvett tells us more about Friesen’s charge. […]
A Caye Caulker resident is hospitalized after he and a friend were attacked on Caye Caulker on Tuesday night. Forty-seven-year-old Amado Watson and an American national, thirty-three-year-old Kathleen Perry, were socializing at a bar when they got into an argument with some patrons of the establishment. Shortly after, Watson and Perry were attacked. The injuries […]
Taking the territorial dispute to the International Court of Justice will be decided on April tenth, 2019 when Belizeans vote in a referendum. In one of his final interviews as British High Commissioner in Belize, Peter Hughes says that he is not sure that Belizeans are informed enough for the upcoming referendum. He says that […]
One of the questions that has been continuously raised is whether the country is being pressured into taking the territorial claim to the I.C.J. As a member of the Group of Friends of Belize, the UK rep was asked about this. Peter Hughes, British High Commissioner “There is certainly from elements of the international […]
The U.S. and others have come out in support of the education campaign, providing either technical or financial support to the process that will cost the country millions of dollars. Hughes says that the U.K. is going to provide one million dollars for the education campaign. We note, however, that as it relates to financing, […]
The People’s United Party’s Southern Caucus has decided that it will vote against taking the Belize/Guatemala dispute for resolution to the International Court of Justice. The caucus met earlier in the month and agreed that the Southern portion of the country stands the most to be negatively affected in the event of an unfavorable ruling. […]
On Wednesday, News Five featured a story on the ordeal of students from Machikilha, a Mayan village hidden deep in the jungles of southern Belize. These students have to trek five miles from their homes to catch a bus in Dolores Village before being transported to Corozan Creek Technical School ten miles away. The most […]
The Queen of the Bay pageant is seeped in tradition; there is the famous curtsy that will clinch the crown, the sceptre and the cape that have to be worn. This weekend, the seventy-third queen will be selected and crowned on the morning of the tenth of September following the reading of a proclamation. Six […]
Free paper bun… the summer holidays are over and classes resume at primary schools this coming week. Parents are busy with getting books and uniforms, but there are other activities that go hand in hand before Monday to get the students in the routine for school. In tonight’s Healthy Living, we share tips with parents […]
