There is still a number of questions as to what will happen next week Wednesday, on April tenth, following the granting of an interim injunction. Twenty-four hours after the ruling, government moved to file an appeal before the Court of Appeal, which seeks to overturn the Chief Justice’s decision to postpone the I.C.J. referendum. Those […]
There are two hearings at play. One is before the Chief Justice and the other is before the Court of Appeal where as we said, the government is attempting to reverse the CJ’s decision. So will the injunction be lifted in time for April tenth? It’s the most urgent question that’s on the minds of […]
Aside from filing an injunction forthwith, government is also seeking a variation of the Chief Justice’s decision which would essentially allow for the referendum to be held on April tenth and the results kept confidential until the substantive matter has been decided upon. Not only has that notion been described as strange, it also poses […]
All things considered, government is already looking at the worst case scenario which simply means that the referendum may very well be held in June, after the issue has been taken to the House of Representatives for a vote. In any event, AG Peyrefitte says that the U.D.P. will have the majority vote when that […]
With all that is taking place or about to take place in the courts; soon after the pronouncements of the Prime Minister establishing his time line for legal challenges of the interim injunction, a copy of a correspondence from Elections and Boundaries appeared on social media. The leaked memo is from the Chief Elections Officer […]
Cable operators in Belize will now be able to legally provide thirty programming channels such as HBO, MAX, Lifetime and SyFy. This comes after the signing of licensing agreements between HBO Latin America Group and the Belize Cable Television Operators’ Association. For years, cable operators in the country have been distributing certain channels without authorization. […]
In less than twelve hours, there were two shootings and a stabbing that left a total of two persons dead and three others injured. It all occurred within a two block radius on Faber’s Road Extension where officers attached to the Gang Suppression Unit have been deployed to avert any retaliation. The violence started on […]
The other loss of life was as a result of a stabbing as early as nine o’clock on Wednesday morning. A young man was killed during a violent confrontation at a popular shop on Faber’s Road Extension, Belize City. His partner in crime was injured and remains hospitalized. Marcus Frazier and Kyle Saunders are said […]
A shooting that occurred three hours earlier is believed to have triggered the murder of Eugene Wallace. It happened on Rio Grande Crescent in proximity of the Wallace murder scene and started the gun violence on Wednesday. A fifteen-year-old minor was injured as he exited his house after the gunman called out his name. Emory […]
A large number of deaths have been as a result of motorcycle collisions in the past week; at least eight persons perished on major highways, including the death of two couples. The latest victim is a Guatemalan motorcyclist who lost his life this morning on San Pedro after he crashed head on into a lamppost […]
There’s another victim of a traffic accident. Paraiso villager Jose Cortez is recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was knocked off his motorcycle by a bus driven by Peter Mendoza, an employee of Silva’s Bus Line. The incident occurred between miles eighty-five and eighty-six on the Philip Goldson Highway in Corozal Town. […]
On Tuesday around one-thirty a.m., two Canadian guests at Sapphire Resort located nine and a half miles north of Ambergris Caye were targeted by thieves. Joseph and Marilyn Troiano were the only guests at the resort at the time when three men and a woman, wearing rags over their faces and carrying a gun and […]
Due to the volume of news on Wednesday, we didn’t cover the following matter, which involves attorney Lisa Shoman. Her future of attorney as a member of the People’s United Party has been queried ever since she decided to represent the Government in a case involving the holding of the I.C.J. referendum on April tenth. […]
While the Leader of the Opposition is prepared to respect Shoman’s decision, she says she has not relinquished membership in the People’s United Party. According to Shoman, the matter of her political allegiance is irrelevant. Instead, she acknowledges that Belizeans are a more formidable opponent of Guatemala when there is a bipartisan effort to stand […]
Today, local bus and taxi operators met in Belize City to discuss what they say is a continued economic threat by foreign bus companies. The operators say that Mexican and Guatemalan bus companies which have been operating in the country are doing so with several perks and privileges not afforded to local operators. They say […]
Alaine Garcia, a mechanic of Hattieville, went missing and was believed to be dead but his body was never found. In May of 2018, a Hattieville resident Albert Emmanuel Jones Senior was charged for his murder after police claimed he confessed. Today, eleven months after the arrest, a PI before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford ended […]
After two weeks in trial, the case against undertaker Sanjay Pilgrim, accused of the stabbing murder of his friend, Carrington Bodden, concluded before Justice Colin Williams. Bodden was killed in June 2015 on Freetown Road, Belize City. In the trial by judge without jury, Pilgrim was acquitted. Justice Williams rejected all three confessions which were […]
Meanwhile, police are investigating another house fire; this time in San Antonio Village, Toledo District. A wooden and thatch structure, the home of Wallace Coy, was destroyed by fire. As we reported on Tuesday, Coy and his common-law wife left their home earlier that day to Punta Gorda, leaving his grandfather at home. Upon returning, […]
A family from San Roman, Stann Creek remains without a roof over their heads after the place they once called home went up in flames on Monday. Three thatch houses belonging to Juan Cucul were gutted when a fire broke inside one of the buildings that did not have electricity. The fire began shortly after […]
The Special Olympics annual fun run is scheduled to take place this coming Saturday. The event will be held countrywide to “foster active infusion and participation of all regardless of their abilities”. The fun run has been held for many years and according to Candice Morrison, the event has seen more involvement from the public. […]
Ten primary school teams today competed in the 2019 National Primary School Volleyball Championship Games. Hosted by the National Sports Council, the games were held in two locations; the Civic Center and the Stars Gym where both male and female teams from all six districts battled one another for the top prize. Kaya Cattouse tells […]
They work behind the scenes playing a crucial role in our diagnosis and care. Most often once we see blood sample drawn, we give little thought to it until we get the results. But the tests conducted in medical labs and the efficiency and accuracy of the work of lab technicians cannot be understated. From […]
