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A lengthy two-page diatribe was released late on Thursday evening in which Prime Minister Dean Barrow took a number of swipes at Opposition Leader John Briceño in response to a letter written on October fifteenth in which he threatens court action on the write-off to Joshua Perdomo. The PM’s two-page rejoinder, released through the Government […]
The Perdomo loan write-off is not going to go away in time soon. Today, U.D.P. Senator for Government Business Godwin Hulse says that the forty thousand dollar loan does not mean it is uncollectible. Perdomo is employed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science, which is located in Dallas, Texas. He was to return to […]
Hulse reiterated the government’s position that the loan is six-year statute barred. According to him, cabinet sticks to the recommendation from the Attorney General. But Hulse did let out that the Perdomo family is making arrangement to settle the unpopular debt. Godwin Hulse, Senator for Government Business “I don’t get into the argument whether […]
It has been almost two years since a series of public hearings were conducted by the Senate Special Select Committee into the findings of the Auditor General’s Special Audit Report of the Immigration and Nationality Department. That document chronicled the goings-on, including various procedural irregularities, within the department during the period 2011 to 2013 and […]
In the absence of what many expected to be a timely report, there has been talk that completion and presentation of that document is deliberately being stalled for political reasons. While those sentiments have been voiced elsewhere in the media, Senator Salazar says the most salacious pieces of evidence have been ventilated during the hearings, […]
Thirty-nine-year-old Jose Hilberto Gallegos is behind bars for counterfeit U.S. dollars. The Mexican national was busted at the Phillip Goldson International Airport on October tenth with forty thousand, eight hundred dollars in counterfeit U.S. currency and appeared this week in court for arraignment before Senior Magistrate Aretha Ford and was read three counts of possession […]
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Deborah Baptist Estrada is moving up to replace Diana Locke as the Director of Immigration. Estrada is being promoted from her post of Deputy Director of Nationality and Passport Department. Locke is now retiring after long years as a pubic officer with spectacular service in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Public Service and Immigration. Estrada […]
This week we have been reporting on the crisis in the citrus industry and the ramifications to the growers and the economy. One of the factors that have contributed to the decline the industry, is citrus greening, a disease that has caused tremendous impact on the quality of fruits, size and the overall production. With […]
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Since we had caught up with Minister of Agriculture Godwin Hulse, we asked him about meetings have been held with representatives of the CGA. On Friday, Hulse along with his C.E.O., the Prime Minister, and the Financial Secretary held talks with the CGA to discus eight concessions that can lift the industry from its current […]
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Plantation white sugar can replace refined sugar. This is according to the Caribbean Development Bank which funded a technical study on the issue. CARICOM Ministerial meetings were held a few weeks ago in Belize and participating ministers discussed the matter extensively and reviewed the CDB’s findings. The report is seen as a win for Belize […]
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The rains are here but the effects of the drought that devastated crops over several weeks are still being felt. The prolonged drought caused losses in the millions for farmers across the country. The government is committed to financially assist farmers, providing alleviation so that they can bounce back. Farmers will be afforded low-interest loans […]
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A retired U.S. national, who did not board a cruise ship in mid-September, is now illegal in Belize. Fifty-year-old Edward Francis Kilgour, the third, appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitt Anderson to answer to a charge of failure to comply with the conditions of his visitor’s permit when he failed to produce his documents to […]
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A formal ceremony took place at the Supreme Court this morning. Alyson Courtenay, who is the youngest member of a family of distinguished attorneys, was called to the bar to legally practice the profession. Family, friends and colleagues came out to support the newly minted lawyer. Aly, will of course, practice at the law firm […]
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Tourism numbers in the past three years have been showing double digit growth signalling that Belize is a top destination. Today, the Belize Tourism Board held a conference with the theme, Destination Marketing and its Impact on Belize. While the jewel is known for beach and sand, the conference is focusing on cultural emersion trends […]
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A third tranche of money from the Cultural Development Fund of the National Institute of Culture and History was disbursed today at the Bliss Centre for the Performing Arts. The fund was created to assist those who work in preserving the tangible and intangible culture of Belize. Today, fourteen persons and organizations received cheques totalling […]
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Today, Belize joined the international community in celebrating World Food Day. This year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is focusing on the importance of healthy diets in tackling global hunger. The organization has highlighted an urgent need to ensure healthy and sustainable diets are both affordable and accessible to all. This year’s activities were […]
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Earlier in the month, we reported on a hasty land transaction that raised several eyebrows. The Belmopan City Council de-reserved a large portion of land that had been designated for the expansion of the Queen Elizabeth the Second Boulevard. Twenty-eight residential lots were surveyed and sold off to new owners for a paltry sum. The […]
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Today, the Belize Bureau of Standards held a session about standards for video. The event was held in light of World Standards Day 2019 under the theme, “Video Standards Create a Global Stage.” Each year, on October fourteenth, global standard-setting bodies such as the International Organization for Standardization celebrate World Standards Day, to pay tribute […]
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