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Still reeling from the Lev Derman scandal, the government is hit by yet another black eye. An audit of the finances of the National Sports Council by the Auditor General is revealing massive fraud involving well-known names. The report outlines serious breaches in government regulations at the N.S.C., where huge amounts of cash were paid […]
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Prime Minister Dean Barrow received the report months ago in October 2019. On Wednesday, he told the media that the report will be tabled on Friday at the Sitting of the House of Representatives. When asked what could be done regarding the findings, PM Barrow says that it can be turned over to the police. […]
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There is a developing story tonight on a caravan of Central American migrants heading north in search of a better life. Thousands of men, women and children left Honduras a few days ago via San Pedro Sula and have reached as far as Peten, Guatemala. A group of them have left the main caravan and […]
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The Lev Dermen debacle, the recent political scandal to plague the Barrow administration, brings to light the importance of the Integrity Commission, as well as a need for campaign finance regulations. With allegations being made against two U.D.P. government officials who were the recipients of monthly twenty-five thousand U.S. dollar payouts from the accused Armenian/American […]
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The issue of campaign financing, as well as the absence of laws to regulate donations to political parties and their candidates, has resurfaced in light of the Lev Dermen scandal. While it cannot as yet be confirmed which so-called U.D.P. ministers received the twenty-five thousand-dollar bribes from Dermen, PM Barrow painted a picture that receipt […]
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There is more to report on Lev Dermen’s ties to Belize, including an application through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for him to be appointed Honorary Consul to Las Vegas. PM Barrow says that Dermen initially approached Minister Michael Finnegan, who in turn referred him to the Foreign Ministry with the request. When the application […]
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U.D.P. Standard Bearer for Lake Independence Dianne Finnegan made headlines last week after lines of immigrants were seen at her constituency office. Finnegan maintains that she is only assisting individuals with the required documentation for them to obtain Belizean nationality. But political observers are suggesting that it is a calculated move to then convert the […]
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The use of Dianne Finnegan’s Lake Independence constituency office to facilitate preparatory immigration transactions has raised the ire of many in the opposition People’s United Party. The move which is reminiscent of what took place in 2012, ahead of general elections that year, has been condemned as an act that enables corrupt practices within the […]
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Hundreds of persons flooded Swift Hall on Monday hoping to get citizenship, including scores of nationals from Guatemala. But government has decided that because of the territorial dispute, there will be a moratorium of citizenship to these nationals who instead can opt for permanent residency. The matter was raised at the Monday night meeting and […]
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In his New Year’s Day address, the Leader of the Opposition, John Briceño made bold allegations that cabinet ministers were complicit in the landing of drug planes which in 2019 were plenty. The Attorney General confronted John Briceño, demanding proof or an apology for what, he said, were slanderous claims. Prime Minister Dean Barrow, referencing […]
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A public consultation led by the National AIDS Commission and the Ministry of Human Development is underway at the SJC Auditorium tonight where the topic of discussion continues to be the Equal Opportunities Bill. We will have more on tonight’s meeting in our newscast on Friday. But on Wednesday night in Punta Gorda, the PG […]
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Julian Murillo is the new liquidator for Choice Bank Limited. On Wednesday the Central Bank of Belize announced Murillo’s appointment and if the name sounds familiar, that’s because Murillo is the current liquidator for Atlantic International Bank Limited (A.I.B.L.). A Central Bank release states that Murillo will take up the post because the current liquidator […]
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Troy “DJ Dalla” Flowers versus Shyne Barrow….it’s a pending legal drama involving two well-known entertainers and stalwarts of the United Democratic Party. One committed to taking out a twenty-six thousand dollar consignment for drinks to be sold at last year’s Music Week event in May, on the strength of their friendship. The other agreed to […]
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Aside from the hefty thirty thousand dollar judgment which DJ Dalla is trying to recoup from Shyne, he is also charging ten thousand dollars for his services. Those services include logistical support, as well as a talent fee for hosting the Music Week event. Musa breaks down that arrangement. Isani Cayetano “So the large […]
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In the court room of Chief Magistrate Sharon Fraser, Shadron Gillett was committed to stand trial during the April Session of the Supreme Court for the murder of Kevin Thomas. At the preliminary inquiry, Gillett told the court he has no witnesses to call, but the prosecution is relying on nineteen witnesses. Thomas was killed […]
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A Roaring Creek resident has been charged for the murder of Timroy Neal that happened back in December of last year. Police say that the man they were looking for, David Cruz, handed himself in to police this week. Cruz has been arrested and charged for Neal’s murder that was captured on surveillance cameras in […]
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The fifty-three-year-old owner of a popular resort off the coast of Dangriga has been hit with a rape charge. Police say that Wilfred Pascascio, the proprietor of Yok Ha resort on Waterfoot Caye, allegedly raped an eighteen-year-old female earlier this week. Senior Superintendent Hilbert Romero tells us more. Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero, Deputy Head, […]
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A man is expected to be charged for the chopping of a police officer in Stann Creek. Police say that twenty-six-year-old Byron Ramos of Cow Pen village chopped a police constable when he responded to a report of an assault that was being committed by Ramos. Hilberto Romero of the National C.I.B. shares details. […]
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On Wednesday, Belize enacted the phase-out of single-use plastics and styrofoam through the Environmental Protection (Pollution from Plastics) Regulation 2020. The Minister of Environment signed that regulation into law which seeks to reduce plastic and styrofoam pollution through a phase-out process. According to the ministry, the regulation was put into place as a means of […]
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Senator for the N.G.O.s, Osmany Salas lauds G.O.B.’s efforts to initiate a ban on single-use plastics and styrofoam. Salas says that while he hasn’t reviewed the final document with the regulations, from what he knows, it’s the right move and one that seemed to have encouraged other countries in the region to follow suit. […]
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The Belize Red Cross in leading the charge in formalizing an Early Warning System for the Old Capital to better prepare in case of disasters. The organization is working along with the City Emergency Management Organization (CEMO) and other respective partners including members of communities identified. The training is focused on reviewing the established warning […]
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For some time there have been continuous efforts to get Belizean produced sugar in CARICOM and now finally there has been a breakthrough. Agriculture Minister Godwin Hulse, on Wednesday, said that throughout 2019, there were a string of meetings with the Council for Trade and Economic Development, known as COTED, at which Belize was able […]
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There is also a strong possibility that locally produced sugar will be sold in the Taiwan market. Minister Hulse says there have been ongoing discussions for B.S.I. to export sugar to Taiwan. Here’s how he explains it. Godwin Hulse, Minister of Agriculture “The Ministry of Trade, together with the Ministry of Agriculture and the […]
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Shifting to crime, on Wednesday, we reported on the shooting that left Kurtis Campbell with injuries to his back. Campbell was riding his bike when he was shot on Tuesday night in Belize City. Police say that they have arrested and charged the man who did it. A nineteen-year-old was slapped with attempted murder, among […]
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A Belize City Security Guard was robbed of his cell phone on Wednesday night in Belize City. Police say the guard was at his place of work when two men held him up and robbed him of his phone. Police told the press today that they don’t have any suspects. Superintendent Alejandro Cowo shares details […]
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