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In his first media appearance since being stripped of the spot of leader elect of the U.D.P. and resigning from Cabinet, last Thursday, Belmopan Area Representative John Saldivar today spoke on the Love FM’s The Morning Show, but did not speak to the waiting press after the appearance. Saldivar was questioned about the Lev Dermen […]
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In the Utah court, Jacob Kingston testified that he saw Dermen hand bundles of cash to Saldivar during a visit to Belize. This morning, Saldivar admitted to accepting monies from Dermen through Jacob Kingston as a proxy, but how those monthly disbursals made their way into the country without being flagged by the Customs and […]
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There’s a new political boss at the Ministry of National Security where Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte has been appointed as its substantive minister. As you know, Peyrefitte is also a senator and has become sort of the government’s spokesperson on a number of issues. The move comes amid a Cabinet reshuffle in the wake of […]
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The Supreme Court this afternoon granted the application put forth on Monday by Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck on behalf of Lord Michael Ashcroft. Ashcroft will now be included as an interested party in the redistricting case of the Belize Peace Movement against the Elections and Boundaries Department. Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin ruled that Lord Ashcroft […]
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Minister Peyrefitte also spoke about the Supreme Court decision to grant Lord Michael Ashcroft’s application to join the Belize Peace Movement in its legal challenge to have the Government of Belize conduct a redistricting exercise prior to the November 2020 General Elections. Should there be a ruling compelling government to proceed with redistricting, Peyrefitte says […]
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A planned event for this Thursday in the Belmopan constituency has been postponed. Saldivar is no longer in cabinet and neither is he the newly elected leader of the United Democratic Party, so what is his status within the U.D.P.? After all, a majority of the area representatives, standard bearers and their delegates voted for […]
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In John Saldivar’s attempt at explaining why he chose to lie about receiving the monies from Dermen, he stopped short of divulging the details of that Cabinet meeting on January fourteenth. When Saldivar was put through the wringer and asked what he meant by saying that his Cabinet colleagues would have been, “demoralized and exposed,” […]
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Prime Minister Barrow, in a terse response to a letter written by Opposition Leader John Briceño, has indicated that government will appeal the decision of the Supreme Court where Chief Justice Kenneth Benjamin ruled that government illegally spent over a billion dollars in public funds. This evening, Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte confirmed that instructions have […]
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There has been a back and forth between PM Barrow and the Leader of the Opposition. The last salvo came from John Briceño today in response to Monday’s letter from the PM. In his February eighteenth letter, Briceño tells Barrow “The ugly truth is that yuh name stink dah road.” The political leaders exchanged harsh words […]
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The National Trade Union Congress of Belize, as well as the People’s United Party, is holding separate demonstrations in Belize City in the days ahead. The N.T.U.C.B. will be mobilizing its membership on Thursday and will be taking to the streets of the Old Capital where they will demand that government honors a list of […]
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The N.T.U.C.B. has made six demands for the government to meet before the general elections are called. One of those demands is an immediate launch of an independent investigation into alleged wrongdoing by former Minister of National Security John Saldivar and all other named public officials, public servants and individuals. The demonstration leaves Constitution Park […]
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Turning to crime, Wayne Perry was days away from starting his career as a soldier in the Belize Defence Force. But on Monday afternoon, he was shot multiple times as he rode from his aunt’s to his house on Violet Lane, Belize City. Perry’s family believes it was a case of mistaken identity since the […]
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There was a fire around two-thirty this afternoon in Hattieville. The blaze destroyed three small wooden structures. Fire officials managed to contain the blaze before it spread to nearby homes. AN investigation is ongoing into what caused the fire and we’ll have the official report later this week. Today, villagers on the scene said that […]
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There was another fire earlier today, this time in Seine Bight village in southern Belize and as many as twelve persons were displaced. Reports are that a fire broke out at a ten-room barrack in the village and flames quickly engulfed the building. Fire officials from Placencia responded to the scene of the fire but […]
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Over the weekend, a visiting team from U.S. treated hundreds in need of eye care. Now, the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired has been filling the void in the public health sector as it relates to persons who cannot afford to get treatment at private healthcare institutions. With the number of persons losing their […]
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The Ministry of Health says that the reports circulating on Facebook about a suspected case of COVID-19 in Belize is not true. Today, the ministry clarified the rumors of a suspected case of the virus in Dangriga. It says, “Belize remains free of any case of COVID-19 and there is no suspected case at this […]
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RESTORE Belize today unveiled its blue print to deal with crime and violence and restore citizen security. According to the organization, the plan was devised after consultations with the relevant stakeholders. The strategy has two approaches but RESTORE Belize says the key is through constant communication. Here is News Five’s Hipolito Novelo. Hipolito Novelo, […]
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