A horrific murder occurred in the south. The body of a Canadian national was removed from a creek after he went missing for three days. James Slemp lived a quiet life at a farm, but on Friday his life was cut short. It is suspected that a former farmhand brutally murdered the elderly man, partially […]
The Coastal Road Project was formally launched on Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony in La Democracia Village. At a cost of a hundred and thirty million Belize dollars, the stretch of road connecting central and southern Belize, bypassing the Hummingbird Highway, is arguably the most expensive infrastructure initiative to be undertaken by the government. It […]
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams is tasked with carrying out a criminal investigation into former Minister of National Security John Saldivar in the wake of the Lev Dermen scandal. A probe into financial transactions conducted between Saldivar and Dermen, dating back to 2013 when large sums of monies exceeding the prescribed limit were doled out […]
In requesting privileged information under MLAT, attorney Eamon Courtenay says that assurances are given by both countries on how the information would be used during an investigation, particularly if there is a trial that is ongoing on the other end of that request. In the case against Lev Dermen and Jacob Kingston, Courtenay says that […]
Three weeks ago, Steve Duncan stepped down as a government appointed senator after serving at least four years on the upper chamber. At the time of announcing his replacement, the government said he had resigned for personal reasons. Well, today, a letter was sent to the Governor of the Central Bank Joy Grant by attorney […]
On most days, from Mondays to Fridays, long lines form at the Immigration Department in Belmopan by first time applicants for a passport or others seeking renewals. The process can be frustrating and time consuming and the paper work, voluminous. The procedures were tightened in 1994, following an immigration scandal in which persons, who did […]
There is a change in the prices of fuel tonight that brings good news for consumers. The price for premium gasoline will go down by fifty-nine cents and will be selling at ten dollars and forty cents. The price for kerosene will decrease by seventy-four cents and now retail at six dollars and sixty-two cents […]
The John Saldivar Scandal has brought sharp focus to the issue of campaign financing. With everyone talking about this, President of the Senate, Darrell Bradley says he has produced draft legislation to the issue. Bradley provided an outline and says it is critical to clean up the dirtiness in the matter of funds given to […]
Bradley’s draft is patterned along U.S. legislation, but incorporates laws in other countries. It contemplates that foreign nationals should be prohibited from financing campaigns in other jurisdictions. Bradley says that in instances where it happens, it is safe to say that there is a quid pro quo or a vested interest. Darrell Bradley, Attorney […]
Unlike a number of U.D.P. cabinet ministers and supporters, the President of the Senate says he is disappointed at what has come up in the Saldivar scandal. Bradley says right thinking Belizeans should not support what is illegal or unethical. Darrell Bradley, Attorney at law “As a person, who is a member of the […]
Darrell Bradley recognizes that the current climate is rife with cynicism due to the corruption. Bradley says the system of government is broken and needs fixing because there are no checks and balances. His word of advice? Darrell Bradley, Attorney-at-law “The first thing I would say is never trust politicians. That is a thing […]
We also asked Darrell Bradley to comment on the mammoth anti-corruption protest organized by the opposition party. Bradley says it is a function of democracy, which is required to stomp out corruption. Darrell Bradley, Attorney-at-law “First of all, it is a good sign whenever our political process and people involved mobilize. I think the […]
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize has come out in support of the National Student Union of Belize. The student union on Thursday joined the N.T.U.C.B. in its anti-corruption demonstration in Belize City. But reports emerging from the national university are that members of the staff there are demanding an apology from the student […]
Cabinet met today in Belmopan. One member who was not around the table was Patrick Faber, who is travelling overseas. According to the reports, the new Minster of Fisheries, Omar Figueroa got the nod from Cabinet as U.D.P. leader-elect, though he is still relatively new to politics running for office for the time in 2015. […]
There are two sugar producing companies in Belize, A.S.R./B.S.I. in the north and then there is the Santander Sugar Group which has its operations located near Valley of Peace in the West. The company has been producing sugar for four years; it has invested five hundred million dollars and has introduced cutting edge technology in […]
Santander Sugar Group plans to work with farmers in the area to increase its sugar production. The company exports its sugar through the Big Creek Port and for this harvest season, Santander Sugar Group is projecting a sugar production of fifty-seven thousand metric tons of sugar and to double production in two years. To do […]
Seven hundred and fifty persons are employed by Santander Sugar Group. Twenty-year-old Guatemalan National, Francisco Andres Antonio Sebastian, was an employee of Santander until he was crushed to death. It happened in 2016 when Sebastian was dismembered by a harvester machine. This brings to light the need for enhanced safety issues. Chief Executive Officer Jose […]
In 2018, Santander Sugar was busted for selling sugar in the local market after it was granted an Export Processing Zone to produce sugar for export only. The violation resulted in a decision by the government to have the Customs Department confiscate a significant amount of plantation white sugar that the company had introduced into the domestic […]
Belize City police are looking for another person of interest to assist with their investigation into the murder of forty-three-year-old Shane Budram who was shot and killed on Friday night in front of his home on Wagner’s Lane. Nineteen-year-old Kareem Eagan Junior is wanted for questioning following the shooting death of Budram, reportedly at the […]
Last week Monday we told you about the twenty-seven-year-old Roy Grinage who drowned while he was swimming across the Belize River. Grinage, a resident of Saint Matthews Village, was returning from work with Santander and reportedly didn’t wait for the boat to ferry him across the river. Today, employer Santander commented on the tragedy and […]
There is a bizarre case of police brutality reaching our news desk tonight, where a cab driver reported that on Sunday evening, following the P.U.P. protest a pair of officers attached to the Mobile Interdiction Team reportedly caught his taxi at the stand on Mahogany Street. The policemen casually asked fifty-six-year-old Gerald Jones, also known […]
According to Jones, his life is under threat following the incident on Sunday because the young men in the neighborhood believe that he had a hand in the police raid. This morning, he made an urgent appeal to residents in the area that he was taken by surprise when the officers caught his cab to […]
Residents in Riversdale say that a big developer is causing problems in the community. They are calling for the immediate removal of a road that they say was laid on top of a creek to the north of the village. The villagers say that the road is being pushed to facilitate the sale of lots […]
Fox says that cutting off the creek may cripple the livelihoods of Riversdale fishermen. He reports that two creeks are being affected, but one of those creeks serves as spawning site for number of species. He told us today that the developer’s actions extend beyond Riversdale and will have consequences for other communities along the […]
Last week, we went to Steadfast Village along the Stann Creek Valley Road to share Dylan Ysaguirre’s story with you. She’s a tour guide who has fallen ill with a tropical disease that has left her temporarily paralyzed. The good news for Dylan is that she can recover from this illness, but she needs quality […]
