This morning Supreme Court Justice Westmin James handed down his ruling regarding Ian Haylock and the Attorney General of Belize. Haylock, through his attorneys, former PM Dean Barrow and former Senate President Darrell Bradley, successfully managed to convince Justice Westmin that he has an arguable case related to the appointment of Estelle Leslie as Comptroller […]
Senior Counsel Andrew Marshalleck also reacted to the judgment. Marshalleck represented Estelle Leslie as an interested party on the matter. Like Bradley, Marshalleck is not surprised by the decision that Justice Westmin handed down. He says that the claimant does have an arguable case, but during the trial, he would further prove that consultations were […]
Marshalleck explains that the case is not about the Prime Minister’s decision to choose Estelle Leslie because that cannot be challenged. In fact on the matter of seniority, Marshalleck says that his client feels that she is as entitled to hold the post as Haylock. Andrew Marshalleck, Attorney for Estelle Leslie “There can […]
Attorney Darrell Bradley disagrees that the case is not merely academic. He says that the constitution dictates that meaningful consultations should be had. Bradley says that he does not believe that the post of comptroller of customs is too important not to be left vacant, since it has been vacant before. Darrell Bradley, Attorney […]
The victim of Monday’s midmorning shooting, forty-three-year-old Jose Santos, died early this morning at the K.H.M.H. The delivery truck driver was shot several times at around ten while making a delivery at Tow Tow on Mahogany Street in Belize City. A security camera captured the murder, and it showed the killer on a bicycle casually […]
An employee of the Institute of Archaeology was the victim of an armed robbery on the El Pilar Road in the Cayo District. Belmopan resident Mauricio Alvarado was driving the institute’s 2017 Toyota Hilux on the road in the Bullet Tree Falls Village when three armed masked men came in his path. He stopped the […]
There is a spike in piracy at sea. Since mid-January and as recent as this morning, fishers have been the target of armed robbers. The thieves have been taking advantage of their vulnerability and robbing them of their products and their engines. It is a perennial problem that law enforcement agencies have been trying to […]
One year ago, in February 2020, the Fisheries Resources Bill was passed in the House of Representatives. The legislation allowed for a framework to be put in place for vessel monitoring systems. Its objective was to monitor that vessels were in-keeping with the fisheries regulations within and outside the marine reserve. It would also increase […]
The Belize Police Department attracted thousands of applicants at their recent recruitment exercise. The new intake would only accept about two hundred persons and was approved by the Ministry to strengthen the department. But what about the Belize Coast Guard, which falls under the Ministry of National Defense and Border Security? The country’s naval defense […]
The Belize Chamber and Commerce and Industry has written to Prime Minister John Briceño regarding budget consultations. The letter dated February eighth expresses the Chambers’ appreciation to be included in the budget consultations. One of the foremost concerns expressed by the Chamber is whether or not the Government of Belize should execute a public sector […]
The Los Lagos Community residents have been welcoming the inconvenience of traffic holdups, as the portion of the Philip Goldson Highway at the community’s entrance is being upgraded. Our news team checked out the progress of the road rehabilitation. Duane Moody, Reporting This is an amateur video from a tour guide showing the Philip […]
In a virtual press conference today, Santander announced that they have had to push back their harvesting for this season. It was scheduled to start some weeks ago, but due to the rains last month, they have only just begun to harvest the sugarcane today. According to the company’s officials, despite the challenges of climate-related […]
Santander explained that the unprecedented rains last year wreaked havoc on the sugarcane in the fields and made conditions difficult for the company. Today, the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Finance Officer spoke about the cost of climate change on their operations and productions. They estimate that the rains last November will cost the […]
Another matter discussed at today’s press conference is one that Santander says will deliver a hit on Belize’s sugar producers. According to the company, Brexit – the official departure of the UK from the European Union – has never been adequately addressed regarding the impacts on sugar producers. The principals at Santander say that the […]
Last month, the Government of Belize settled a trade dispute out of court with St. Kitts and Nevis. Last year, Belize sued St. Kitts and Trinidad and Tobago because they were importing brown sugar from outside of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy without paying the forty percent common external tariff. As a result of […]
Tonight, the Maya Leaders Alliance, Julian Cho Society, and Toledo Alcaldes Association are speaking out against the former Chair of the Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission, Lisel Alamilla. According to the three groups, Alamilla is reportedly representing private interests in thousands of acres of land within the indigenous territory of Indian Creek Village, despite being […]
He has been missing for three weeks, and tonight, Albert Ferguson Junior’s family fears the worst. The father of one was last seen in the village on Sittee River on January eighteenth. Since then, his family and friends have not seen him or heard from him. His sister Terry Ledlan says that it is unlike […]
The Ferguson family is pleading for anyone with information to locate Albert Junior to contact them. Ledlan says that the family is desperate for answers or any information that can help. Terry Ledlan, Sister of Albert Ferguson Jr. “I came here today to please to the public and everyone, you all know my brother […]
A wild cat, an adult margay, is recovering from injuries sustained after it was knocked down by a vehicle. Reports are that two of the wildcats were spotted near the Corozal-Chetumal border recently, and on Monday night, sometime between eleven and eleven thirty, the cats were together when a truck hit one of them. The […]
