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Former Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade Erwin Contreras is headed to court in a ten million dollar lawsuit filed against him by Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited, Belize Cruise Development Limited, and Belize Logistics Terminal Limited. This is in respect of general, special and exemplary damages for misfeasance in public office arising from Contreras’ […]
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Leader of the Opposition Moses “Shyne” Barrow today revealed that the United Democratic Party also intends to bring a lawsuit against Prime Minister John Briceño. Barrow explained that the U.D.P. intends to use the same tort that Waterloo has invoked against Erwin Contreras for misfeasance in public office, related to the Definitive Agreement. Here is […]
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Last night, we showed you the Prime Minister’s response to questions about his administration’s decision to seek a second legal opinion from Senior Counsel Douglas Mendes on the validity of the Definitive Agreement. Tonight, the Leader of the Opposition is still pressing the Government of Belize on the matter. He says that he still cannot […]
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Last night, we also told you that the Senate voted unanimously for the appointment of a Special Select Committee that will investigate the Definitive Agreement. Opposition Leader Barrow weighed in on the Senate’s decision, noting that the matter is a live issue and not a quote “dead horse”, as some government officials would want the […]
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Police are yet to charge Daisy Lopez detained since Monday for the stabbing death of fifty-two-year-old Rosita Olivera, a resident of Progresso Village in Corozal District. Police confirmed that Lopez was in an altercation with her common-law husband who is Olivera’s younger brother, when the deceased woman stepped in and ended up being stabbed multiple […]
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Thirty-three-year-old Erwin Fitzgibbon, a resident of Benbow Street, has been captured and returned to Belize after absconding to the United States in July of last year. The well-known street figure had been granted bail through the High Court after being charged with being a member of a gang. This evening, he appeared unrepresented before the […]
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A second suspect has been arraigned and remanded for the attempted murder of coast guard officer Daniel Sabido, following a brawl at the Elton Gillett Park in Burrell Boom Village last weekend. Twenty-three-year-old Jamaal Stevens, a construction worker of that community in Belize District, joins thirty-eight-year-old Adrian Myvett who was also denied bail and remanded […]
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Last Friday, the United Democratic Party issued a press release denouncing what they referred to as an attempt by the Government of Belize to muzzle the free press on matters pertaining to the redistricting exercise. The opposition’s release was in direct response to a statement from the Elections and Boundaries Commission cautioning media houses against […]
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On July seventh, the Elections and Boundaries Commission issued a release informing that the redistricting exercise is completed. The idea is to divide Belize into no less than twenty-eight electoral divisions, each in such a way that registered voters are equitably distributed across the country. The conclusion of the exercise is welcome news; however, the […]
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With that said, Opposition Leader Barrow went on to reveal that the two opposition members on the Redistricting Task Force have voted against the newly proposed amendment to the reports. Barrow asserted that the amendments are unconstitutional and that the proposal now set to be tabled before the House of Representatives is heavily politicized. He […]
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When cultures start to erode, they normally start with the oral tradition – that intangible part that exists only by how it is passed on via lore – spoken word and practice. The Institute of Social and Cultural Research is holding a week-long workshop to not only safeguard those cultures, but to protect them from […]
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The Leader of the Opposition also weighed in on the Belize Territorial Volunteer’s call for greater security presence at the Sarstoon Forward Operating Base in the Toledo District. Barrow says he has been following the reports, but is yet to engage members of the BTV on the matter. He, however, noted that he joins their […]
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The Government of Belize is borrowing fifteen million U.S. dollars to fund the It’zat STEAM Academy which will open its doors to Belize students at the start of the new academic year. That facility will not be completed before September. Nonetheless, the Ministry of Education has indicated that since the first building will be ready, […]
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It’s been three weeks since Retired Captain Daniel Mendez took up office as the National Emergency Coordinator at NEMO, replacing Retired Colonel Shelton DeFour who had held the post for almost two decades. Mendez, who is the husband of Governor General Dame Froyla T’zalam, says that he has been in the background of disaster management […]
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