Following the U.D.P. convention on Sunday, participants have expressed their views on the legitimacy of the event and the removal of Moses “Shyne” Barrow as party leader. This raises the question of the future of the building on Youth for the Future Drive, which has
Today, six Belizean prisoners appeared before the High Court to contest the parole board’s decision to deny them parole. The inmates, who were convicted of serious crimes such as manslaughter, murder, and kidnapping, argue that the board’s decision was unconstitutional, as it failed to follow
The six prisoners who appeared in court argue that they do not continue to pose a threat to public safety and can be reintegrated into society with adequate supervision. Their defence attorney, Leslie Mendez, told reporters that the purpose of the trial is to review
Eight claimants, including Anwar Barrow, Aquity Holdings Limited, and six other companies, have filed a constitutional claim against the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Attorney General. The claimants allege that the FSC misapplied a merger fee during the consolidation of thirteen companies. They are
Police are investigating a case of attempted murder that occurred on Tuesday night in Belize City. At around eight forty-five p.m., forty-eight-year-old Mary Flowers was exiting the residence of her former partner on Santa Barbara Street when suddenly she heard two loud bangs. Flowers reported
Fifty-one-year-old Cecil Franklin was remanded today on a charge of rape after he allegedly raped a woman inside her apartment. The victim told police that Franklin, whom she knew and who goes by the nickname “GI Joe," ambushed her at her apartment door, placed a
A security guard of Ambergris Caye has been fined four hundred dollars for slapping his common-law wife. Forty-year-old Jose Garcia was arraigned in the magistrate’s court today and admitted to slapping Norma Noh twice. The incident happened on Saturday at their residence thirteen miles north
What if there was a way for your money to earn interest or dividends outside of a traditional savings account? Many Belizeans place their hard-earned money in savings accounts, earning up to two percent annually at banks or up to four percent at credit unions.
While Moses Barrow maintains that the event hosted on Sunday by the Tracy Panton-led Alliance for Democracy was not a legitimate U.D.P. convention, the alliance is standing firm. In a press release issued today by Panton under the U.D.P. banner, she declared that Barrow is
Returning to Moses Barrow, he claims to have invested millions of dollars in the U.D.P., including funds for standard bearers who do not back his leadership. Barrow further stated that The Alliance is eager to claim the U.D.P. name due to the challenges of securing
