The University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union (UBFSU) staged a peaceful march in Belmopan this morning to demand the government honour its long-standing promise to increase the university’s annual subvention to 10 million dollars. Union members and students gathered outside of the Prime Minister’s Office
Lord Michael Ashcroft has weighed in on the ongoing rift within the United Democratic Party (UDP). He is urging the embattled opposition to open its doors to new leadership or risk failing the country’s democracy. “Some of the dinosaural politicians of the UDP need to stay
A heated family dispute turned violent in Santa Martha Village on Sunday night, leaving a 26-year-old man hospitalised with stab wounds and another relative in police custody. Police reports indicate that around 11 p.m. on July 13, Miguel Angel Valledares, who is self-employed, visited the home
Just when you thought the political drama within the United Democratic Party had simmered down, think again. One month after a National Party Council meeting descended into chaos, the U.D.P. gave it another shot this past Saturday. This time, things were quieter outside the party’s
Saturday’s NPC meeting marked Chairman Michael Peyrefitte’s first time back at the helm since his return, and it didn’t take long for tensions to flare. After Patrick Faber’s surprise appearance, Peyrefitte made his position quite clear: as long as he’s chairman, Faber won’t be running
Patrick Faber isn’t backing down. He’s pushing back hard, saying the NPC has no authority to vote on reinstating him, or anyone else, for that matter. According to Faber, the High Court already ruled that those expulsions were illegal in the first place. And when
All eyes are on the internal dynamics of the United Democratic Party as Senator Patrick Faber raises a new concern: how will the party manage future NPC meetings when some constituencies now have two caretakers? Take Belize Rural South, for instance, both Beverly Williams and
Former Mesopotamia Area Representative Moses 'Shyne' Barrow is standing firm, insisting he is the duly elected leader of the party, even as he faces a challenge from Tracy Panton. On Saturday, Shyne threw his full support behind the motion to remove Patrick Faber, going as
As we reported earlier, the United Democratic Party made a bold move over the weekend, calling on police to remove Patrick Faber from Saturday’s meeting. But in a surprising twist, law enforcement didn’t budge. Today in Belmopan, reporters caught up with the Commissioner of Police,
A tragic and shocking incident out of Cow Pen Village; police say a man was killed over something as simple as a bicycle. The victim, Carlos Garvin, was found lifeless in front of a liquor store on Friday night, the result of a fatal chop
