The Alliance for Democracy, led by four members of the United Democratic Party who were deemed to have resigned, called a press conference today to categorically state that they have not and will not resign as members of the embattled party. Those four politicians are
Taegar-Panton went on to explain that a special convention will be held on October sixth to recall the leadership of the party and that it will be done based on the support of delegates whose signatures they have garnered. [caption id="attachment_20672" align="alignright" width="300"]
Collet Area Representative, Patrick Faber said that while the Alliance members want unity in the U.D.P., they want to restore democracy to the party as well. He explained that that is what the white paper proposes to do. He used the scenario of former U.D.P.
Faber shared a few instances where he thought the party’s mechanism for communicating with its members is less than effective. He referred to WhatsApp chat groups that serve to communicate among them where members are removed if they do not participate within a certain time
There was a drug bust in Corozal on Tuesday afternoon and a family of seven, including a corporal of police, was arrested and charged for possession of a little over nine kilograms of cocaine. A joint law enforcement operation carried out at the home of
The Belize Police Department has made an arrest in the Sunday morning murder of Otoniel Mateo in Cotton Tree Village. Earlier today, twenty-six-year-old Armin Amado Bouchub, a stevedore of Cayo District, was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting death of Mateo. As we
Twenty-nine-year-old Keinen Bermudez, a call center agent, is on remand after being arraigned for abetment to murder. This is in connection to the shooting death of Dimitrie Usher that took place here in Belize City on August twenty-fifth. While there has been no arrest for
Motorcycle accidents are among the most common mishaps in Belize, prompting insurance companies to increase premiums for motorcycle owners. On Tuesday afternoon, a surveillance video on Barrack Road captured what could have easily been a deadly collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle. What’s worse
We have been hearing about the Millennium Challenge Corporation since the start of the year. The Government of Belize previously announced that the MCC is granting Belize one hundred and twenty-five million US dollars to address poverty through economic development. Well, that grant agreement was
In July, the opposition cautioned the Briceño administration concerning the one hundred and twenty-five-million-U.S.-dollar grant. Patrick Faber questioned the U.S organization’s true intent. Well, today, we asked Alice Albright, the Chief Executive Officer at MCC. For reference, we revisit that clip from Faber inside the
