As you heard last night, developer David Gegg said that someone from the previous government solicited campaign financing from him prior to the 2020 general elections and informed him via message that it would be the requirement for him to receive environmental clearance for the
Gegg said he did not think that Contreras, an agent of the state, needed approval from any other minister of government, certainly not Panton, who was a junior minister, or the former Attorney General Michael Peyrefitte, who was an unelected minister, in order to sign
The first witness to appear during yesterday’s senate inquiry proceeding was Sunjay Hotchandani, a resident of Belize City who said that he was the director of several companies that deal with real estate business. He opened with a prepared statement. Hotchandani refused to answer many
While Hotchandani initially refused to state his relation to the nine companies, he later revealed that he is the director of the companies and that the companies sold land to Portico Enterprise. Upon checking with his legal advisor, the businessman later admitted to Senator Bevinton
At the start of the proceedings during Wednesday’s senate inquiry, Committee Chair, Senator Janelle Chanona warned the witnesses that if they are deemed responsible for defamation, libel or slander of any of the committee members, they can and will be dealt with to the full
Twenty-eight-year-old Yadimir Torres took to construction work ten years ago after dropping out of college because his parents were unable to afford his tuition. His mother then suggested that he enroll at the Tubal Trade and Vocational Institute to learn a trade. His willingness to
Attorney Orson ‘OJ’ Elrington returned to court on Wednesday for a matter in which he is accused of sexual assault, stemming from an incident that occurred back in January. When the matter was called up at nine a.m., Elrington was absent, despite the fact that
Thirty-six-year-old Walton Banner, a police inspector, appeared before the court today in the presence of attorney Ronell Gonzalez, to answer to a charge of obstruction. It is the second time he is appearing before the lower court on a similar offense. On April first, it
On Friday, a family of thirteen in Trio Village was left without a home after a fire destroyed the building completely. That afternoon, around two-thirty p.m., thirty-three-year-old Yuri Choc, her sister, mother, and ten children were at home when a burning fly repellant started a
For years, adolescent pregnancy has been an issue that Belize has been trying to reduce in vulnerable communities. Despite attempts made to increase use of contraceptive methods, Belize continues to have one of the lowest usages, with a high adolescent birth rate. This year, a
