Only one day after his appointment became official, incoming City Administrator Albert Vaughn is under fire from within the newly elected Belize City Council. Of note is that several of those councilors, including Deputy Mayor Allan Pollard Junior, were his colleagues during the previous term
This morning, Prime Minister John Briceño commented on the controversial appointment of former councilor Albert Vaughn as CitCo’s new city administrator. While he was clear in stating that he does not intervene in decisions taken at the municipal level, he was optimistic that the matter
Weighing in on the internal row at City Hall, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow told reporters earlier today that the question of Vaughn’s qualifications is relevant because he seemingly lacks the requirements for the post of city administrator. [caption id="attachment_9613" align="alignright" width="300"]
Referring to the letter sent to Mayor Wagner by the majority councilors, the Leader of the Opposition also says that transparency and democracy are also being called into question, based on the unilateral decision to appoint Vaughn as the new city administrator. Shyne Barrow, Leader of
A man was shot and killed in the Lake Independence area of Belize City on Monday night. The incident happened in front of an apartment complex shortly before eight p.m. on Flamboyant Street near its intersection with Mahogany Street. The victim is Michael Usher, a
On Sunday, a murder in Placencia sent shockwaves across the peaceful coastal community, as family and friends mourned the loss of thirty-three-year-old Roy Burgess. Reports are that Burgess was inside his vehicle on mile twenty-two along the Placencia Road with a female companion, Maia James,
When a state of emergency was introduced three weeks ago, there was talk that it would be extended and expanded to include other areas as the police department saw fit. Monday’s murder of Michael Usher, who lived in the vicinity of Majestic Alley but was
Meanwhile, the Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow has slammed the government, and more directly the prime minister, for what he calls an ineffective state of emergency. Today, Barrow pointed to murders that have happened while the S.O.E. has been in place. Barrow also
An American retiree has died while snorkeling near the Glover Reef Atolls. On April fifteenth, the unresponsive body of seventy-four-year-old Kent Hills Foster was taken to the Southern Regional Hospital Morgue in Dangriga Town, where he was identified by his wife, Pamela Gay Fairley. Reports
On April third, Prime Minister John Briceño announced new portfolio assignments, as well as the appointments of three additional ministers of state, including Alex Balona, Marconi Leal Senior, and Jorge Espat. In the wake of that announcement, the opposition has been critical of the decision
