The Atlantic Bank Limited, businessman Michael Feinstein, and Stake Bank Enterprises which is presently in receivership, are headed to litigation. On Friday, a claim was brought before the High Court against Feinstein, who is a director and shareholder of Stake Bank Enterprise Limited. In the
Earlier today, the attorney for Michael Feinstein wrote to the Governor of the Central Bank of Belize requesting an investigation of Atlantic Bank Limited for, “serial breaches of the Domestic Banks and Financial Institutions Act”. The letter states that ABL approved and disbursed over sixty
Turning now to parliament… This morning, a scheduled senate inquiry into Portico’s controversial Definitive Agreement was placed on hold yet again after the Office of the Attorney General wrote to the chair of the Senate Special Select Committee on Friday, indicating that the upper house
According to Senator Chanona, witnesses were informed of the delay at the eleventh hour on Sunday night, ahead of sessions that were scheduled for Monday and Tuesday of this week. Janelle Chanona, Chair, Senate Inquiry “Last night, we moved very quickly to inform the witnesses, we
A motorcyclist perished in a fatal road traffic accident on Saturday morning near Crooked Tree Village. Fifty-eight-year-old Richard Crawford was traveling along the stretch of road when he was knocked down and killed by Andy Gillett, the driver of a Mazda Tribute that crashed into
This morning, Gillett appeared before the lower court in the presence of attorney Orson ‘OJ’ Elrington. No plea was taken from Gillett as the offenses for which he was charged are being dealt with on indictment. He was offered and met bail in the sum
A seven-year-old minor also lost his life in a fatal road traffic accident over the weekend. On Sunday, Martin Swift Senior and his family were traveling along the Old Northern Highway in the vicinity of Lucky Strike Village when their vehicle overturned. Several persons were
Kevin Bernard, the Minister of Health and Wellness, today weighed in on an issue that was recently raised by the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams. The commissioner is of the view that police officers should not transport individuals suffering from gunshot injuries to the hospital.
Last Thursday, reports surfaced of a stolen Toyota Hilux from the Western Regional Hospital. The vehicle’s GPS tracker was activated, and it showed that the Hilux was in Flores Peten, Guatemala. Authorities in Guatemala have since located and returned the Toyota Hilux back to Belize.
The mother of a man accused of murder is seeking to defend her son’s innocence. Last week, a wanted poster was issued for twenty-nine-year-old Jospeh Vaccaro in connection with the murder of thirty-two-year-old Roy Lee Burgess in Placencia Village. Vaccaro’s mother, Brendalee Vaccaro, visited our
