All posts tagged "Belize politics"

  • Penner Recall attempt

    The Election and Boundaries Department this morning hosted a press conference to explain the reasons why the attempt to recall the Honorable the member for Cayo Northeast Mr. Elvin Penner was not successful. According to statistics released...

    • Posted January 8, 2014
    • 0
  • Prime Minister Dean Barrow attends Petro Caribe meeting

    Prime Minister Dean Barrow is in the Venezuelan capital Caracas today for the Second Extraordinary Meeting of ALBA/PETRO CARIBE initiative.  Mr. Barrow is joining other regional leaders for the meeting to discuss, among other things, the Petro...

    • Posted December 17, 2013
    • 0
  • House approves stiffer penalties for sexual assault convictions

    The House of Representatives met in a Special Session this morning in Belmopan. One of the highlights of the meeting was the presentation of the Bill for an amendment to the Criminal Code to clearly define sexual...

    • Posted December 12, 2013
    • 0
  • Central Government to assist with repairs of damaged streets in Dangriga

    The main streets of Dangriga town will be repaired and rehabilitated starting on Monday of next week.  That announcement was made today by the officer of the Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow.  According to...

    • Posted December 5, 2013
    • 0
  • Prime Minister Barrow plans Wednesday press conference

    The Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow will hold a press conference on Wednesday morning in Belize City.  According to a media invite sent out by the Government Press Office, the purpose of Mr. Barrow’s...

    • Posted November 26, 2013
    • 0
  • Prime Minister arrives at medical center for back surgery

    The Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister Mr. Dean Barrow has checked in at the DISC Sports & Spine Center in Newport Beach, California, where he will undergo surgery for a herniated disc to relieve chronic back pains which...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
    • 0
  • Supreme Court says Luke Espat owes millions to the Belize Bank

    Businessman Luke Espat was dealt a punishing blow when the Supreme Court ruled recently that he is liable to the Belize Bank to the tune of $29.4 million.  Channel 7 News is reporting that the Belize Bank...

    • Posted November 6, 2013
    • 1
  • PUP convention chooses standard bearer for Belmopan

    The People’s United Party Belmopan constituency has chosen Patrick Jason Andrews as its standard bearer for that division. Andrews beat out three other candidates in a constituency convention held on Sunday, November 3 in the nation’s capital....

    • Posted November 3, 2013
    • 0
  • Prime Minister seeks medical treatment in the USA

    The Rt. Honorable the Prime Minister Mr. Dean Barrow today, Sunday, November 3, traveled to Los Angeles, California to see medical treatment for chronic back pain.  A brief statement from the Office of the Prime Minister announced...

    • Posted November 3, 2013
    • 0
  • Legislation designed to overhaul Immigration and Nationality service taken to parliament

    Prime Minister Dean Barrow today introduced a set of three pieces of legislation designed to overhaul the Immigration and Nationality services to make the system “as fail-safe as possible.”  The proposed reform includes the setting up of...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
    • 1