And as if that weren’t enough, she has now been expelled from the same party that polished her and propped her on their political pedestal for the 2006 municipal elections. She was the UDP’s golden girl who brought in the full slate. But just months into her first term
And as if that weren’t enough, she has now been expelled from the same party that polished her and propped her on their political pedestal for the 2006 municipal elections. She was the UDP’s golden girl who brought in the full slate. But just months into her first term
And as if that weren’t enough, she has now been expelled from the same party that polished her and propped her on their political pedestal for the 2006 municipal elections. She was the UDP’s golden girl who brought in the full slate. But just months into her first term
And as if that weren’t enough, she has now been expelled from the same party that polished her and propped her on their political pedestal for the 2006 municipal elections. She was the UDP’s golden girl who brought in the full slate. But just months into her first term
Mayor Moya, just days after giving birth was dragged from her maternity bed and hauled before Magistrate Court to answer several allegations of financial and accounting irregularities at the City Council. The lame duck Mayor is no stranger to a mind-boggling, never ending series of scandals and irregularities involving City Council funds.
Outraged at the personal way Barrow had orchestrated her arrest and Court charges
Last week Government launched a new operation geared at addressing what the Prime Minister now considers to be a crisis in crime. As fate would have it, the week of Operation Jaguar coincided was one of the rainiest weeks of 2010. Whether it was weather or Operation Jaguar, Belize City was relatively quiet this past week.
How do you measure the effectiveness of these operations? Do these operations result in more convictions? Do they cause a sustained lull in crime and violent activities? What follow up measures will have to be put in place to stem this growing violence in our urban centres?
As our town and cities grow, there is increased crime and insecurity. True, this is not unique to Belize; indeed urban crime and violence is a global concern. At the same time, attacks on businesses and individuals have a negative effect on the success
The Belize Times has received very credible reports that embattled and battered Minister of National Security Carlos Perdomo will be relieved of his portfolio in the very near future. Those reports have been made even more credible by the very conspicuous absence of Perdomo in Operation Jaguar, which was launched on Monday, May 17. An official release stated that the operation was launched at the direction of the Chairman of the National Security Council, Prime Minister Dean Barrow. There was no mention of Minister of National Security Minister Carlos Perdomo.
According to the release, “the Operation, which will be conducted for a sustained period of time, will target high crime areas in Belize City and is intended to provide safety and security for residents in these areas and restore public confidence in the Government’s anti-crime efforts. It is expected that this Operation will be successful in identifying and disrupting gang activity that is primarily responsible for the violence in the city.” Observers have stated, however, that such an operation cannot possible be maintained for any meaningful period of time, and since it does not carry with it any social component, will do little to deal with the causes of crime and will deter crime to
