International
Janae Matute’s case against Dr. Raju to be heard at CCJ
Amandala has confirmed that the $2.13 million lawsuit won last year by Georgia Matute on behalf of her daughter Janae Matute, 12, against former government practitioner Dr. Raju Meenavali, is being appealed again—this time at the [...]
John McAfee still in hiding
At press time tonight, American millionaire John McAfee, 67, former antivirus pioneer, is still in hiding from police, who say he is a “person of interest” in the murder of fellow American retiree Gregory Faull, 52, [...]
Belize, Mexico, Honduras and Costa Rica issue declaration on transnational organized crime and narco-trafficking
Following a meeting in Mexico City today, Mexican president Felipe Calderón, Belize prime minister Dean Barrow, Costa Rica president Laura Chinchilla, and Honduras president Porfirio Lobo sealed a 10-point declaration in which the leaders, speaking of [...]
Dunkeld continues to seek foreign arbitration over BTL
Dunkeld Investments Limited, a UK company affiliated with British billionaire Michael Ashcroft, appeared against the Government of Belize in the Court of Appeal this morning, in an attempt to challenge the injunction placed on the company [...]
Dean Boyce off the hook
Court of Appeal to decide whether BTL can proceed to pay dividends on Dec. 14, 2012 Trustee of the BTL Employees Trust, Dean Boyce, was this afternoon relieved of having to face cross-examination for affidavit evidence [...]
OAS Secretary-General discusses Belize-Guatemala issues
José Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), was in Belize today, where he met with Prime Minister Dean Barrow, Foreign Affairs Minister Wilfred Elrington, National Security Minister John Saldivar and Leader of [...]
Caribbean officials formulating regional position to proposed ban of queen conch trade
Executive Director of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Milton Haughton, recently back from the 3rd Special Meeting of the Ministerial Council of the CRFM held in Antigua and Barbuda last Thursday, told Amandala this afternoon [...]
Two Mexican policemen remanded to prison
They were looking for drugs, say Belize law enforcement officials BELIZE CITY, Fri, Oct. 5, 2012 Two of three rogue policemen from neighboring Chetumal, Mexico, have been remanded to the Belize Central Prison in Hattieville until [...]
Another illegal Guat logger; this time in Caracol
Jailed for a year on lesser charges, but no charges laid yet for illegal logging BELIZE CITY, Mon. Oct. 1, 2012 A Guatemalan of Peten, Guatemala, is tonight in jail, but not for the offense which [...]
A super-bond reprieve!
Restructuring talks “progressing towards a mutually-agreeable restructuring,” says committee of bondholders “the Committee has agreed not to seek legal remedies for a period of 60 days” BELIZE CITY, Fri. Sept. 21, 2012 On August 20, 2012, [...]
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