Thursday, May 17, 2012

‘Outspoken’ News

Lynn Young Strikes Back

Friday, February 24, 2012 11:34

Dear Editor, I do not know who penned your (Amandala) editorial of February 22nd 2012, but personal attacks aside, the editorial reflects an alarming level of ignorance. I have always admired (and shared) the Amandala’s commitment to the development and prosperity of Belize. But if it is that your editorial reflects ...

Rene Montero vs. Family of Innocent Victim

Friday, February 24, 2012 11:33

February 13, 2012 Dear Editor: Please allow me the space to vent my frustration at the current justice system of our country. As you may recall, my son was murdered in a home invasion in Santa Elena Town on the night of December 23, 2011. From the time it occurred, the San ...

Debates: Opening Eyes

Friday, February 24, 2012 11:33

Dear Editor, For the first time in my many years as a voter in this country, we, the citizens of Belize have had the benefit of seeing the various candidates in action. This is welcomed whether it be in the debates on Love TV, Plus TV or as they showcase their ...

SEDI No Ready

Friday, February 24, 2012 11:32

Dear Mr. Editor: I thought I should share the following story with you. Please feel free to share it with your readers. Back in 2008, right after getting elected as the U.D.P. Area Representative for Pickstock, Mr. Sedi Elrington was a guest of LoveFm’s Open Paki with Rosalie Staine.   I called the ...

The audacity of failure

Saturday, February 18, 2012 0:08

Dear Mr. Editor, Please keep up the good work. I was away for twenty years living in California. I would always read the BELIZE TIMES online. Obviously, since I have been back for the past eleven months, I have been shocked that life in Belize is what it is. In America many ...

Was Darrel Bradley Fired?

Saturday, February 18, 2012 0:06

There is a frequently used, but very colorful word that is shoved around in Creole observations: “eck”. The failed chairman of the Crimes Control Council, under whom the Crime rate  viciously spiraled out of control sat soaked in the red shirted disgrace of his party’s record and apologized like a good ...

Marcel: A fish from river bottom

Saturday, February 18, 2012 0:02

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP INTO THE PUP BY MARCEL CARDONA CERVANTES: Hon. Marcel Cardona Cervantes Orange Walk East Area Representative Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Hon. Francis Fonseca Party Leader People’s United Party Independence Hall Queen Street Belize City Belize, Central America Dear Hon. Francis, Re: FORMAL LETTER OF APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP INTO THE PEOPLE’S UNITED PARTY Greetings from the Orange Walk East Constituency! Following the ...

GG offers no help to OCEANA

Friday, February 10, 2012 20:18

Mrs Audrey Matura-Shepherd V.P. Oceana in Belize #33 Corner Regent & Dean Streets BELIZE CITY Dear Mrs Matura-Shepherd Re: Petition under the Referendum Act 6th February 2012 I refer to your letter dated February 2, 2012, requesting that an enquiry be made into the decision of the Elections and Boundaries Department, rejecting certain signatures appended to the ...

No Justice for Ladyville Family

Friday, February 10, 2012 20:18

Dear Editor, In this letter I just want to express my feelings for this politics time. I go straight to Ladyville and Hutchinson. To my knowledge Hutchinson is supposed to be a religious Adventist. That’s why I am astonished that he, knowing the Bible, could forget it and help in the ...

Choosing to be an agent of real change

Friday, February 10, 2012 20:17

Dear Editor, After hearing the PUP Party Leader Hon. Francis Fonseca on Love FM today, I found it necessary to write this letter. In the past four years, our country has rapidly spiraled down, where guns in the hands of our Belizean youth have continued to cement Belize’s status as the murder ...