Headline News “Nada” for “Ashcroft Alliance” at CCJ 5-member panel of CCJ judges concurred that they would not permit the “leapfrogging” of the lower courts in Belize. The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), via video conferencing this afternoon, announced that it would stay hearings on the constitutional challenge by the Ashcroft Alliance, specifically Dean Boyce, former chairman of the executive committee of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL), and British Caribbean Bank (BCB), who had separately filed suits against the Attorney General and the Minister of Public Utilities, challenging first the 2009 nationalization of BTL, and subsequently, the 2011 nationalization, which Government had effected to correct perceived flaws in the first nationalization. advertisment   Top Stories Burthen Garoy, 26, shot 6 times He was found dead on the Boom-Hattieville Road... Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a Belize City resident whose bullet-ridden body was found off the side of the Burrell Boom-Hattieville Road on Tuesday night. view full story Police late, kidnapped Concepcion woman rescued by villagers! A case of apparent kidnapping in Concepcion, Corozal District, ended in the safe recovery of the would-be hostage, as her kidnappers fled from family members and concerned villagers who united to mount a rescue operation. view full story 1,098 got citizenship in January Immigration Director Ruth Meighan announced today on The Adele Trapp Show that an in-house tally for January 2012 indicates that 1,098 new citizenships have been granted in January 2012, in the course of four swearing-in sessions. view full story BEL accepts 6.14% rate decrease Consumers will save an average of 6 cents on the dollar... The Belize Electricity Limited (BEL), a government-controlled utility, announced today that it won’t object to the 6.14% rate reduction which the Public Utilities Commission stipulated in its initial decision on tariffs. In December, BEL had requested a 3.4% rate reduction. view full story Supreme Court dismisses 2nd jury in soldier’s ammunition case In the courtroom of Supreme Court Justice, Herbert Lord, the trial against BDF sergeant, Emmerson Michael, for possession of an unlicensed firearm, had to be rescheduled for the next session of the Supreme Court, which commences in April, 2012, due to the dismissal of the 9-panel jury by the judge. view full story