Several government officials have confirmed that there should be an adjustment to the existing COVID-19 regulations at the start of next month. We don’t know the details of those changes [...]
On Thursday, the new U.S. President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders within his first twenty-four hours in office. But one of those executive orders can have grave [...]
Initially, Belize’s health and tourism sector were already preparing for the testing requirements for return travel to the United States. The Ministry of Health approved additional COVID-19 testing sites in [...]
Thanks to the Taiwanese Embassy in Belize, there can be even more rapid test drives. That’s because, on Thursday, the Embassy of Taiwan handed over a donation of fifteen thousand [...]
The Corozal Free Zone reopens on February first. The reopening is one of the campaign promises that the P.U.P. made before the election. Since the new government made the decision, [...]
According to Acting Director of Health Services Doctor Melissa Diaz-Musa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is still consulting with stakeholders ahead of the reopening, but the final say rests [...]
On Wednesday, Corozal Mayor Rigoberto Vellos renegotiated the one point three-seven-seven million-dollar contract with U.D.P. contractor Imer Hernandez. The agreement was signed between the former U.D.P. Mayor Hilberto Campos and [...]
During news time on Wednesday night, shots rang out in the Monument Site area of Dangriga. A fisherman, Dennis Robinson, from the area had been gunned down. The family believes [...]
The United Democratic Party today called a press conference to address matters of national importance. It was held at the party’s headquarters on Youth for the Future Drive in Belize [...]
The opposition also criticized the Briceño administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber blasts the government for continuously politicizing the pandemic and blaming the past U.D.P. administration. [...]
From COVID to alleged corruption. Opposition Leader Patrick Faber was asked about his colleague, former Minister of Works Rene Montero. The government wants Montero to face criminal charges for alleged [...]
After the People’s United Party won the November general elections, the Lands Department locked down as rumors of U.D.P. cronies taking documents from the office in Belmopan surfaced. It was [...]
The indigenous communities in the south have collectively prevailed in the courts since they initiated legal action against the Government of Belize in the nineties. The fight has always been [...]
Upon assuming office in November of last year, the People’s United Party created a specific ministerial portfolio for Indigenous People’s Affairs. That responsibility was given to Belize Rural Central area [...]
In acknowledging government’s solemn undertaking, M.L.A. spokesperson Cristina Coc says that they are elated by the newfound will to respect and recognize the traditional institutions of the indigenous community. [...]
The principal streets of Belize City were lined with spectators this morning, as a funeral procession rarely seen in the history of the country made its way to the Lord [...]
The previous Public Utilities Commission’s decision to purchase the old Mirab building on North Front Street in 2019 raised many questions. Under former chairman John Avery, the P.U.C. purchased the [...]
On January fifteenth, the Ministry of Transport terminated twenty-four employees at the Novelo’s Bus Terminal in Belize City. Their dismissal comes at the height of maga season and particularly when [...]
In responding to the terminations at the Ministry of Transport, Prime Minister John Briceño also spoke on the general issue of employment in these times of austerity where there simply [...]
With so many unemployed, one of the growing concerns is that it will lead to an increase in crime. In an interview today with the Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem [...]
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Belize appears to be on the decline. Today the Ministry of Health reported twenty-seven new cases and three new deaths, and a [...]
As for the Covid-19 regulations outlined in December’s Statutory Instrument, the Minister of Health had already confirmed that new regulations will be coming at the start of February. So, what [...]
The heavy downpour over Belize City today made the second national day of mourning to honor Belize’s first Governor General feel even more somber. The rains forced slight adjustments in [...]
On Monday, we reported a leaked letter sent by the new Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission to attorney Andrew Marshalleck. Chairman Molina is seeking legal advice regarding a sale [...]
So what was included in the package that the P.U.C. purchased? According to the businessman, the Mirab building, including the property it sits on, and an open lot adjacent to [...]
