Changing the Culture of Accessing Land Services
Prime Minister John Briceño left the country on Tuesday and is to return on January seventeenth. During his absence, the Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum, and Mining is acting as [...]
Prime Minister John Briceño left the country on Tuesday and is to return on January seventeenth. During his absence, the Minister of Natural Resources, Petroleum, and Mining is acting as [...]
It was infamously dubbed as a “hotbed of corruption” by former Prime Minister Dean Barrow and tonight, new Lands Minister Cordel Hyde speaks of the unabated pillaging of crown land [...]
While speaking about weeding out the department’s corruption, among those who have left is Wilbert Vallejos. Vallejos was the Lands Commissioner under the U.D.P. administration. Police raided his home in [...]
And the unanswered letter from the PM to the Public Services Commission is telling. The Commission’s functions include the formulation of schemes for recruitment to the public service and the [...]
Two billion people are registered users of the messaging service WhatsApp. It’s one of the most widely used apps across the world. And in these COVID times, it has helped [...]
You would not have noticed as there is an obvious lack of fanfare surrounding the launch of this new product. It is a new brew hitting shelves across the country. [...]
On Friday, the contract for B.T.B.’s Tourism Director, Karen Bevan’s, was leaked to the public. Since that time, the details of the employment agreement signed on April first, 2019 have [...]
The board that the minister has selected to spearhead the country’s tourism rebound is led by Evan Tillett. Tillett is a former colleague of Minister Mahler and is no stranger [...]
Since taking office in late 2020, the Briceño Administration has moved ahead with the formal introduction of the hemp industry as a viable means of economic growth for Belize. The [...]
Former Minister of Works Rene Montero is at the heart of a land scandal in which it is alleged that a number of dubious transactions were conducted on his behalf [...]
In another case, De La Rosa shares the story of an individual who later found out that his information was used to acquire a piece of land. He approached De [...]
In light of Eddie de la Rosa’s testimony, who says he witnessed the corrupt activities within government ministries, the P.S.U. says that people like De La Rosa need protecting. De [...]
The Public Service Union is also addressing complaints made by public officers regarding unfair dismissal. In its release, the P.S.U. says that it received several complaints from public officers who [...]
The P.S.U.’s Dean Flowers took the opportunity to weigh in on the Good Governance motion introduced in the House on Friday. The unions have always been a very vocal advocate [...]
On January fifth, cabinet announced following a weekly briefing that authorization had been given to the National Forensic Science Service to enter into a formal agreement with Central America Health [...]
Much of today’s proceedings within the National Assembly Chambers were statements by ministers. It was until two in the afternoon that the House moved into the day’s business, starting with [...]
But the Briceño administration is facing a financial dilemma. As the PM said in his New Year address, the government ‘bruk.’ A ballooning wage bill burdens the fiscal budget. In [...]
Attorney Estevan Perera was sworn as the Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission in July 2020 under the Barrow Administration. He is a known U.D.P. supporter who has also [...]
Who sits as the head of the elections and boundaries commission is important to the ruling administration as in less than two months, voters will be returning to the polls [...]
The new Miss Universe Belize will be crowned on Saturday at three p.m. during a live virtual event right here on Channel Five. Like so many other traditions during the [...]
They just released the latest crime statistics for 2020. Now the Belize Crime Observatory wants to recognize outstanding journalists. The media competition is an extension of a data training workshop [...]
On Wednesday, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat detailed the allegations of misuse of resources by former Minister Rene Montero. He also shed light on the ongoing review of high-cost [...]
An assessment of the recently constructed Foreign Affairs headquarters, the Leigh Richardson Building in Belmopan continues. The new administration is concerned about the value for money. As it stands, the [...]
A decision on who will succeed Colin Griffith as the next Comptroller of Customs is yet to be determined by the Ministry of Finance. While senior customs officers Ian Haylock [...]
The Cante Family in San Felipe Village is advised to request financial compensation after the family’s patriarch was mistakenly buried as a John Doe in another village without the family. [...]
