Approximately three weeks have passed since the Belize National Teachers Union decided to put its strike actions on hold. Following a record-breaking five weeks of striking, today PM Briceño told [...]
RESTORE Belize is hosting an online capacity-building workshop on trauma-informed care. The virtual sessions, which will run through until July ninth, seek to empower service care providers for youth, families [...]
World Refugee Day was celebrated in the Valley of Peace on Sunday with the unveiling of a mural. It was designed to celebrate the founding of Valley of Peace in [...]
Intervention has been one of the longstanding approaches used to tackle gang violence, particularly in south side Belize City. And while the approach offers relief from violence to these communities, [...]
The Commissioner of Police is sending a strong warning to anyone hosting social gatherings contrary to COVID-19 regulations. This includes those individuals and companies who have become creative and are [...]
Today at the Belize Institute of Management, the National Committee for Families and Children, through its National Parenting Task Force held a “Male Talk Forum.” The event, which brings together [...]
One of the presenters at the session today was Director of the Family Court, Dale Cayetano. He spoke about the legal challenges when men seek custody of children as well [...]
To commemorate Child Labour Elimination Day on June twelfth, the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association is pledging its commitment to develop and ratify its Youth Policy for decent employment, skills [...]
June fifteenth is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The National Council on Ageing says last year, four percent of domestic violence cases were crimes against older men and women, but [...]
The Ministry of Youth has embarked on an ambitious exercise that they say is the first of its kind. This week they officially kicked off a national survey which will [...]
One of the new support services the Department of Youth has already rolled out is a counseling and wellness service. Director of the DYS Kevin Cadle says this is crucial, [...]
The Briceño administration says it will not be negotiating with the gangs. It’s a position that the prime minister himself has made abundantly clear. But that is not to say [...]
The Prime Minister has been criticized for not engaging with the union leaders in meetings. Today, Open Your Eyes hosts asked PM Briceño about the status of matters with the [...]
As the union protests appear to wind down, some people are still upset about a series of ads that have attacked the unions and questioned the integrity of their leadership. [...]
The public sector emoluments and allowances reduction bill 2021 went before the senate today. You’ll recall that last week Friday, cabinet began the motions to make the cuts effective on [...]
Wrapping up the discussions on the bill – Government Business Senator Eamon Courtenay said he took no joy in being a part of implementing the legal frame work for the [...]
Data from schools’ managing authorities indicate about twenty-five to thirty percent of teachers participated in the strike action over the past month. But those industrial actions came to a screeching [...]
Last week, the unions responded to a letter issued by G.O.B. concerning other compensation for the salary cut coming for teachers and public officers this pay period. The unions’ response [...]
The Public Service Union has a new president and five newly-elected executives. The vote for a change of leadership took place on Saturday in Belmopan during the P.S.U.’s ninety-ninth annual [...]
The strike effected by the Belize National Teachers Union and the P.S.U. has been placed on hold as teachers are expected to return to work on June first. While the [...]
P.S.U. President Dean Flowers admits that the docking of wages, as well as the ten percent salary cut may have deflated the momentum of the strike. Dean Flowers, President, [...]
It has become a common scene: union members in their tee shirts protesting in Belmopan when there is a House Meeting. But things got a little tense this morning as [...]
As you saw in our story on the teachers protest this morning, police removed them from in front of the National Assembly where they went beyond the barriers. The issues [...]
As you heard earlier in our newscast, the unions have prepared their response to G.O.B.’s proposal. The document outlines the unions’ position on the good governance and other measures put [...]
The first Belizean to be elected to the Commonwealth Youth Council is a twenty-four-year-old young woman from south side Belize City. This week, C.Y.C. announced that Dominique Noralez was elected [...]
