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Patrick Faber Breaks Radio Silence, Takes Aim at U.D.P. Executive

Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber broke his silence today, taking aim squarely at the leadership of the United Democratic Party. The salvo comes hard on the heels of an announcement [...]

Faber Says He’s Going Nowhere!

During his press conference which was held at his constituency office on Antelope Street Extension, Faber criticized the composition of the Nominations Committee, the trio that vetted and subsequently rejected [...]

Would Faber Ever Serve Under Shyne?

During his press conference which was held at his constituency office on Antelope Street Extension, Faber criticized the composition of the Nominations Committee, the trio that vetted and subsequently rejected [...]

Shyne Asks, “Where are the Briceño Administration’s Priorities?”

The United Democratic Party held a press conference today to discuss a variety of issues, save for the elephant in the room which is the failed recall attempt of Shyne [...]

Dr. Angel Campos Weighs in on K.H.M.H. Debacle

Beyond the internal wrangling of the United Democratic Party, conversations this week have been centered around the dire situation that nurses and hospital staff are faced with at the K.H.M.H. [...]

P.M. Addresses Inadequate Monthly Subvention to K.H.M.H.

Government’s monthly subvention to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is close to two and a half million dollars. Almost one hundred percent of those funds go directly towards covering the [...]

B.M.D.A President Says Increased Cost of Supplies are Passed on to Patients

Today, reporters got to speak with President of the Belize Medical and Dental Association, Doctor Perlita Aldana, who said that, from time to time, even the private sector has to [...]

Dr. Cuellar Says “Middle Man” Involvement in Procurement of Medical Supplies is a Problem

Internist, Doctor Fernando Cuellar is a former member of the K.H.M.H Board of Directors. He said that the head of the K.H.M.H. Workers Union sits on that board so that [...]

N.T.U.C.B. President Implores Health Minister to Meet with K.H.M.H. Union Leaders

President of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize, Luke Martinez, also weighed in on the situation at the K.H.M.H today. He told News Five that the union feels that [...]

P.M. Briceño Says P.S.U. President Dean Flowers Playing Politics

The Public Service Union is demanding that Prime Minister John Briceño lift the freeze on increments for public officers. Following the reinstatement of public officers’ full salary, the Government of [...]

Cab Sec. Sets Record Straight on Allowances for G.O.B. C.E.O.’s

And, Stuart Leslie, the Cabinet Secretary, called a press conference this afternoon to set the record straight on the reinstatement of C.E.O.’s allowances. There are reports suggesting that the C.E.O.’s [...]

Cab Sec Defends Restoration of Living and Entertainment Allowance for G.O.B. C.E.O.’s

Leslie confirmed that government C.E.O.’s had in fact lobbied for the return of their fifty percent living and housing allowance. They reasoned that such a request is fair, considering the [...]

N.T.U.C.B. President to G.O.B.: Unfreeze Public Officers’ Increment Immediately!

Earlier we heard the President of the N.T.U.C.B speak on the shortages within the public health sector. When he spoke with us today, Luke Martinez said that there are a [...]

P.M. Says Referendum on Pact Bogota would be a Waste of Time and Money

As we have reported, the opposition is calling for a referendum on Belize’s accession to Pact Bogota. Prime Minister John Briceño says that to hold a referendum on Pact Bogota [...]

Minister Dolores Supports Penalty for Eruption Nightclub

As we have reported, the proprietors of Eruption Nightclub in Ladyville have been charged for admitting a seventeen-year-old inside the establishment. That female minor said that she was drinking and [...]

B.M.D.A Members Meet to Review Lessons Learned During COVID-19

The Belize Medical and Dental Association today opened its thirty-ninth medical congress at the Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Belize City. Doctor Fernando Cuellar, an internist at the [...]

H.R.C.U. Acknowledges B.H.S. Robotics Win; Donates 5K

Belize High School has done well, putting Belize on the map having won gold in Switzerland in a robotics competition. Rightly so, the team has been receiving acknowledgements – not [...]

The Janessa Jones Park in Ladyville is Renovated

A group of U.S. nationals has been in the country over the past week, experiencing the wonders of the Belize Barrier Reef and the Maya monuments. But their main mission [...]

Meet a Visually Impaired Tech Repairman

This week, Sabreena Daly sat down with Miguel Vejerano, a young man from Corozal, who is looking on the bright side in his own unique way. Miguel is visually impaired, [...]