A giant leap has been taken in the process of drafting a new Constitution of Belize. Upon taking office in November 2020, the Briceño administration introduced the Ministry of Public Service, [...]
The last time such a constitutional reform exercise took place, it was done by the Constitution Reform Commission back in 1999. The difference with the current undertaking is that the [...]
In his remarks, Francis Fonseca, the Minister or Education, Culture, Science, and Technology, encouraged Belizeans to become familiarized with the Constitution of Belize and to play an active role in [...]
Following the ceremony, we spoke with Prime Minister John Briceño about the historic launch and his expectations of the outcome of this process. Here is what he had to say. [...]
There is also controversy surrounding the makeup of the People’s Constitutional Commission, as certain groups felt that their voices have been excluded. We asked the Prime Minister about those criticisms, [...]
Twenty-eighth-year-old Travis Navarro was acquitted of the murder when he appeared before the Supreme Court Justice Sandcroft earlier today. In 2013, he was charged for the execution-style slaying of twenty-one-year-old [...]
Independence police are investigating a burglary that took place in Bella Vista Village over the weekend that resulted with the alleged thief being found dead inside a home he was [...]
A pair of armed robbers appeared before the magistrate’s court in Belize City today after being arrested and charged for a holdup on Amara Avenue that took place on Friday. [...]
A former police officer was the victim of a road traffic accident this weekend after he fell out of a vehicle near Blackman Eddy Village. Thirty-nine-year-old Desmond Gordon was transported [...]
Climate change experts, including the Belize delegation are at COP27 defending the need for financing from developed countries, by way of loss and damage, to adapt and mitigate the effects [...]
They are the only two cities in Belize and tomorrow one will be assisting the other in the wake of the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Lisa. Mayor Sheran [...]
As government leaders and climate change experts converge on Sharm El Sheikh to negotiate a way forward in addressing climate change, others are stationed outside the meeting rooms are engaged [...]
It was another busy day for Climate Change Minister Orlando Habet and the team of Belizean negotiators at the twenty-seventh annual United Nations Conference of the Parties in Sharm El [...]
Minister Orlando Habet also delivered the keynote address with the Nigerian Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, at an official side event at COP27, in Egypt, in the nighttime. The event, [...]
The Department of the Environment hosted another round of public consultations on Friday in Belize City, where stakeholders and other interested parties raised concerns about the proposed Port of Belize [...]
In responding to the positions taken by the Stake Bank representative, a consultant for Waterloo, as well as an employee of the Department of the Environment addressed the points being [...]
It’s been running for slightly over three months since it was opened on August second after the Emancipation holiday, but the deadline for the 2022 Amnesty Program is about to [...]
Earlier today, the Belmopan City Council held a forum on diabetes awareness in connection with World Diabetes Day. The event included a diabetes summit with presentations by people who work [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of Sports Monday. I am Paul Lopez. Let’s kick this week’s coverage off with our player of the week. We had a conversation with one [...]
