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Tracy Panton Says Briceño Administration is Impotent in Current Economic Times

Today inside the National Assembly, the budget debate on the Revenue Appropriation Bill 2023/2004 resumed and Collet Area Representative Patrick Faber and Sista B, of Queen Square, were once again [...]

Wage Bill for Non-Established Staff up to $25 Million

During her presentation, Panton also spoke about the allocation of wages and allowances for non-established staff in the public sector. Now, it is no secret that the wage bill is [...]

25 Pro-Poor Programs in South Side Belize City

Minister of Tourism and Diaspora Relations and area representative for Pickstock, Anthony Mahler got up to support the 2023/2024 budget, but not before clapping back at Leader of the Opposition [...]

Rural Transformation Ministry’s Budget Increases by $1 Million

Over forty-two thousand, nine hundred and sixty-five workers have benefited from the minimum wage increase to five dollars. It’s the data shared by Toledo West Area Representative Oscar Requeña in [...]

Elmer Nah Testifies in His Case Regarding a Drug Plane Landing in Southern Belize

Three Belmopan residents, including interdicted Police Corporal, thirty-nine-year-old Elmer Nah, appeared in court today and presented their defense as to why they were in possession of several rounds of ammunition. [...]

Owner of Salad Franchise Supports School Growing Veggies

Tonight, we bring you the follow up to a story we aired on a Look on the Bright Side only two weeks ago. Children in San Jose Succotz were growing [...]

Budget Debate: The Agriculture Sector and its Challenges

The agriculture sector shrunk in 2022, but continues to be one of the main economic drivers for the country. It employs tens of thousands of Belizeans and experiences direct growth [...]

Strengthening Water Shed Management and Post Disaster Assessment in Belize

Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, Orlando Habet, made his contributions to the budget debate on Wednesday. He gave an overview of his ministry’s accomplishments over [...]

Increased Investments in B.W.S. Expansion Project for 2023

We also heard from Michel Chebat, the Minister of Public Utilities, on Wednesday. Among the many investments proposed for 2023 is the more than twenty-million dollars allotted for projects under [...]

Infrastructure, Training for Armed Forces under Ministry of Defense

Minister of National Defense and Border Security, Florencio Marin Junior in his presentation today spoke of projects – majority infrastructure and training – that will be taken up in the [...]

Airport City Hub, “A Concept for Future Economic Benefits”

As for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, on Wednesday Minister Andre Perez doubled down on his vision to see the establishment of an aviation hub city in Belize. Furthermore, according [...]

Ministry of Human Development Increased Budget for New Fiscal Year

We continue our coverage of the 2023 budget debate with contributions made by Dolores Balderamos Garcia, the Minister of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples Affairs. The Leader of the [...]

#Embrace Equity: 25 Outstanding Belizean Women Awarded

As Women’s Month begins to wind down, the National Women’s Commission and the Ministry of Human Development today celebrated the achievements of twenty-five conspicuously excellent Belizean women.  They have stood [...]

Umbraland Adventure Gear Adds to Its Line of Leather Footwear

It came on stream in 2021, with its signature leather boots that got rave reviews from individuals who tried and liked them. But while Umbraland has waited for contracts to [...]

Teacher Manhandles Student at Canaan SDA High School

Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School is once again in the news, following a brief video that is being circulated on social media.  The clip shows a teacher manhandling a [...]

Displeased Father of Student Expresses Disappointment Over Non-action Against Teacher So Far

The father of a former student of Canaan Seventh Day Adventist High School has reached out once again to the media to express his disappointment that since a teacher at [...]

Secondary School Principals Meet in Belize City

The Belize Association of Principals for Secondary Schools, BAPSS, met today in Belize City where school administrators from across the country gathered to discuss a range of issues.  It was [...]

Belize Celebrates World Meteorological Day 2023

World Meteorological Day commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization in 1950, which took over from its predecessor, the International Meteorological Organization, which was formed in 1873. This year’s [...]

March Madness Comedy Show at the Bliss, Featuring International Comedians

The March Madness comedy show is set to take place on Saturday night inside the Bliss Centre for Performing Arts. The event will feature performances from a host of local [...]