The entrance to the Sir Edney Cain Building in Belmopan was transformed to accommodate Prime Minister John Briceno’s State of the Nation address this morning. His twenty-minute speech was briefly interrupted by the rain; nonetheless, PM Briceño touched on every sector, from business to education,
If you were listening keenly, the Prime Minister’s State of the Nation address is similar to the speech that would be given during the Independence Day ceremony in Belmopan. Well, that was intentional. Prime Minister Briceño and the Leader of the Opposition have agreed to
Belizeans complain about the high cost of living daily. In his State of the Nation address today, Prime Minister John Briceño said that inflation is on a decline. The PM quoted a figure of three-point eight percent, down from six-point three percent in 2024. He
While the Prime Minister said that the rate of inflation has gone down by two-point-five percent since 2022, the Belize City residents we spoke with disagree. Today, we took our cameras downtown and asked consumers how they feel about the cost of living. They all
Prime Minister John Briceño also announced a new threshold for income tax exemption. All workers who make less than twenty-nine thousand dollars will be exempted from income tax. The threshold was set at twenty-six thousand dollars under the Barrow Administration. We spoke with PM Briceño
PM Briceño was also asked if the new income tax regime is being used as a political tactic to garner support ahead of the 2025 general elections. And, if less income tax goes to the public’s coffer, what will the government do to replace that
Elmer Nah was set to be arraigned in the High Court today for the December 2022 triple murder of Jon, David and Vivian Ramnarace in Belmopan. But the court could not proceed with the arraignment due to some technicalities that arose. Nah was to be
On Monday, we told you about twenty-six-year-old Daniel Cal, who died late last week after being released from police custody. Cal had been arrested a few days before for handling stolen goods and would later be discovered in his cell with clear signs of injuries.
We also asked Prime Minister John Briceño to weigh in on the current state of the Belize Police Department. There were no mentions of any reforms to the department in his State of the Nation address. Considering the recent death of twenty-six-year-old Daniel Cal and
Police Inspector Christopher Martinez was recently handed a five-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to wounding detainee Aaron Flowers. The jail time follows a report filed by Flowers alleging that he was beaten over the head with a padlock. Martinez also claims that Flowers injured
