It was a big day for the Joint Unions Negotiating Team, as it signed a long overdue collective bargaining agreement with the Government of Belize. It was a lengthy process that began in late 2008 and, sixteen years later, was finally completed today. The Belize
Spearheading the effort on the part of government was Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde. Along with a team of senior government officials, he sat with the Joint Unions Negotiating Team and together they hammered out the terms of the new agreement. Admittedly, Hyde said the
The People’s United Party has chosen Doctor Osmond Martinez as its standard bearer in Toledo East where he will face Dennis Williams of the United Democratic Party in an upcoming bye-election. The vote, restricted to that constituency only, will see a new area representative taking
It happened on June first, but only came to light this week, that doctors and nurses who were on duty at San Ignacio Community Hospital that night came under threat by relatives of a severely injured man. David Galindo was shot while visiting his girlfriend
The administration and medical staff at the San Ignacio Town Hospital are not the only ones in that community that have expressed concerns about the increase in criminal activity. After his meeting with the hospital administration, Police Commissioner Chester Williams held a meeting with the
And while the business and residential communities in Cayo have expressed their concerns and Area Representative, Orlando Habet has given Cabinet’s assurances for more fighting power. Earlier today, the Prime Minister also gave his word that the government will go after gang members and those
The Toledo Alcaldes Association is dissatisfied with the Attorney General’s decision to remove and replace the alcalde and deputy alcalde in Indian Creek Village in January. Represented by Senior Counsel Godfrey Smith and Leslie Mendez, the T.A.A. has filed an application seeking permission for judicial
The Maya Leaders Alliance is assessing the damage caused by wildfires in the Toledo District. The M.L.A. has not been very vocal about the impact of the fires on the Maya villages. So today when reporters caught up with the M.L.A.’s spokesperson, Christina Coc, in
Prime Minister John Briceño has also weighed in on the devastating wildfires that are affecting parts of southern and western Belize. Amid ongoing public discourse, there has been talk that the country should acquire a helicopter to provide aerial support for firefighting. But, is the
Since the murder of businessman Ricardo Borja in 2023, a spotlight has been shone on massive real estate scams taking place across the country. This afternoon, the Minister of Natural Resources spoke at length on what’s been taking place with private real estate transactions that
