Over the weekend another man lost his life while at work while undertaking an occupational risk. The incident has prompted the National Trade Union Congress of Belize to ask when the Occupational Safety and Health Bill will become law. President of the NTUCB, Luke Martinez
Martinez told us that the umbrella union has put together a work plan to launch a campaign to legislate the OSH Bill in a more organized manner. He said that a part of that plan is to include regional and international partners in the union’s
Belize is hosting the fiftieth Caribbean Telecommunications Union Executive Council Meeting and the Caribbean ICT Ministers Seminar and Retreat. The Caribbean Telecommunication Union or CTU was established in 1989 to bring CARICOM member states together to develop inter-regional and international communication networks. Since its creation,
The United Democratic Party (U.D.P.) of Belize has issued a statement condemning the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, following the nation’s adoption of a law that seeks to defend a portion of Guyana as its own. The legislation is being referred to as the ‘the Organic
With all the breaking and mending that has been taking place within the United Democratic Party, Chairman Michael Peyrefitte has been a constant party figure. There has been no conversation about him leaving the party, whether by force or willingly. So, does that mean that
The Anti-Narcotics Unit is operating under new leadership after Assistant Superintendent and former Deputy Commander, Roberto Novelo, was replaced with Francis Williams, who was Novelo's deputy. When asked about the change in the unit, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams explained that Novelo was removed from
Earlier this week, Chief Engineer, Evondale Moody indicated that a portion of a budget has been allocated for the replacement of the BelCan Bridge but the remaining portion has to still be identified to replace the bridge that needs replacement. Moody also told us about
The Tuna Transparency Pledge is an initiative led by the Nature Conservancy that is seeking to achieve one hundred percent on-the-water monitoring by 2027. Belize joined the Federated States of Micronesia, Walmart, Albertson companies, and Thai Union as one of the first signatories of the
The launch of this initiative coincides with Belize’s mission to implement an electronic monitoring program that its distant water industrial fishing fleet by 2026. This program is intended to enhance Belize’s monitoring, control, and surveillance framework and improve the effectiveness of its human observation program.
Belize’s fisheries stocks, particularly the lobster population, could be in a critical state within a few years, says an advisor with the Belize Federation of Fishers. The spokesman told News that there is data that suggests that if steps are not taken from now to
