PM Briceño also confirmed that the travel advisory to Chetumal issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been lifted. The prime minister says there is no need for Belizeans to get too flustered over the reports of increased cartel activities in Chetumal. He further
After a few postponements of the Senate Special Select Committee's hearing, the inquiry resumed today at the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The morning session presided over questions posed to Sunjay Hotchandani, a real estate businessman who said companies to which he is the director
Gegg said he instructed his attorney, David Morales, to draft up a letter to former PM Dean Barrow and copied to then Ministers Erwin Contreras, Michael Peyrefitte and Tracy Taegar-Panton. When Senator Bevington Cal probed Gegg on the role that former Minister of Economic Development,
An immigration officer has been arrested for the crime of wounding, after allegedly assaulting a woman at the western border. Allegations are that on Monday; a Belizean national, was travelling through the western border when she began to feel frustrated at the pace the officers
Former party leader Patrick Faber has written to the chair of the United Democratic Party requesting a special meeting of the central executive committee to address violations that were purportedly committed by Party Leader Shyne Barrow. In his letter, the Collet Area Representative brings to
And while the Portico developer said that at least three past Cabinet Ministers knew about the Portico project, he was also solicited for campaign financing in exchange for environmental clearance for the project, but he did not reveal the name of the person. And when
The Social Security Board recently took a vote to designate three external directors to serve on the executive of a special purpose vehicle for the controversial Public Administration Campus. The appointments, described as unilateral, have been strongly criticized by the National Trade Union Congress of
We have heard the Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams talk about his interest in entering the political arena, though he has not made any official announcements. Recent verbal exchanges between himself and the Leader of the Opposition, playing out in the media, have had many
The Government of Belize officially inaugurated the Remate Road in the Corozal District. The road is also referred to as the Corozal bypass. It serves several communities in rural Corozal. It is also used as a short cut to get to the Belize/Mexico border. Millions
This week, dozens of stakeholders from across various organizations are gathering to participate in the Multi-sector Marine Spatial Planning Workshop. This workshop is one of many carried out for the advancement of the Belize Sustainable Ocean Plan. The purpose of the workshop is to kickstart
