On April third, Prime Minister John Briceño announced new portfolio assignments, as well as the appointments of three additional ministers of state, including Alex Balona, Marconi Leal Senior, and Jorge Espat. In the wake of that announcement, the opposition has been critical of the decision
In that same release issued by the Government of Belize earlier this month, it was also announced that Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez would be returning to Cabinet as Minister of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management. The news came after several months
The housing budget is arguably the smallest allocation in this year’s fiscal plan. But is the Briceño administration considering an increase in the expenditure set aside for the construction of new houses across the country? Reporter “Is there any potential that the housing budget would be increased
Last month, the stevedores who are members of the Christian Workers’ Union turned out at their job site at the Port of Belize Limited to state their discontent with the government and the port on two main issues. They wanted fair and immediate compensation from
The Caribbean Court of Justice today heard an appeal concerning a ruling handed down by Belize’s Court of Appeal back in March 2023. The appellants in the matter are the Attorney General and the Minister of Natural Resources and the respondent is Primrose Gabourel. Viewers
If you are a coconut lover then you probably have tried this Belizean coconut sweet treat, tableta. Different people approach the recipe in their unique ways. But the primary ingredients of tableta are coconut flakes, ginger, and sugar. It is one of those cultural sweets
In March 2024, four representatives from various Belizean organizations journeyed to America to participate in the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative. This program was launched by the U.S. Department of State in 2015, with the mission to empower emerging entrepreneurs and business leaders from
Former Bad Boy recording artist Shyne Barrow has broken his silence in the wake of a recent sex scandal that involves Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Allegations have been brought against the well-known music mogul by a record producer who worked on Diddy’s latest release. In the
The first time many of us got to know of Joseph Camp was when he went live on Facebook following the shooting of his brother-in-law, eighteen-year-old Jaylon Jones, earlier this month. Jones was shot by Belize City police following the murder of twenty-six-year-old Charles James
The United Nations Security Council has voiced its concern regarding the escalating tensions between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region. This area, spanning approximately 160,000 square kilometres of densely forested land, constitutes two-thirds of Guyana's territory and is inhabited by around 125,000 of its
