CCJ “disappointed” with GoB’s handling of FPIC
Photo: Virtual Compliance Hearing in the Maya Leaders Alliance v the Attorney General of Belize
by Kory Leslie (Freelance Writer)
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 30, 2022
On Tuesday of this week, the Caribbean Court of Justice, at a compliance hearing that was held to track the progress...
Royal Caribbean makes deal with Port of Magical Belize
Photo: Port of Magical Belize
A letter from Royal Caribbean Group to David Gegg, CEO of Portico Enterprises Ltd., indicates that the company has chosen to enter a business arrangement with the developers of...
Retired public officers seek payout from 27-year-old trust
by Kory Leslie (Freelance Writer)
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Nov. 28, 2022
Retired public workers who had endured a wage and increment freeze between 1995 and 1997 and who were compensated by the government with shares...
End of the road for Waterloo cruise project?
Photo: Lord Michael Ashcroft
Following a second rejection of Waterloo’s proposed cruise terminal project by the NEAC, many are expecting a lawsuit from the Ashcroft Alliance against the government of Belize, in line with threats previously...
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World AIDS Day
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 1, 2022
On Thursday, December 1, Belize joined the international community in observing World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is “#Equalize”.
An estimated 3,500 persons are living with HIV...
BCCI voted in favor of Waterloo
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 1, 2022
In an email sent out today, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) stated that they voted in favor of the Waterloo Cruise Port and Cargo Expansion...
$5 minimum wage by New Year
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 1, 2022
In exactly one month, the minimum wage will be increased from $3.30 to $5.00 an hour. Prime Minister John Briceño confirmed this earlier this week when asked by a local media about the timeline for the implementation of the increase.
The last time the minimum wage was increased was in May 2012, over 10 years ago. A Minimum Wage Task Force was set up in March of this year, and in July, government, with the assistance of a consultancy agency, PPF Capital Belize Limited, began consultations with stakeholders on the implementation of the $5-dollar minimum wage.
A few days ago, the Minister of Labor, Hon. Oscar...
Editorial
An intentional act or an accident on our western border?
On November 26, a Belize Defence Force soldier stationed at the Valentin Conservation Post along the Belize/Guatemala western border was shot in the buttocks by an unknown person. There...
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8 years later, duo convicted of teen student’s murder
Photo: Chryslin Gladden, deceased
Clement Bol, Jr, and Ashley Meighan have been convicted for the...
Belize City Council Receives Half Million Grant from Japan
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Dec. 1, 2022
In a ceremony held at City Hall on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, the Belize City Council and the Embassy of Japan in Belize officially signed a grant contract worth $534,100.00 BZD. This grant falls under the Government of Japan’s Grassroots Human Security...
No plans for seismic testing YET, says PM
Photo: Prime Minister John Briceño
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 30, 2022
Oceana Belize is currently collecting the signatures of Belizeans as part of an effort to trigger a referendum on whether or not the government...
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The case of the missing businessman, Owen Tucker, intrigued me, despite my semi-retirement from case research. It was a...
Richarlison scores the goal of the World Cup in Brazil’s impressive win
by Ethan Sears (nypost.com)
We have another entry for goal of...
Which country has won the most World Cups?
Sanjesh Singh
NBC Sports, Sun. Nov. 20, 2022
One of the...
Robert Hagedorn responds to “Jimmy Carter on homosexuality”
“It’s artificial, a man-made thing that began in the...
US attorney asks GoB to reject MDL Investment development
Hon. John Briceño, Prime MinisterHon. Anthony Mahler, Minister of...
Features
TO GOB: PUT IN PLACE LANGUAGE/CULTURE CURRICULUM FOR ALL ETHNIC GROUPS
by Wellington C. Ramos
It is to the advantage of...
Sports
Belize’s Pok-ta-Pok/Ulama team wins gold in Mexico
Photo: Team Belize in Mexico
by Charles Gladden
PLAYA DEL CARMEN,...
Mid-South and Cayo sweep semifinals of National U13 Girls Elite Championship
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 30, 2022
After both recording shutout...
Week 4 scores in Orange Walk 1st Division football
by Ben Ramos, Jr. – Administrator, O.W. Regional Office
ORANGE...
Beach Soccer championship this Saturday in Hopkins
BELIZE CITY, Wed. Nov. 30, 2022
Knockout semifiinals were held...