Retired public officers protest outside of Budget debate
by Kristen Ku
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
On Wednesday of this week, retired public service workers gathered just outside of the National Assembly building in the capital, protesting for increments owed to them over twenty years ago.
The protest took place while the 2023-2024 National Budget...
Opposition struggles through Budget Debate
Photo: Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow
by Marco Lopez BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
“Belizeans have never been this disappointed,” was one of the comments made by the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow, in...
BSI suspended by FLOCERT
Photo: Fred Ortega, Chairman of the BSCFA
by Charles Gladden
ORANGE WALK, Wed. Mar. 22, 2023
According to a letter leaked to local media, Belize Sugar Industries (BSI) was indefinitely suspended by FLOCERT, which is one...
73rd FIFA Congress attended by FFB representatives
Photo: (l to r) BFA Chairman, Marlon Tillett; FFB President, Sergio Chuc; FFB Executive Member, Marlon Kuylen
BELMOPAN, Fri. Mar. 17, 2023
The 73rd FIFA Congress was held yesterday March 16th, 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda and was...
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MOECST addresses viral video of teacher aggression at Canaan SDA
Photo: Video clip of a teacher putting out a student at Canaan SDA
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology (MOECST) addressed a video that was...
Human Rights Practices in Belize
by Marco Lopez
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
The Government of Belize has failed to implement laws on corruption, allowing officials to engage in corrupt practices with impunity, the 2022 Country Report of Human Rights...
Women’s Month: Arma Arzu Divas
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
As we continue celebrating women for the month of March, this week we want to highlight one of our female engineers, Arma Arzu Divas.
Divas was born and raised on Vernon Street in Lake Independence, Belize City, with her family of 11. This included her 8 younger siblings and parents, Guillermo Arzu and Bernadette Locario, who were originally from Guatemala and Seine Bight, respectively.
Unfortunately, at 16, her parents separated, leaving her and her 8 siblings with a single and struggling mother.
Locario made every effort to support her kids, working at the Belize City Council for years cleaning the streets of the city as...
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GoB and the retirement age
In his budget presentation for fiscal year 2023/24, Prime Minister John Briceño spoke of a recommendation by the IMF, for GoB to raise the current retirement age from 55...
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Belize ratifies Escazú Agreement
by Kristen Ku
BELMOPAN, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
Belize made history at the beginning of this...
COMPOL on fatal RTAs
Photo: Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
by Charles Gladden
ORANGE WALK, Thurs. Mar. 23, 2023
Numerous fatal road traffic accidents have occurred over the past two weekends. Of those fatal road traffic accidents, three of them were a result of drunk driving, and six persons lost their lives. Several of...
Popular DJ killed by a drunk driver
Photo: Joshua Martinez, deceased
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 20, 2023
Joshua Martinez, 22, a popular self-employed DJ is dead, and police corporal David Griffith is suffering from a fractured leg at the Karl...
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Photo: Lincoln Bain, Bahamian political party leader and activist
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Rugby Belize visits local schools
Photo: Rugby Belize visit Stella Maris School
by Charles Gladden
BELIZE...