Grassroots activist Nigel Petillo is receiving public criticism after it was revealed that his mother, Naomi Petillo, bought a 0.6-acre lot on Forest Drive in Belmopan from RECONDEV for $78,000 and later sold it to Ceiba Grove LLP. for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
In a letter dated August 19, 2024, the Chairman of the University of Belize (UB) Board of Trustees, Godfrey Smith, addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed University Hospital's location. The letter reflects concerns raised during a Board meeting held on March 26, 2024, where
On Wednesday, the University of Belize History Program, the Institute for Social and Cultural Research (ISCR), and the Belize Archives and Records Service (BARS) conducted a workshop titled “Decoding the Past: Reading Archival Records on Enslavement and Emancipation in Belize.” This initiative is part of a
UNICEF reported today a surge in Mpox cases among children in Eastern and Southern Africa, with over 200 confirmed cases across Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa. The new variant of the virus, (clade Ib), is present in all affected countries except South Africa,
Overview Belize’s economy is projected to grow moderately from 2024 to 2027, driven primarily by the tourism and business process outsourcing (BPO) sectors. However, the country remains vulnerable to external shocks, with a fragile external profile. S&P Global Ratings has reaffirmed its 'B-/B' sovereign credit ratings for
The Baku Initiative Group (BIG) and the Bonaire Movement for Human Rights and Change are hosting an international conference today in Baku, focussing on Bonaire’s situation under Dutch colonial rule. The conference, titled "The Path of Bonaire's Self-Determination through the UN General Assembly in Baku," will
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize is taking the Briceño administration to task over the purchase of a fifteen-acre tract of land to be used as the site for the controversial university hospital. A pair of documents leaked to the media today shows that
According to Martinez, the N.T.U.C.B.’s investigation into the sale of the property has revealed that title has not been transferred to the Government of Belize. He says that the union has met with its attorneys, as well as other real estate agents who are also
On Tuesday, we spoke with former Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who provided legal insight on how the government could have gone about obtaining the property in question through compulsory acquisition. Part of that process includes the establishment of a compensation tribunal to be led by
A protest is being organized for Friday morning in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Belmopan. Activist Nigel Petillo has sent out a call for Belizeans to join him and others in demanding that government reverses the six-point-nine-million-dollar land transaction in Belmopan to construct
