Belize City mayoral hopeful Jacqueline Willoughby says she is ready to step into the rough and tumble world of electoral politics. The career public servant and unionist has submitted her application to contest the 2027 municipal elections for the United Democratic Party. But her decision
The political race in the Twin Towns is already getting interesting. Months before voters return to the polls, long-serving UDP Mayor Earl Trapp is preparing to seek another term at the helm of the San Ignacio and Santa Elena Town Council. But this time, the
Minister Orlando Habet says the public service may be shifting problems instead of fixing them when it transfers underperforming officers from one ministry to another. His comments come amid scrutiny of questionable spending at the Ministry of Defense. Finance Officer Salvador Alas, who handled many
Dr. Osmond Martinez says the ministries he has worked in do not usually deal with small, under-ten-thousand-dollar payments. According to him, his experience has been with large-scale projects, often backed and monitored by multilaterals. But that answer raises another question. What about the monthly twenty-thousand-dollar
Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca says Belizeans should soon see movement on the long-vacant Ombudsman post. He says the delay is tied to plans to transform the office into a National Human Rights Institution, a process that requires careful preparation and a qualified attorney at the
As Belize approaches another milestone in its Independence journey, the country is also moving closer to a historic moment at the International Court of Justice. The ICJ is expected to decide Guatemala’s long-standing claim over Belize, and both countries have committed to accepting the outcome
Belize is offering support to Venezuela after twin earthquakes on June twenty-fourth killed more than two thousand people and left thousands injured and displaced. Prime Minister John Briceño says he has contacted Venezuelan leaders, pledged support through CARICOM, and committed financial assistance for emergency supplies.
A new round of funding is set to flow into communities across Belize, and the focus is on projects that meet people where they are. This morning, the Basic Needs Trust Fund, an arm of the Caribbean Development Bank, launched its eleventh cycle of investments
Momentum is growing behind a proposed ban on Belize’s twenty-five-cent water pouches. More than forty organizations are calling for a phased three-year ban, saying the single-use plastics are clogging streets, rivers, and highways. Sustainable Development Minister Orlando Habet says the concern is valid. He points
The Caye Caulker Village Council is raising red flags over seawall construction and dredging in the island’s western mangrove zone. In a letter to the Department of Environment, the council warned that the works could damage mangroves, weaken the island’s natural protection from erosion and
