Prime Minister John Briceño has rejected claims that his administration acted unlawfully by bringing supplementary budget approvals to Parliament late, a practice previously criticised under former Prime Minister Dean Barrow’s administration. Asked whether his government had repeated the same mistake by incurring costs without prior parliamentary
The Venezuelan government has issued a series of diplomatic statements condemning what it calls a grave violation of international law following a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social. In the post, Trump declared that Venezuela is “completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever
The Government of Belize is moving ahead with its promise to put national energy assets into Belizean hands. Beginning December eighteenth, the government will officially launch a share sale offer for Hydro Belize Limited, the company that owns the Mollejon, Chalillo, and Vaca hydroelectric plants
The delayed sugar crop is finally inching closer to a start, and the Prime Minister is sounding cautiously optimistic. Now, here’s the situation, there’s still no signed commercial agreement between cane farmers and Belize Sugar Industries, and concerns are mounting over labor shortages and rising
Following widespread criticism of the botched police investigation into the abduction of Joseph Budna, the Briceño administration is exploring new legislation aimed at strengthening accountability in government. Cabinet discussions have centered on the appointment of an independent investigator, an approach inspired by successful models in
The Ministry of National Defense and Border Security has announced its pick for acting commandant of the Belize Coast Guard. On Tuesday, we announced that Rear Admiral Elton Bennett, former Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer
It’s official, the Belize City Swing Bridge, a century-old icon and the last manually operated swing bridge in Central America, is about to get a major upgrade. Today in Belize City, the Governments of Belize and Japan signed a landmark agreement to fund its reconstruction,
The long-awaited Belcan Bridge project is moving forward, with bids expected to open in January. Infrastructure Minister Julius Espat says persistent lobbying paid off, keeping the project under MIDH’s oversight, after it was previously managed by the Belize City Council. Espat emphasized that the initiative,
A massive road upgrade is about to kick off, stretching from Pound Yard Bridge in Belize City all the way to Hattieville, a twenty-five-kilometer stretch that thousands of commuters use every day. The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing says the project will boost road
From widening lanes and installing new drainage systems, to reconstructing bridges and stabilizing flood-prone areas, the project aims to upgrade the George Price Highway into a modern, resilient roadway. On Tuesday, Moody provided Senators with a detailed explanation of why the project is valued so
