As an audit into procurement and payment practices at the Ministry of Defence tied to the Mira millions gets underway, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight says investigators will ultimately determine who, if anyone, should be held accountable. According to Waight, a payment typically begins with a clerk
Belize’s Financial Secretary has admitted that payments linked to businesses owned by relatives of Minister Oscar Mira should have raised red flags in the government’s financial system. In an interview with News 5, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight said the procurement records made public through leaked SmartStream
What began as a creative pastime during the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved into a thriving Belizean fashion brand. On today's episode of Open Your Eyes, entrepreneur and designer Zyania Alonzo shared the story behind her growing handbag business and the journey that transformed a simple crochet project into
Conflicting claims over what was agreed in the US-Iran peace talks have exposed cracks in the fragile diplomatic process, as President Donald Trump insists Tehran has accepted long-term nuclear inspections and Iranian officials say otherwise. According to NBC, Trump claimed Iran had "fully and completely agreed"
Guatemala's president has flatly rejected the idea of American troops conducting military operations against criminal gangs inside his country. President Bernardo Arévalo, speaking to AFP from Panama, where he was attending an OAS summit, stated that while he welcomes international cooperation, “the constitution does not allow
Last Friday, senior government officials from Belize and Mexico met at the Santa Elena border to discuss plans for economic cooperation between the two neighbouring countries. One of the topics discussed is the creation of "synchronised factories", where manufacturing operations would be split across both sides
The political and legal pressure on Belmopan Area Representative Oscar Mira is intensifying. A formal corruption complaint has been filed with the Integrity Commission of Belize. It is seeking an investigation into the alleged use of Mira's official influence to funnel millions of dollars to
The Belize Flats Fishery Association (BFFA) said one of its guides discovered the remains of a permit fish (Trachinotus falcatus) on Monday within a quarter mile of a fish trap in the waters off San Pedro. The permit fish is a protected species in Belize, valued
Rangers at Five Blues Lake National Park say they "prevented what could have escalated into a major wildfire event" after catching a man setting more than 30 fires inside the protected area late last month. According to the Hummingbird Environmental Tour Guide Association (HETA), which co-manages
The fallout from the Smart Stream revelations is already restructuring government. Prime Minister John Briceño has effectively sidelined Minister Oscar Mira, granting him leave from Cabinet while a formal audit gets underway into procurement practices linked to his time at the Ministry of Defense. At
