Prime Minister John Briceño isn’t pleased with the Belize Tax Service’s recent move to publish the names of tax defaulters. While the agency says it’s within its legal rights, the PM believes the list should have stayed private. He argues that many small businesses end
All eyes are on Belize City tomorrow, where government and union negotiators are set to meet once again. On the table? That long-standing demand for an eight-and-a-half percent salary adjustment. The government is expected to present its counterproposal and today, we asked Prime Minister John
Is the government truly out of money or out of ideas? And should voters hold themselves accountable when promises go unmet? Former Opposition Senator Mike Peyrefitte isn’t holding back when it comes to the ongoing standoff between Belize’s unions and the government. Teachers, public officers,
The back-and-forth between Police Commissioner Doctor Richard Rosado and PSU President Dean Flowers took center stage recently and now, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa is weighing in. According to Musa, Flowers fired the first shot in this war of words. So, should the top
In a gripping courtroom moment, Yenie Alberto, the sole surviving witness in the Ramnarace family triple murder, took the stand to describe the terrifying events of New Year’s Eve 2022. Alberto, the common-law partner of victim David Ramnarace, recalled a peaceful evening spent with David,
A major drug bust in the heart of the city—police have taken over seventy pounds of suspected cannabis off the streets. It happened just after midday during a joint anti-drug operation in the King’s Park area of Belize City. Officers executed a search at a residence and
There’s a new constitutional amendment on the table and it’s got people talking. Critics, from the National Trade Union Congress to the opposition and defense attorneys, are sounding the alarm. They say it could lower the bar for declaring a state of emergency and open
The proposed Thirteenth Amendment is stirring up serious debate in Belize. The government says it’s about tightening laws around states of emergency, especially in areas hit hard by crime. But critics, like returning U.D.P. Chairman and attorney Mike Peyrefitte, are raising red flags. Peyrefitte argues
A major telecom showdown is brewing—Smart’s parent company, SPEEDNET, is taking the Briceño administration to court. The company has been granted judicial leave to challenge two government contracts awarded to BTL, claiming they weren’t even given a chance to bid. One of those contracts is
And in other contract news—this one’s not heading to court. Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa has confirmed that the owners of ISecurity and Four Diamonds won’t be suing the government, despite their airport security contract being cancelled. Instead, the contract is going back to
