Prime Minister John Briceño is stepping in to defend former Miss Universe Belize Isabella Zabaneh, after her comments at the PUP’s National Party Council meeting in Dangriga sparked public backlash. Zabaneh called for an increase to the ten-thousand-dollar procurement threshold, a position that quickly drew
There are new questions tonight about what happens to Transport Department offices now operating inside bus terminals managed by the National Bus Company. Critics say if those offices are moved, taxpayers could end up footing the bill for new rental spaces. But Transport C.E.O. Chester
With municipal elections just eight months away and political hopefuls already hitting the ground in cities and towns across the country, the workload for the Elections and Boundaries Department increases significantly. The months of July and August hold particular significance since it is the only
Interim Home Affairs Minister Julius Espat is leaning on experience as he pushes for changes inside the Belize Police Department. This week, he brought together a group of former police commissioners for a working lunch, a kind of brain trust to help outline the way
Belize is joining the regional response to Venezuela, where powerful earthquakes have left communities in urgent need of help. On Wednesday, Belize’s contribution, three containers of humanitarian supplies, left the Port of Georgetown in Guyana as part of a wider CARICOM relief mission. The shipment
Police patrol vehicles take a beating long before the public sees them parked on the roadside or limping through traffic. They are the workhorses of the department, running day and night, responding to emergencies, pushing through rough terrain, and carrying officers into situations where every
The UDP is taking its corruption claims against the Briceño administration to the streets on Friday, with a protest planned in Belize City. But the big question is whether the opposition can draw the kind of crowd that forces government to pay attention. A strong
Belize has joined the humanitarian regional response to Venezuela's earthquake disaster. The country sent over three containers of aid as the death toll climbs past 3,800 and Caracas pushes for access to billions in frozen overseas funds. The shipment departed the Port of Georgetown, Guyana, on
Fresh leaked invoices from the Ministry of Defense have drawn Prime Minister John Briceño’s brother into the government's widening procurement scandal. The newly obtained records show that the Ministry of Defense paid $242,230.09 to two individuals connected to the same Orange Walk address. One of them
Public Service Union President Dean Flowers has accused three of Belize's top financial watchdogs of enforcing laws on everyone but themselves in a lengthy statement. According to Flowers, Financial Secretary Joseph Waight has ignored the Fiscal Transparency and Responsibility Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 95 of 2010,
