A higher minimum wage sounds like good news, right? But is six dollars an hour really enough to make a difference? Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton isn’t convinced. In her response to Prime Minister John Briceno’s State of the Nation address, she argues that while the
Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton is raising tough questions following the Joseph Budna abduction, after reports that it was an alleged state-ordered kidnapping, and a string of Guatemalan military incursions. With no mention of the Sarstoon issue in the Prime Minister’s State of the Nation address,
When the protectors become predators, who do we trust? In Belize, shocking allegations are shaking the very core of public trust. Videos circulating online show what appears to be the brazen abduction of Joseph Budna, right outside a police station, in the Prime Minister’s own
Belize’s border tensions remain in the spotlight tonight. Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is calling out the government after Guatemalan forces planted their flag on Sarstoon Island last Wednesday, right as Belizeans were commemorating the Battle of St. George’s Caye. Barrow says a diplomatic note won’t
Recently, tensions flared on the Sarstoon River when the Belize Territorial Volunteers travelled to Sarstoon Island to plant the Belizean flag. There, the BTV was met by the Guatemalan Armed Forces, who attempted to block them. Following the incident, Guatemala’s Foreign Ministry released a statement
It could be his last State of the Nation address as UDP Leader, but Shyne Barrow isn’t bowing out quietly. In his speech, Barrow pledged to work with his successor, and with Belizeans, to hold the current government accountable and push for a new UDP
Businessman Andrew Munnings is taking the Belize Tax Service to court after being named on their list of big tax defaulters. Back in June, BTS claimed he owed more than one hundred and eighty-three thousand dollars in unpaid taxes. But Munnings says that’s not true,
Andrew Munnings turned heads on Tuesday, quite literally, when he showed up to court with a freshly shaved head. Social media lit up with questions: Was it his choice, or was he forced to do it after just one night in detention? Today, we asked
Senator Christopher Coye is on his way out as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance. The announcement comes just seven months after he rejoined the Briceño administration, following the P.U.P.’s big win at the polls in March. So far, no official reason has
There’s growing outrage tonight in Dangriga after a group of women say they were suddenly fired without warning or explanation. The dismissals came in the form of a brief letter telling them “their services were no longer needed”. The women say they never received a
