Twenty-seven-year-old Tyrel Robinson had survived an attempt on his life before, but on Monday evening, he was gunned down shortly after five o’clock. Tonight, police are still trying to determine who carried out the attack and what led to the deadly violence. Robinson worked at
A disturbing discovery at the San Andres Village Cemetery has left police in Corozal searching for answers. Caretakers found the tomb of a twelve-year-old boy broken open on August sixteenth, with the child’s remains exposed and scattered outside the grave. Police say the skull was
Union Senator Glenfield Dennison says the Briceño administration must stop delaying the Protective Disclosure Bill and move it through the National Assembly. Dennison says the legislation is a key part of the unions’ wider demand for good governance and accountability in Belize. But he argues
Union Senator Glenfield Dennison is also calling for campaign finance reform, saying elected officials cannot truly represent the people if they remain obligated to campaign financiers. Dennison says several draft laws already exist, but none has been meaningfully advanced. For him, campaign finance legislation is
With less than two weeks to go before the PUP Belize City municipal convention, the race is now moving door to door and phone call by phone call. More than seven hundred delegates will decide who makes it onto the municipal slate, and Councilor Kaya
Union Senator Glenfield Dennison says the cost of living is exposing just how far behind the minimum wage has fallen. At today’s NTUCB press conference, he compared the five-dollar minimum wage to the price of a gallon of fuel, arguing that workers simply cannot keep
Some believe the now-shelved BTL/Speednet acquisition may have been a distraction from the Mira Millions and the Ministry of Defense procurement scandal. But the joint unions say they have not forgotten. They are still demanding accountability, insisting the matter cannot be swept under the rug.
Some Coast Guard sailors are questioning why BDF soldiers are receiving a new seventeen-dollar daily meal allowance while they have been told to wait. The concern surfaced on social media after Coast Guard personnel reportedly learned they would not get the per diem immediately, despite
For years teachers have complained about the expense they incur when preparing their classrooms ahead of the new school year. Well, President of the Belize National Teachers Union, Nadia Caliz says she continues to hear those cries. According to Caliz, the union has consistently made
Destiny Wagner is breaking her silence on the Miss Universe Belize controversy. The national director says production errors, not manipulation, caused the confusion that overshadowed Caleigh-Rose West’s victory on Saturday night. Wagner apologized for the mistakes but rejected claims of sabotage or altered scores. She
