A preschool graduation in Belize City has raised accusations of discrimination after three children with autism were allegedly sidelined from their graduating class during Friday's ceremony at the ACC Church. According to relatives, the three autistic graduates were placed behind the main seating area at the
Nearly a month after police seized his mobile phones during a search of his residence in Santa Elena, former UDP chairman Alberto August says he is still waiting for their return and is questioning why authorities are holding devices he insists contain nothing criminal. August says
Belmopan Area Representative Oscar Mira is on a leave of absence while a formal audit into procurement practices at the Ministry of Defence gets underway, but the Public Service Union (PSU) is not impressed with how Prime Minister John Briceño has handled it. PSU President Dean
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
