After months of public debate over whether BTL should acquire the company, Speednet says the conversation has now shifted. It is no longer about a possible sale. It is about competition, market dominance, and what comes next for Belize’s telecommunications sector. In a press release
Cabinet has made its decision, unions have made their position clear, but what about the people who pay the phone bills? Following Thursday’s announcement that government will not support BTL’s proposed acquisition of Speednet, News Five went to the streets of Belize City to hear
Cabinet may have rejected BTL’s proposed takeover of Speednet, but the controversy is far from over. Trade unions say Thursday night’s announcement does not settle the matter, not while government-appointed representatives on the BTL board have already voted in favor of the deal. The Belize
The Speednet deal is dead, but questions around BTL’s board are very much alive. After Cabinet rejected BTL’s proposed acquisition of Speednet, former BTL workers are now turning their attention to the directors who supported the deal. The Belize Communication Workers for Justice says the
Belize and El Salvador are moving to deepen their friendship and expand cooperation across several key areas. This week, senior officials from both countries met in San Salvador for a series of high-level engagements focused on strengthening bilateral ties and advancing regional integration. Belize’s delegation
Justice Winston Anderson, the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, is refuting recent allegations involving the internal affairs of the regional court. In a statement issued today, Justice Anderson said recent reports have caused concern and sadness across the institution and the wider Caribbean.
A deadly stabbing at Ranguana Caye has now led to a murder charge, but the victim’s family says police have not gotten the full story. Thirty-three-year-old Belize City fisherman Mauri Gomez has been arraigned for the August twelfth killing of fellow fisherman Jose Arteaga. He
Shot on his farm, mourning the loss of his dog, and now remanded to prison. That is the situation facing Pomona cattle farmer Richard Cal, who was arraigned today on three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. Cal says he fired only after he
Leomar Narvallez is lucky to be alive after a crocodile clamped down on his head and dragged him beneath the water at New River Park. The twenty-nine-year-old Guinea Grass resident says he was swimming early Sunday morning when the attack happened without warning. He fought
Questions about access, fees, and who controls one of Caye Caulker’s most popular landmarks brought government officials, regulators, and island stakeholders to the same table today. Amid growing concern from ferry operators over reports of proposed fees near The Split, the Caye Caulker Village Council
