Indigenous leaders across Canada are calling on Pope Leo to fulfill his predecessor's promise to return thousands of sacred artifacts housed in Vatican museums and storage vaults. The collection includes ceremonial objects dating back centuries, from an Inuvialuit sealskin kayak to embroidered Cree gloves and a
As part of their ongoing community outreach, the Dangriga Police Formation conducted their weekly Meet and Greet operation on Wednesday, visiting residents along Melinda Road and Saint Berry Street. Officers visited a total of 11 homes, where residents largely expressed that they feel safe and that
The Ministry of Investment, in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has officially launched stakeholder engagement for Belize’s first national Industrial Strategy, centered on blue and green economic policies. Senior government officials, private sector leaders, and international partners gathered to begin shaping a
Union members across Belize are mobilising today in a nationwide show of force, as part of a strategic response to what they call the government's failure to address fair salary adjustments and the reinstatement of frozen increments. According to an internal action plan obtained by this
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is throwing its full weight behind the unions, publicly backing the teachers, public officers, and essential workers who have rejected what the UDP calls the government’s “paltry and unacceptable” 3% salary adjustment offer. The party is accusing the government of betraying
After weeks of negotiations and a government offer on the table, the Belize National Teachers Union has spoken—and the answer is a firm “no.” On Tuesday, two thousand teachers cast their votes on a proposed three percent salary adjustment. A resounding 75 percent rejected it.
The teachers have spoken—but now, so has the Prime Minister. Following the Belize National Teachers Union’s overwhelming rejection of the government’s proposed salary adjustment, Prime Minister John Briceño isn’t hiding his frustration. Today, he told News Five he’s disappointed in the union’s decision, insisting that
On Tuesday, Minister of Public Service Henry Charles Usher argued that with the government’s proposal union members would receive a fourteen percent salary adjustment over the course of the next four years. Prime Minister John Briceño and Minister of Education Oscar Requena presented the same
As tensions continue to rise between the government and the teachers’ union, the Minister of Education is weighing in. Oscar Requena says he hasn’t received any official word from the unions just yet—but he’s calling the reports of a looming strike “unfortunate.” Echoing the Prime
The government isn’t just facing pressure from the unions—it’s also taking heat from the Opposition. Today, Queen Square Area Representative Godwin Haylock took aim at the Briceño administration, accusing it of breaking promises made to teachers. Haylock pointed to the Plan Belize manifesto, which pledged
