Parliamentarians will spend the next three days inside the National Assembly debating the Draft Estimate Budget and Revenue for 2024/2025. Prime Minister Briceño introduced the budget during a House Meeting two weeks ago. As is customary, the Leader of the Opposition, Moses “Shyne” Barrow was
Barrow went on to counter the Briceño administration’s claims of economic growth. He contended that the Government of Belize has been presenting false statistics to Belizeans and that it has not realized any economic accomplishments that supersedes the performance of the former U.D.P. administration. Here
Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Natural Resources, Cordel Hyde, was the second parliamentarian to contribute to the budget debate. Hyde, as all area representatives do during their budget presentation, first spoke on the works he accomplished in his Lake Independence constituency. He then
Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca, in his contributions to today's budget debate, announced that his ministry is assuming full responsibility for the payment of one hundred percent of the salary and benefits for all teachers in government aided secondary and tertiary institutions. He noted that
Accused murderer Jamie Young remains on the lam, several days after he shot and killed Damion Baptist during a vehicular pursuit over the weekend. As we’ve reported, Baptist and his new girlfriend were followed by an enraged Young as they drove from Maxboro en route
A group of approximately one hundred retired public officers and beneficiaries of the Public Workers Trust Fund protested today in front of the Assembly Building. Parliamentarians were inside the chambers of the National Assembly for the 2024/202 budget debate while protestors stood outside with placards
And following his brief interaction with protestors in front of the Assembly Building, reporters asked PM Briceño why there was no resolution to their demands over the last year. And, as he told them, unless the matter is withdrawn from the courts, his hands remain
The Belize Police Department recognized a trio of outstanding female police officers this morning, here in Belize City. As part of Women’s Month, the officers were formally acknowledged by the leadership of the police department for the respective roles that they play in community development
Today, the Belize Defense Force held a women’s symposium in conjunction with International Women’s Month. The ceremony included a guard of honour for Governor-General Froyla Tzalam. Today, the accomplishments of the top female achievers in the B.D.F. were highlighted and the campaign for gender-equality in
In mid-2023, a complaint of sexual harassment found its way to the B.D.F. Commandant’s desk. It was a complaint against a B.D.F. officer. Today, Loria brought us up to speed with how that matter has been dealt with. He said that he has dealt with
