Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says government’s talk of transparency rings hollow. In a sharp social media post, Flowers accuses senior officials of demanding accountability from others while ignoring the very laws meant to keep public spending in check. He says key fiscal transparency
The Ministry of Defense audit is going back nearly a decade, and Prime Minister John Briceño says no one should feel comfortable. At the PUP’s National Party Council meeting in Dangriga, he announced that the review will stretch back to 2015, placing former UDP Minister
After just seven weeks in the post, George Gomez is out as Chief Executive Officer of the Kolbe Foundation. News Five has confirmed that Francis Woods is now acting CEO while the foundation searches for a permanent replacement. But Gomez’s sudden departure raises obvious questions:
Thirteen dollars and fifty cents. That is the daily food allowance for a member of the Belize Defense Force. In other words, that is what a soldier is expected to eat on for an entire day. At a time when food prices continue to climb
Prime Minister John Briceño is stepping in to defend former Miss Universe Belize Isabella Zabaneh, after her comments at the PUP’s National Party Council meeting in Dangriga sparked public backlash. Zabaneh called for an increase to the ten-thousand-dollar procurement threshold, a position that quickly drew
There are new questions tonight about what happens to Transport Department offices now operating inside bus terminals managed by the National Bus Company. Critics say if those offices are moved, taxpayers could end up footing the bill for new rental spaces. But Transport C.E.O. Chester
With municipal elections just eight months away and political hopefuls already hitting the ground in cities and towns across the country, the workload for the Elections and Boundaries Department increases significantly. The months of July and August hold particular significance since it is the only
Interim Home Affairs Minister Julius Espat is leaning on experience as he pushes for changes inside the Belize Police Department. This week, he brought together a group of former police commissioners for a working lunch, a kind of brain trust to help outline the way
Belize is joining the regional response to Venezuela, where powerful earthquakes have left communities in urgent need of help. On Wednesday, Belize’s contribution, three containers of humanitarian supplies, left the Port of Georgetown in Guyana as part of a wider CARICOM relief mission. The shipment
Police patrol vehicles take a beating long before the public sees them parked on the roadside or limping through traffic. They are the workhorses of the department, running day and night, responding to emergencies, pushing through rough terrain, and carrying officers into situations where every
