Four ministers since the 2025 general elections, and another who reportedly turned down the job. Leadership of the ministry responsible for policing Belize has changed repeatedly, and now Prime Minister John Briceño is trying a new approach. He has consolidated Home Affairs and National defense
Michel Chebat’s expanded role in Cabinet may send the clearest signal yet about the future of Oscar Mira and Florencio Marin Jr. The two ministers stepped aside amid questions over procurement and payment practices at the Ministry of National Defense, leaving Prime Minister John Briceño
From the outside, the signs appear hard to ignore: contentious political conventions, pointed public remarks and growing speculation about cracks inside Cabinet. But the man who helps set the agenda for every Cabinet meeting says the public may be reading the situation wrong. Cabinet Secretary
Michel Chebat is taking charge of one of government’s most powerful ministries, but his record at the Ministry of Health is following him into the new role. Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says public officers will closely watch how Chebat manages the Ministry of
Dr. Osmond Martinez has helped steer the country’s economic transformation agenda as a chief executive officer and junior minister. Now, he will lead it. His promotion to substantive Minister of Economic Transformation gives him direct authority over the portfolio and removes the need to route
The title has changed, but Dr. Osmond Martinez’s mission remains the same: create opportunities, grow the economy and ensure more Belizeans benefit. After rising from CEO to Minister of Economic Transformation, Martinez now has the authority to advance an agenda he helped develop. Over the
For Dean Flowers, the real test of the Defense Ministry audit is not how many years it covers, but whether it uncovers any misuse of public funds and holds those responsible to account. The PSU president says the Auditor General is best placed to independently
The PSU will defend public officers against unfair treatment, but it will not stand between wrongdoers and accountability. That is the union’s message as alleged misconduct within the Customs and Immigration Departments comes under growing scrutiny. President Dean Flowers says fair representation should never be
Did the Public Services Commission ignore its own qualification requirements to approve a controversial appointment? That is the allegation from Public Service Union President Dean Flowers, who says commissioners moved ahead despite concerns about the candidate’s suitability. The union has formally raised the issue with
The freedom of Oscar Selgado now rests with the Caribbean Court of Justice. Prosecutors want the regional court to restore the attorney’s abetment of murder conviction, while his lawyers argue that doing so would revive the result of a fundamentally unfair trial. The case went
