Twenty-eight-year-old Benancio Coc was reported missing on May third. Now, more than a month later, a grim discovery has been made, a body was found hanging from a tree behind the University of Belize gymnasium in Belmopan. Police say the body is badly decomposed, making
It didn’t make headlines, but last Thursday a charter flight from the Trump administration quietly touched down at the Phillip Goldson International Airport, bringing home thirteen Belizean deportees. Today, Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith shared that only one of the returnees is required to
A violent clash in La Democracia Village sent two men to the hospital after a fight turned dangerous. According to police, Tyrone Godoy and Paul Smith got into a heated argument that escalated quickly, one armed with a knife, the other with a machete. Both
In an update to our coverage of the ongoing joint unions standoff, a circular was issued today in which the PSU announced that an overwhelming ninety-four percent of its members have rejected the government’s latest wage proposal, which included a phased salary increment and a new
Eleven teachers who were facing charges after a protest last week in Dangriga are now officially in the clear. On Friday, B.N.T.U. President Nadia Caliz announced that all charges have been dropped. The teachers had been accused of disrupting traffic near the town’s entrance during
Commissioner of Police Doctor Richard Rosado is under fire after being accused of using the police force to intimidate teachers during a protest in Dangriga last week. Union President Dean Flowers didn’t hold back last week, accusing Doctor Rosado of weaponizing the department when teachers
It was a long day of talks at the Public Service Union headquarters in Belize City on Friday, where union leaders met for a marathon meeting. After hours of back-and-forth, senior public officers made their stance clear: they’re not accepting the government’s proposed 4% salary
We asked Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa whether he, or any of his Cabinet colleagues, had a hand in the decision to drop charges against the teachers involved in recent protests. His response? A firm no. Musa also urged protestors to think about the
This afternoon in Belmopan, Gerald Henry, former president of the Public Service Union and now Examiner of Accounts Two in the Auditor General’s Office, took to the streets in protest. Alongside him was fellow former PSU president Doreth Obermayer. The two picketed in front of
We caught up with the Minister of Public Service earlier today to get his take on the protest staged by members of the Audit Department. While he kept it brief, here’s what he had to say about the situation. Isani Cayetano “How do you look at this
