News Five has learned that the Public Service Union and the Association of Public Service Senior Managers have joined the Belize National Teachers Union in rejecting the government’s proposed three percent salary increase. Union leaders are expected to formally notify the government of their members’
BNTU President Nadia Caliz is pushing back against the Briceño administration’s claim that teachers and public servants are already getting a fourteen percent raise over three years, more than the eight-and-a-half percent adjustment they requested. Caliz says that the argument misses the point. She believes
Union leaders are expected to officially notify the government’s negotiation team tonight that their members have rejected the proposed three percent raise. BNTU President Nadia Caliz confirmed the update and says the unions are ready to return to the table, ideally as soon as Monday,
The Belize National Teachers’ Union has flatly rejected the government’s proposed three salary increase. On Thursday, teachers across the country made their voices heard, marching in green and waving signs with a clear message: “We matter.” Prime Minister John Briceño acknowledged their concerns but said the
The Court of Appeal has dismissed two high-profile appeals brought by the Attorney General, affirming compensation awards to former Deputy Prime Minister Hugo Patt and former Prime Minister Dean Barrow. Both men had challenged the findings of a Commission of Inquiry into the sale of
The Senate has approved a plan to pay for the country’s share in a major capital increase by the Inter-American Development Bank. Last March, the I.D.B. announced a three-point-five-billion-dollar boost to support a new model for its private sector arm, I.D.B. Invest. As a member,
At today’s Senate Special Select meeting, Business Senator Kevin Herrera praised the government’s efforts to grow the economy, noting an eight-point-two percent increase in GDP and a thirteen percent rise in annual revenue compared to the previous year. But he says that’s not enough. Herrera
The Briceño administration says it’s using lottery profits to expand Belize’s National Health Insurance program. According to the Prime Minister, sales from the popular Boledo lottery have brought in about seventeen million dollars in profits—money the government plans to invest in making healthcare more accessible
We’re keeping a close eye on your wallet tonight. New data from the Statistical Institute of Belize shows that while prices are still on the rise, the pace is finally slowing. The national inflation rate for April stands at one-point-three percent—modest, but still noticeable. Food
The Government of Belize’s Firearm Control Board is tonight coming under heavy criticism from gun dealers. These dealers are saying that since the board was established back in 2024 there has not been proper communication with members of the public on the changes implemented when
