Now, while the government’s discount on the hydro deal is making headlines, there’s another number you should pay attention to, Belize’s debt-to-GDP ratio. Prime Minister Briceño revealed today that this deal will bump that ratio up by four percent. But he’s telling the nation not
Things got heated in the House when opposition members took the floor to debate the government’s move to acquire Fortis. Tracy Panton had plenty to say, she went straight at the Briceño administration, raising serious concerns about what this deal could mean for your electricity
There’s more to the Fortis and BEL share sale than meets the eye. Opposition Leader Tracy Panton dropped a noteworthy detail today, domestic investors who buy in will get major tax exemptions. Sounds like a win for big players, right? But the Opposition isn’t sold
A major bust in San Ignacio has landed three people in police custody after a surprise search turned up a serious stash of weapons and ammunition. Earlier today, officers moved in on a home on Maya Street, where fifty-one-year-old Reina Isabel Amaya lives. Inside were
A major health move is before parliament tonight. Minister of Health Kevin Bernard has introduced a Tobacco Control Bill that could permanently change the way Belize deals with smoking. The bill aims to bring Belize in line with World Health Organization standards, protecting current and
Since CARICOM’s Full Free Movement kicked in on October 1st, only seven Barbadians have landed in Belize, and none of them came to settle down. So, if you’ve been worried about job competition or a strain on resources, the numbers might ease those concerns. Foreign
This morning, Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca announced that asylum seekers in the U.S could be transferred to Belize under a new Third Safe Country Agreement. According to Minister Fonseca, the agreement is nearing completion. There’s been talk for a while now about a possible agreement
Tonight, the Minister of Natural Resources is responding after reports of a land scandal in his ministry. Independence resident Sherene Garbutt claims twenty-two acres at Malacate Beach were sold out from under her, while she was still waiting on a lease. Who got the land?
So, how did Sherene Garbutt’s lease application sit for years while another, filed more than a year later, made it to the minister’s desk? We put that question directly to Minister Cordel Hyde. And what about Garbutt’s request to get those twenty-two acres back? Hyde
They turned heads with their wardrobe choice in the House today, members of the Opposition showed up wearing T-shirts that read ‘Who Thief Budna’, a clear reference to the August abduction of Joseph Budna. The move was met with mixed reactions, some saw it as
