It’s no surprise farmers are speaking up about what’s happening in the Vaca Forest Reserve. After all, they’ve been working hand in hand with Friends for Conservation and Development to promote sustainable farming. These certified farmers are known as the ‘Friends of Vaca,’ and they’ve
In Corozal, when the roads don’t get fixed, the people do. Frustrated after years of neglect, residents in Little Belize, Viva Esperanza, and Chunox have decided to take matters into their own hands. They’re pooling money, machinery, and manpower to repair roads that have been
It’s been nearly two weeks since the deadline came and went and there’s still no word from the Government of Belize to the Public Service Union. The union had raised serious concerns about the planned transformation of the Belize Tax Services Department into a Semi-Autonomous
The Public Service Union is applying pressure on the Government of Belize regarding the transition of Belize Tax Services into a Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority. Among concerns raised, is the claim that the Public Service Union will no longer act as the bargaining agent between employees
Public officers across the country are smiling this week; they’ve finally received the four-and-a-half percent salary adjustment promised by the Government of Belize earlier this year. This pay bump didn’t come easy; it followed months of tough negotiations, protests, and public demonstrations by the unions.
While many public officers were celebrating their new salary increase at the start of October, not everyone got to join the party. According to PSU President Dean Flowers, some officers, especially those on the five-dollar minimum wage scale, didn’t see the adjustment in their latest
Last month, former Public Service Union President, Gerald Henry Jr., was back in the news after he took current PSU president Dean Flowers to court for salary payments he alleges are owed to him. According to Henry, the union owes him for fifty-four days of
[caption id="attachment_66844" align="alignright" width="300"] Emiliano Flores[/caption] This week, Belize Specialist Hospital joined forces with World Pediatrics Belize for their annual Pediatric Surgery Mission, a program that’s giving Belizean families access to life-saving care they
Tonight, social activist Jeremy Enriquez says he’s scored a big win in his fight for government transparency. After the Attorney General’s Ministry refused to honor his Freedom of Information request, Enriquez turned to the Ombudsman and now, the Ombudsman is backing him up. Enriquez had
Two young men convicted for the brutal and senseless killing of seventy-year-old businessman Oscar Rosado Sr. are now fighting to overturn their convictions and sentences. Brandon Hughes, the man identified as the shooter, is serving a life sentence and won’t be eligible for parole for
