A total of 127 Immigration Officers have received specialised training on Belize’s border management system as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union work to strengthen Belize's border operations. The training focused on the Migration Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS), which is
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has addressed the Cabinet's response to its 11 demands, with two proposals emerging as major sticking points in the negotiations. Cabinet delivered its position last week, offering a mix of concessions, commitments and outright rejections. NTUCB President Ella
Belize has joined regional efforts to strengthen investment facilitation through discussions at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Public Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. Narda Garcia, Chief Executive Officer in the Office of the Prime Minister, represented Belize at the forum on September 16. She attended at the
Hurricane Polo remains a major threat off Mexico’s Pacific coast, despite being downgraded from a Category 5 storm to Category 4. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Wednesday that Polo was located a couple hundred miles offshore of southern Mexico and remained one of several active
Iran has warned that Tehran will not allow the United States or any other nation to use the Strait of Hormuz to “impose their aggressions upon us.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told world leaders today at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, “We cannot
Two former ministers remain outside Cabinet, an audit is nearing completion, and the Prime Minister is approaching a decision that could define his administration’s response to the “Mira Millions” scandal. Oscar Mira’s three-month administrative leave has now reached its deadline, but the investigation into the
A political scandal may now be testing the strength of the P.U.P.’s support in Belmopan. On Friday, Mayor Pablo Cawich and his team held an endorsement convention as they prepare to seek a second term. Ahead of the event, Cawich told Plus TV they hoped
After spending last week talking numbers, development and the state of the economy, Prime Minister John Briceño used the Independence Day stage to speak about something far more personal: what it means to be Belizean. Reflecting on this year’s theme, “Look at me. I am
At a time when political debate is growing increasingly bitter, Belizeans gathered on Saturday to remember a leader known for putting service before self. The fifteenth annual wreath-laying ceremony for the Right Honorable George Price brought relatives, government officials and citizens to Lord Ridge Cemetery
More than two weeks after twenty-one-year-old Kenyon Barrow, a police officer, disappeared, his family is still searching for answers. Police and the Belize Defense Force have joined the search, but his mother, Therese Robinson, says investigators have made little progress. Barrow’s phone has remained off
