Attorney Leslie Mendez, who represents the Maya communities in southern Belize, offered a very different take on the draft bill one that contrasts sharply with the government’s position. Leslie Mendez, Attorney-at-law “We have received a copy of the working draft and instructions to the draftsperson. We received
Last night, nineteen Belizeans were celebrated for their outstanding service to the nation at the annual Tribute to Belizean Patriots, held at St. John’s Cathedral in Belize City. The ceremony was presided over by Governor General, Dame Froyla Tzalam, on the advice of Prime Minister
The Office of the Ombudsman has tabled its 2024 Annual Report in the National Assembly, shining a light on persistent issues in public service delivery. The report reveals that hundreds of complaints were filed last year, with the most common grievances involving delays in service, abuse of authority, neglect of
Former Public Service Union President Gerald Henry Jr. and current president Dean Flowers are back in court and it’s all about vacation days. Henry says the union owes him for fifty-four days of leave, adding up to more than six thousand dollars. Here’s the backstory:
Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Taegar-Panton has responded to allegations raised against her of voter registration fraud. It is alleged that several addresses in Panton’s Albert constituency have been registered to large numbers of people. One address named was number fifty-six Albert Street, Panton’s own
Belize is investing big in public safety. A massive thirty million US dollar investment is on the table to upgrade police stations, boost the Coast Guard, and even build a state-of-the-art medical center. It’s all part of the Belize Integral Security Program, a plan designed
What was supposed to be a path to safety turned into a nightmare for a Nicaraguan refugee who claims he was scammed, threatened, and ultimately driven out of Belize. Thirty-nine-year-old Eric Omar Hernández Cruz, who once sought amnesty in Belize, filed a criminal complaint at the
On Wednesday, we reported on the ongoing controversy over Western Dairies’ alleged ‘mass firing’ of four women at its Dangriga branch. The employees say they were abruptly dismissed with a vague letter that gave no reason for their termination. After more than a year on
Belize is getting ready to celebrate forty-four years of independence, a time when we usually put politics aside and come together as one. But in the western village of Succotz, unity is taking a back seat to division. Every year, the village hosts its traditional
By: Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist of FAO and Regional Representative ad interim for Latin America and the Caribbean Just a few years ago, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of families in Latin America and the Caribbean did not know whether they would
