Two and a half million dollars a year, that’s what the Government of Belize is spending just to rent office space. It’s a number that’s hard to ignore, especially when it’s coming straight from taxpayers’ pockets. But here’s the real question: who’s getting paid? Are
Here’s a thought—what if, instead of pouring millions into rent every year, the government actually built its own office complex? That’s the suggestion from PSU President Dean Flowers, who last week challenged the government to stop renting and start investing in public infrastructure. He’s also
So, we put the question directly to Minister Henry Charles Usher, what’s stopping the government from building its own office complex and ending the cycle of costly rentals? It’s not a new conversation, and according to the Minister, the idea has been on the table
Tonight, we’re asking the tough questions about accountability and fairness in Belize’s tax system. Over sixteen million dollars in unpaid taxes—yes, sixteen million—is still sitting on the books, uncollected by the Government of Belize. And it’s not just any business. Among the top defaulters is
Imagine handing over sixteen thousand dollars for land you thought was yours, only to find out it never was. That’s the reality for a San Pedro businesswoman who says she and her husband were scammed in what’s now being investigated as a land fraud scheme.
Tonight, things are heating up between the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority KHMHA Workers Union. In a late evening press release, the hospital announced its support for an ex-gratia payment to staff who served between 2001 and 2017, payments that would only be made upon
A quiet night in Bullet Tree Village turned tragic last night, as the community woke up to shocking news, the murder of a well-known resident, Ulric Willoughby. The sixty-year-old real estate agent was inside his home in the Vanilla Hill area when gunmen reportedly opened
A quiet Wednesday night in Punta Gorda was shattered by gunfire, as a man was shot right outside his home. Just before midnight on June eighteenth, forty-eight-year-old Danny Martinez was at his West Street residence when a gunman on a motorcycle rode by and fired
A tragic morning in Maskall Village has left a family grieving and a community in shock. Eighteen-year-old Triston Ortiz lost his life in a devastating road traffic accident on Sunday. Police say Ortiz was a passenger in a Toyota Hilux driven by thirty-four-year-old Gilbert Graham
Sixteen-year-old Terrel Cardines was simply riding his bicycle to the store when his life was cut short—fatally struck by a Floralia bus. His death has left residents outraged and grieving, reigniting concerns about speeding drivers and the dangers of navigating areas near the highway. Today,
