Thirteen-year-old Lissy Suntecun has been found safe after going missing earlier this week, which has brought a wave of relief to her family and the wider community. The teenager vanished on Monday afternoon after leaving school during lunchtime, prompting a frantic search effort. With only a
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) is turning up the heat on the Government of Belize, just one day after the Public Service Union (PSU) protested at the Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA). In a press conference held this morning, the NTUCB reaffirmed
Hurricane Erick made landfall early this morning as a powerful Category 3 storm along Mexico’s southern coast. Hurricane Erick was at Category 1 and rapidly developed to a Category 3 by nightfall on Wednesday. Erick came ashore near Punta Maldonado in western Oaxaca with sustained winds of
The clock is ticking, and pressure is building. Labor Minister Florencio Marin Jr. is back in Belize after a two-week working trip to Geneva, but he’s returned to a growing crisis. The Public Service Union has officially declared a trade dispute with the government, and
It was a tense afternoon at the Philip Goldson International Airport, where members of the Public Service Union showed up to protest right at the country’s busiest travel hub. With signs in hand and voices raised, P.S.U. members made their presence known—right where visitors were
The Public Service Union is standing firm, and they’re not standing alone. P.S.U. President Dean Flowers says the union is staying the course in its fight for fairness, and now they’re getting backup. Utility unions and other affiliates of the NTUCB are joining forces under
The standoff continues between the Government of Belize and the Joint Union Negotiating Team, with no resolution in sight over the unions’ demand for an eight-and-a-half percent salary increase for public service workers. The government says it simply can’t afford to pay that amount upfront
What started as a series of talks between the unions, and the government has now turned into a war of words, with both sides pointing fingers. Earlier this month, former Education Minister Francis Fonseca took a swipe at the unions, saying their ongoing protests could
Just when it seemed like progress might finally be on the horizon, another delay. The Joint Union Negotiating Team and the Government of Belize were set to meet today to iron out key details of the long-awaited Collective Bargaining Agreement, on top of the ongoing
It’s been over twenty-four hours since thirteen-year-old Lizy Suntecun vanished from her school compound in San Jose Succotz—and the search is growing more urgent by the hour. With no leads and no sign of the young girl, her family is clinging to hope, while residents
