Earlier this week, Prime Minister John Briceño announced a Cabinet reshuffle and one of the most notable moves was Kareem Musa stepping down from the Ministry of Home Affairs after five years at the helm. The Prime Minister says the shake-up is part of a
So, was Minister Oscar Requena’s move from Education to Rural Development a shake-up based on performance, or just part of a bigger strategic shuffle? That’s the question many are asking after Prime Minister John Briceño reassigned Requena earlier this week. In his place, Francis Fonseca
Prime Minister John Briceño made some major moves, reassigning several ministers, including Oscar Requena, who’s now heading back to familiar territory as Minister of Rural Transformation. Requena’s shift comes just eight months into the PUP’s second term, and it’s stirring speculation. Was this about performance,
Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Taegar-Panton, is calling out the Briceño Administration on its recent shuffling of the cabinet. Panton argues that the reappointments are a sign of trouble brewing within the administration and maintains that Kareem Musa’s removal and Henry Charles Usher’s appointment to
There’s tension brewing between two top offices and it’s all over the Joseph Budna investigation. Prime Minister John Briceño says he’s disappointed with recent comments made by Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl-Lynn Vidal. The DPP was blunt in her assessment, saying the investigation files she
It was a high-level huddle with big ambitions this week inside the Corozal Free Zone, as Prime Minister John Briceño sat down with officials from Quintana Roo, Mexico. The aim was simple, to strengthen ties and creäte fresh business opportunities between Belize and its northern
From tackling gender-based violence to addressing beach erosion and even introducing a border pass for residents of five southern Mexican states, the meeting was all about strengthening cross-border cooperation. But that’s not all. The discussions also opened the door to developing a joint policy aimed
The salary saga between the Belize National Teachers’ Union and the Ministry of Education is far from over. Earlier this month, the BNTU doubled down, saying several teachers are still missing their pay, despite Minister of Education Oscar Requena’s assurance that the issue had already
It was a homecoming filled with pride and celebration this evening as His Grace, the Most Reverend Philip Wright returned to Belize. Clergy, government officials, and church members gathered to honor a historic milestone, his election as the first Belizean-born Archbishop and Metropolitan of the
Former Regional Commander of the Salvation Army Belize, Major Errol Robateau, has passed away at the age of eighty. Born in Mullins River back in 1945, Major Robateau dedicated more than four decades of his life to service, working across the Caribbean and Central America
