Business Senator Kevin Herrera ended today’s virtual Senate meeting with a sharp warning about the proposed BTL–Speednet merger. He says Belizeans fought for years to escape a telecom monopoly, and this deal could drag them right back into one, despite BTL selling it as “efficiency.”
After almost three months of waiting, social activist Jerry Enriquez finally got a response from the Office of the Prime Minister to his Freedom of Information request on constituency development funds, but it wasn’t what he asked for. Instead of a detailed breakdown, he received
Belizeans didn’t hesitate this month, they rushed to buy into Hydro Belize, the newly nationalized hydropower company that fuels almost a third of the country’s electricity. And the response was overwhelming. The public offer didn’t just sell out… it was oversubscribed. Belizeans wanted four and
As talk continues about whether Belize’s crime‑fighting strategy might shift under the new Minister of Home Affairs, former minister Kareem Musa is stepping in to defend the work of the Leadership Intervention Unit. Musa says there’s nothing at the Cabinet level suggesting the program will
Career educator George Frazer passed away at seventy-eight. He wasn’t just a name in the teachers’ movement; he was one of its pillars. A founding member of the Belize National Teachers Union and a fierce defender of educators’ rights, Frazer helped shape the BNTU into
The Baseball Federation of Belize is calling all fans out to the field tomorrow as young athletes from Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico face off in the Initiatory Babe Ruth National Baseball Tournament. It’s shaping up to be a full day of energy, competition, and some
Belize’s Japanese community may be small, but their cultural footprint is anything but. From the flavors we enjoy, and the martial arts practiced across the country, to the art, fashion, and the exploding popularity of anime and manga, Japanese culture has woven itself into Belizean
More than 130 former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) have joined forces to demand severance payments they say the company has refused to honour. The group, calling itself the Belize Communications Workers for Justice (BCWJ), announced it will hold a press conference on Monday,
A grieving mother is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her son. “My son was a humble, respectable young man. My son is all about love. He loved his family," said Esmith Valerio, mother of 35-year-old security guard Darwin Valerio. Valerio was one
The Belize Police Department has released its 2025 crime statistics, but the usual CompStat media briefing was not held this year. The CompStat report shows major crimes dipped by about 1%. It fell from 1,098 cases to 1,086. Murders, burglaries, theft, and unlawful sexual intercourse all
