The government’s proposed National Assembly Powers, Privileges and Immunities Bill is facing strong pushback from all four independent senators. Their biggest objection centers on Section 16(2), which would require public officers to get consent before handing over documents or giving evidence on state affairs to
Today in the Senate, lawmakers tackled two supplementary appropriation bills totaling a massive two hundred million dollars. Lead Government Senator Eamon Courtenay explained that some of the spending being approved is retroactive, while other portions look ahead to upcoming needs. These bills actually passed through
Belizean businesses are losing thousands of dollars to a wave of credit card fraud. And what’s even more troubling? Many say they’re powerless to stop it. A News Five investigation has found major loopholes in Belize’s laws, gaps that scammers are taking full advantage of,
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
