UB Faculty Union Demands GOB Keep $10M Funding Promise  

A bold call for accountability is echoing out of Belmopan tonight, as the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union is demanding that the government make good on its promises. In a press release issued today, the University of Belize Faculty and Staff Union expressed deep disappointment with the Government of Belize for failing to follow through on a key financial commitment, one that directly affects the future of the country’s national university. The union is pointing to a 2020 pledge made by the current administration to reverse a twenty-four percent budget cut imposed by the previous government and to increase the university’s subvention over five years. But the recently unveiled 2025/2026 national budget tells a different story. The subvention remains at seven-point-six-five million dollars, falling short of the ten-million-dollar target previously promised. The UBFSU warns that without this increase, the university’s operations will continue to suffer. That could mean higher tuition fees for students at a time when many families are already struggling with the rising cost of living. While the government has expressed a desire to keep tuition affordable, the union argues that without proper funding, the university simply can’t deliver the quality education Belizeans deserve. The UBFSU is now urging the government to immediately reinstate the ten-million-dollar subvention, calling it essential not just for the university’s survival, but for the nation’s development as a whole.