Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru's first elected female president. She has pledged a tough crackdown on crime and announced that the military will temporarily lead security operations in areas placed under a state of emergency. Speaking during her inauguration in Lima, Fujimori said
Speaking up about corruption in Belize can cost someone their job, their safety, or their home. Five years after government first drafted a whistleblower protection bill, the legislation still hasn't passed, and a new legal review says even the current draft doesn't go far enough
Luciano Acosta died following a drowning incident over the weekend at Honey Camp in the Orange Walk District. Acosta and 41-year-old Eliseo Escalante went fishing around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday after spending the evening socialising with relatives. Investigators believe both men had consumed alcohol before getting
While many local beauty platforms focus strictly on traditional pageantry routines, Belizean women are redefining the stage by prioritising community impact, health, and leadership. Pageant coordinator Elise-Gayonne Vernon and queens Felicia Alas and Maryam Abdul Qawiyy are to host the Miss Black International Ambassador (MBIA)
Pressure is mounting on FIFA President Gianni Infantino after UEFA and Concacaf called for a review of FIFA’s leadership following the collapse of a controversial plan to sell stakes in the organization’s competitions to private investors. UEFA described FIFA’s decision to abandon the proposal as a
The Belize Tax Service Department (BTS) has issued new guidelines for businesses participating in this year's Back-to-School GST-Free Days. The GST-free initiative will take place on August 15 and August 29 and it allowing customers to purchase one laptop free of General Sales Tax on each
The family of Milagro Garel, World Pediatrics' Country Director in Belize, is continuing its appeal for public support as she remains hospitalized following a massive brain aneurysm suffered earlier this week. Garel was airlifted to Guatemala on Thursday night, where she is receiving intensive medical care.
Prime Minister John Briceño is tonight defending a series of questionable payments made by the Ministry of Defense to its suppliers, many of them just under the ten-thousand-dollar threshold. He says the payments were not designed to avoid scrutiny, but to keep the ministry moving
Did the country’s top public officer have a business link to a company supplying the Ministry of Defense, and did the Prime Minister know about it? Tonight, John Briceño says he was unaware that Cabinet Secretary Stuart Leslie served as a director of RSL Group
Will the public get to see the Auditor General’s report on the Ministry of Defense’s financial records once it is completed? That was the question we put to Prime Minister John Briceño today. But his answer was not a clear yes. The PM says he
