Beyond calling for the deal to be put on ice, the NTUCB is taking its objection a step further. The union wants BTL to hold national public consultations before anything is signed, sealed, or delivered. President Ella Waight says the Congress isn’t stopping there. They’ve
And in step with the growing criticism of the proposed BTL–Speednet deal, another prominent voice is weighing in. This morning, Senator Janelle Chanona released a statement stressing just how crucial meaningful public consultation is, not just as a formality, but as a cornerstone of Belize’s
It’s money designed to uplift neighborhoods, strengthen our schools, and build the kinds of infrastructure communities rely on every day. But for many Belizeans, there’s still one big question: How is that money actually being spent? Tonight, we’re taking a closer look at the Constituency
A grieving Belizean family has reached out to our newsroom, calling for urgent reforms at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after the death of their newborn daughter, Darielle, just four days after her birth. The baby girl was born on Saturday, January seventeenth at the
Tonight, the Government of Belize is taking its first real steps toward easing a long‑standing strain on the country’s healthcare system. With aging hospitals and chronic overcrowding in both the north and south, officials are now moving forward with plans for two new regional hospitals.
The Government of Belize is rolling out a new plan aimed at keeping the country’s nurses right here at home. Officials have approved a retention package designed to slow the steady outflow of trained healthcare workers, an issue that’s been putting real pressure on the
A Belize City man is recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after he was badly hurt in a house fire over the weekend. The blaze broke out on Rio Bravo Crescent in the Faber’s Road Extension area on Sunday, and by the time fire
There was a brazen early‑morning attack inside the Northern Shops. Around three o’clock this morning, a group of men ambushed a security guard stationed at Medina’s House of Jewelry. The guard was tied up while one of the attackers pointed a gun at him during
We turn now to the south, where a growing sense of urgency surrounds the search for a missing Canadian man living in Punta Gorda. Police have issued an official notice for sixty‑four‑year‑old Alfred Pliel, who had been staying in Indianville for the past few months.
More than a hundred former employees of Belize Telemedia Limited are turning up the heat tonight, demanding severance payments they say have been owed to them for years. Their fight took a major turn last November, when the Caribbean Court of Justice ruled that pension
