Belize has completed a specialized judicial training aimed at improving the way the justice system responds to cases involving children and victims of human trafficking. The two-day training, titled “Promoting Child-Centered Justice: A Judicial Training on Trafficking in Persons, Restorative Justice, and Diversion,” was organized by
Mexico says it will pursue criminal complaints in the United States over the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals linked to U.S. immigration enforcement during President Donald Trump's second term, marking a significant escalation in the diplomatic dispute between the two countries. Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco
Tonight, the Ministry of Defense procurement scandal is no longer just about questionable invoices; it’s also about who got paid, how often, and why so many payments appear to have stayed just below the line that would trigger tougher scrutiny. Newly leaked government invoices show
Prime Minister John Briceño is refuting allegations linking him to Meat Master, a company now caught up in questions surrounding Ministry of Defense spending. Briceño says he has no connection to the business, despite reports that the property where Meat Master operates is owned by
Prime Minister John Briceño is now conceding that government’s bidding and procurement system has cracks, and the Smart Stream invoice leak has put those weaknesses on full display. Hundreds of sub-ten-thousand-dollar invoices have raised fresh questions about how contracts are being handled, even as the
Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says government’s talk of transparency rings hollow. In a sharp social media post, Flowers accuses senior officials of demanding accountability from others while ignoring the very laws meant to keep public spending in check. He says key fiscal transparency
The Ministry of Defense audit is going back nearly a decade, and Prime Minister John Briceño says no one should feel comfortable. At the PUP’s National Party Council meeting in Dangriga, he announced that the review will stretch back to 2015, placing former UDP Minister
After just seven weeks in the post, George Gomez is out as Chief Executive Officer of the Kolbe Foundation. News Five has confirmed that Francis Woods is now acting CEO while the foundation searches for a permanent replacement. But Gomez’s sudden departure raises obvious questions:
Thirteen dollars and fifty cents. That is the daily food allowance for a member of the Belize Defense Force. In other words, that is what a soldier is expected to eat on for an entire day. At a time when food prices continue to climb
Prime Minister John Briceño is stepping in to defend former Miss Universe Belize Isabella Zabaneh, after her comments at the PUP’s National Party Council meeting in Dangriga sparked public backlash. Zabaneh called for an increase to the ten-thousand-dollar procurement threshold, a position that quickly drew
