A dispute in Belmopan has triggered two investigations and one critical question: who fired the bullet that injured twenty-six-year-old Jaheim Thomas? Police responded to reports of an altercation in the Las Flores area on Monday night, but during that response, Thomas was shot and hospitalized.
Questions surrounding the workplace death of Mauricio Solis are now coming into sharper focus. Bulridge Limited says the forty-nine-year-old San Ignacio resident was on duty near the Guacamayo Bridge in Mountain Pine Ridge on September third, accompanying a private contractor to a designated worksite when
An early-morning journey on Remate Road ended in tragedy for a Corozal family. Fifty-year-old David Chan was killed, and two others were injured after a van reportedly crashed into a trailer being towed by a tractor early Tuesday. Police are now working to determine what
A forty-million-dollar loan, claims of confidentiality and growing demands for answers are putting Holy Redeemer Credit Union under scrutiny. Opposition Leader Tracy Taegar Panton wants HRCU to disclose who approved the reported unsecured loan to Belize Electricity Limited, how the risks were assessed and what
Prime Minister John Briceño challenged Union Senator Glenfield Dennison to get out into communities and hear directly from Belizeans. Tonight, Dennison is firing back. The exchange began after the senator argued that politicians and public officers who enjoy perks such as fuel allowances cannot fully
Senator Glenfield Dennison is earning a reputation for speaking plainly, and some Belizeans now want him to take that voice from the Senate to the ballot box. Prime Minister John Briceño recently challenged Dennison to first experience the grassroots work of politics, including visiting homes
The NTUCB’s deadline has come and gone, but the unions are giving Cabinet more time to respond to their eleven demands. Union Senator Glenfield Dennison says the umbrella organization extended its deadline while Cabinet considered the proposals at today’s meeting in Belmopan. The NTUCB is
The Revenue Authority Bill may have disappeared from today’s Senate agenda, but the opposition to it is not going away. Union Senator Glenfield Dennison is already putting his position on record, saying he has been lobbying fellow senators to reject the controversial legislation whenever it
The Revenue Authority Bill did not reach the Senate floor today, but questions about its potential cost remain. The Public Service Union is urging lawmakers to reject the legislation, warning that the proposed Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority could burden taxpayers without guaranteeing greater accountability. Government says
A looming deadline, nearly five hours of debate and repeated concerns from senators did not stop the Briceño Administration from pushing the Millennium Challenge Account Bill through the Senate today. The vote came just ten days before the government’s scheduled MCC launch, raising questions about
