On Tuesday, Prime Minister John Briceño announced that Minister of Agriculture Jose Mai took a leave of absence for health reasons. He explained that the Orange Walk South Area Representative had fallen off a horse a year or so ago and now requires surgery on
A major constitutional showdown has concluded at the Caribbean Court of Justice. At the heart of it is who gets to import LPG into Belize. The government, represented by the Controller of Supplies, the Minister of Economic Development, and the Attorney General, fought to overturn
We continue to follow the conclusion of a high-profile LPG case that’s been years in the making. The Caribbean Court of Justice has delivered its judgment, and the ruling clears the way for the government’s reorganization of Belize’s LPG market. What does that mean? Instead
The Briceño administration is asking Parliament to approve two big spending bills, together worth two hundred and ten million dollars. The money covers extra costs across several ministries for this year and next, including major investments and day-to-day expenses. But the headline item? A historic
But the Opposition pushed back hard against the two supplementary bills. Leader Tracy Taegar-Panton argues that the government’s repeated requests for additional funds signal severe underbudgeting, despite claims of robust economic growth. Pointing to discrepancies in reported growth figures, Panton questioned why a supposedly strong
The Opposition has come out strongly against the Briceno administration’s latest loan motion, warning that the government is burdening Belizeans with yet another hefty debt. They argue that the proposed sixty-nine million loan, tied to road works between Belize City and Hattieville, will saddle the
Belize made history. For the first time ever, the Anglican Church has chosen a born-and-raised Belizean to lead the entire Province of the West Indies. Meet His Grace Phillip S. Wright, now Archbishop Wright, who returned home to celebrate a milestone that’s bigger than himself.
It’s been seven months since that shocking midair hijacking of a Tropic Air flight by U.S. national Akinyela Sawa Taylor. Now, the Belize Airport Authority is finally taking action. The board is set to sign new security contracts for municipal airports nationwide, after scrapping almost
The Briceño administration is betting big on Boledo to fund better healthcare. Today, the Prime Minister announced that profits from Boledo sales are expected to top twenty million dollars this year, and that money will help roll out National Health Insurance across the country. CEO
Belize is going all in to carve out its role in the global digital future. With the Business Process Outsourcing sector now supporting nearly twenty thousand jobs, the stakes have never been higher. Today, government officials, industry leaders, and international partners gathered for a high-level
