The government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Fortis Inc. of Canada to acquire all of the company’s electricity sector assets in Belize, including its three major hydropower plants and its one-third ownership stake in Belize Electricity Limited (BEL). Prime Minister John Briceño is
Tonight, we turn to Independence Village, where one resident says she’s had enough of what she calls injustice at the hands of the Lands Department. Sherene Garbutt first set her sights on twenty-two acres of prime land in the Malacate Beach area back in 2022.
Is there illegal land clearing happening inside the Vaca Forest Reserve? Farmers from the Cayo District reached out to News Five, raising the alarm about what they believe is unauthorized activity in the area. They claim heavy machinery has been brought in and they’re worried.
It’s no surprise farmers are speaking up about what’s happening in the Vaca Forest Reserve. After all, they’ve been working hand in hand with Friends for Conservation and Development to promote sustainable farming. These certified farmers are known as the ‘Friends of Vaca,’ and they’ve
In Corozal, when the roads don’t get fixed, the people do. Frustrated after years of neglect, residents in Little Belize, Viva Esperanza, and Chunox have decided to take matters into their own hands. They’re pooling money, machinery, and manpower to repair roads that have been
It’s been nearly two weeks since the deadline came and went and there’s still no word from the Government of Belize to the Public Service Union. The union had raised serious concerns about the planned transformation of the Belize Tax Services Department into a Semi-Autonomous
The Public Service Union is applying pressure on the Government of Belize regarding the transition of Belize Tax Services into a Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority. Among concerns raised, is the claim that the Public Service Union will no longer act as the bargaining agent between employees
Public officers across the country are smiling this week; they’ve finally received the four-and-a-half percent salary adjustment promised by the Government of Belize earlier this year. This pay bump didn’t come easy; it followed months of tough negotiations, protests, and public demonstrations by the unions.
While many public officers were celebrating their new salary increase at the start of October, not everyone got to join the party. According to PSU President Dean Flowers, some officers, especially those on the five-dollar minimum wage scale, didn’t see the adjustment in their latest
Last month, former Public Service Union President, Gerald Henry Jr., was back in the news after he took current PSU president Dean Flowers to court for salary payments he alleges are owed to him. According to Henry, the union owes him for fifty-four days of
