The Belizean Bus Association is calling out Minister of Transport, Doctor Louis Zabaneh, accusing him of playing politics and acting in bad faith. At the heart of the controversy is the newly formed pro temp advisory committee for the National Bus Company. One of its
Minister Louis Zabaneh is standing by his pick. He says Oswin Blease brings a lot to the table in terms of experience. But when we asked if Blease is actually a member of the Belizean Bus Association, the minister’s answer was
News Five reached out to the Ministry of Public Service with a Freedom of Information request, asking for a full list of government rental spaces from June 2024 to 2025. We also wanted to know who’s collecting rent from the government, specifically, the names of
Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa and Attorney General Anthony Sylvestre appeared on Open Your Eyes this morning, diving deep into the proposed constitutional change that’s stirring controversy across the country. Minister Musa says the Thirteenth Amendment isn’t introducing anything new, it’s simply giving constitutional
Minister Musa broke it down like this: the proposed Thirteenth Amendment is all about clearing up confusion around the current state of emergency laws in the Constitution. To do that, the government is leaning on parts of the existing Crime Control and Criminal Justice Act,
One of the proposed legislations in the Thirteenth Amendment is the establishment of a Gun and Gang Court. So, how will this specialized court assist in combat gun violence and gang warfare? We asked Attorney General Anthony Sylvestre this morning. Here is his response. [caption id="attachment_56366"
The government says it’s not just making changes for change’s sake. In defending the Thirteenth Amendment, Attorney General Anthony Sylvestre pointed to a real-world example, Trinidad and Tobago’s recent use of its state of emergency laws. According to the AG, Belize’s proposed legislation goes a
Last week, we followed up on Aaron Guzman’s seventy-thousand-dollar advisory contract with the Ministry of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, a deal that raised more than a few eyebrows. Well, there’s an update. Today, Minister Kareem Musa told us that Guzman’s contract likely won’t
On Monday night, we took you deep into the heart of San Pedro, Columbia, where subsistence farmers are facing a growing threat, an aggressive rodent infestation that's putting their crops, and their livelihoods, at risk. But as our team ventured further into the deep south,
Belize just hit a major milestone in the fight against climate change. The Belize Maya Forest, one of the last intact tropical forests in northern Central America, has officially been validated under global carbon credit standards. That means the country can now trade nearly thirty
