Fourteen thousand dollars a month for rent. That’s the jaw-dropping figure revealed this week after a press conference that left a lot of people talking. Public Service Union President Dean Flowers dropped a bombshell: the Ministry of Blue Economy is shelling out fourteen grand every
Just when you thought the government’s rent bill was the big headline, Public Service Union President Dean Flowers had more to say and it’s drawing even more attention. At a recent press conference, Flowers revealed that the government is shelling out a staggering seventeen million
The Briceño administration is facing fresh criticism, this time from the University of Belize’s own faculty and staff. Acting Union President Julianne Pasos is calling it like she sees it. She says the People’s United Party promised to increase government subvention to the university after
There’s a legal storm brewing in Belize and it’s centered around the proposed Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution. As we reported on Thursday, the unions, as well as the opposition party, have sounded off on the controversial changes being proposed by the Briceño administration. Tonight,
Tonight, William “Danny” Mason is once again behind bars after appearing before Justice Nigel Pilgrim at the High Court. He was expected to make a plea for mitigation, but that didn’t happen—key documents, including his Social Inquiry Report, are still missing. But the courtroom wasn’t
Climate change isn’t waiting and neither is Belize. As rising temperatures and unpredictable weather continue to impact vulnerable nations like ours, building resilience has become a year-round mission. That’s why today, the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation teamed up with NEMO and the
If you’ve been anywhere near the coast lately, you’ve probably seen it and smelled it. The sargassum crisis in Belize is back with a vengeance, and some residents say this year’s wave of rotting seaweed is the worst they’ve ever experienced. It’s not just an
While Hol Chan’s harvesting boats are out at sea scooping up sargassum, the San Pedro Town Council is tackling the problem the old-fashioned way—shovels, wheelbarrows, and a whole lot of manpower. Every day, crews are clearing the beaches and hauling the seaweed off to be
The United Nations is calling on the Caribbean to boost its efforts in the fight to end AIDS. Earlier this month, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS released a publication that revealed that since the United States pulled funding from the Global
In true David Almendarez fashion, the former U.D.P. candidate held a solo press conference in Belize City today and he spoke out boldly. Almendarez launched into a fiery critique of the current government, but not before turning his sights on his own party. He pointed
