Prime Minister John Briceño says Cabinet’s decision to ultimately not support BTL’s $80 million proposed acquisition of Speednet/SMART was not a decision made on his own. “I think you need to understand that whatever we discuss in Cabinet is confidential,” the PM told News Five this
Five days ago, Mopan Technical High School in Benque Viejo del Carmen posted an "Approved Hairstyles" guide to its Facebook page, a graphic featuring what appears to be AI-generated images of students modelling acceptable and unacceptable haircuts and hairstyles, alongside a list of grooming rules
S&P Global Ratings expects the People's United Party to remain in power through the next general election in 2030, but says the party's political dominance has not translated into the fiscal reforms needed to strengthen Belize's finances long-term. In its latest sovereign credit assessment, released Tuesday
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Belize's B-/B sovereign credit rating with a stable outlook, even as the agency projects the country's fiscal and current account deficits will widen over the next two years due to volatile global oil prices. In its assessment released Tuesday, S&P said
President of the Public Service Union (PSU), Dean Flowers, is challenging Auditor General Maria Rodriguez to open up about what action she has taken against public officers accused of destroying or withholding government records. Flowers raised the issue at Tuesday’s National Trade Union Congress of Belize
The Government of Belize has issued a strong statement condemning the escalating violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. GOB expressed deep concern over the situation and warned that it continues to cause further attacks against Palestinian communities. According to United Nations reports,
According to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), more than 35,000 candidates failed to attend their tests this year. The regional examination body shared the data during the showing of the May-June 2026 results in Anguilla, raising concern from officials. The total count includes 3,534 missing candidates
Union Senator Glenfield Dennison is pressuring the Briceño administration to stop stalling on the Protected Disclosure Bill. The bill, also known as the Whistleblower Bill, was drafted in 2021 following years of calls for formal whistleblower protections, but it has yet to become law after five
Miss Universe Belize has addressed the intense public backlash over the display of Guatemala’s Tikal during a segment of the Miss Universe Belize pageant meant to recognise Belizean heritage. The Tikal image became one of the most criticised moments of the broadcast, with viewers questioning why
Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) is applying a new 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA) to customers’ August 2026 electricity bills following a final decision by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The adjustment forms part of a new regulatory sandbox established by the PUC
