A Chinese researcher at the University of Michigan and her boyfriend have been charged with smuggling a highly dangerous agricultural pathogen into the United States, according to federal court documents unsealed on Tuesday. Yunqing Jian, 33, a postdoctoral fellow at the university, and her boyfriend Zunyong
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) has issued a public statement addressing recent media speculation surrounding potential consolidation within the country’s broadband and cable telecommunications sector. The company emphasized that such discussions are not new and have been ongoing both locally and globally for several years. "Over the
San Ignacio Police are investigating an apparent murder. This follows the discovery of a decomposed body in the Unitedville Village cemetery, Cayo District. The body was found around 3:44 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. Officers observed the body of a male in an advanced state of
Charges have been drafted against teachers in Dangriga who participated in a road blockade protest yesterday. The protest, part of an ongoing salary dispute between the Belize National Teachers Union and the government, involved teachers using vehicles to block key road junctions in Dangriga and Bella
Across Belize today, the message from teachers and public officers was loud, clear, and impossible to ignore. In a bold show of defiance, union members took to the streets, not with signs or chants alone, but with their vehicles, shutting down major roads and bringing
Tensions between the government and public sector unions continue to simmer, as salary negotiations hit another roadblock. With all unions now rejecting the latest proposal, the Minister of Public Service Henry Charles Usher is calling for calm and conversation. While teachers took to the streets in
After several rounds of negotiations, the BNTU has taken to the streets in protest, this time, organizing traffic blockades across the country. The demonstrations, aimed at pressuring the government for an eight-and-a-half percent salary increase, were quickly met with police intervention, for obstruction of traffic.
As teachers wait for the government’s next move, another union is stepping up its demands. The executive of the KHMHA Workers Union is heading to the mediation table this Thursday, pushing hard for a long-overdue pension plan. Their focus? Securing benefits for employees who served
As the KHMHA Workers Union prepares to sit down with the government over its pension proposal, we caught up with the Minister of Public Service to get his take. While the union is demanding a clear plan and full pension coverage for long-serving employees, Minister
Gunfire erupted near Victoria Street in Belize City sometime around 10:30 on Tuesday night, prompting a swift response from police stationed just blocks away. According to authorities, a routine checkpoint turned into a dangerous exchange of gunfire when an officer confronted a suspicious individual who
