Media freedom in the Caribbean was placed at center stage on Tuesday through a new regional award recognising the journalists and institutions working to protect the public’s right to know. The Center for Media Integrity of the Americas and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union presented the inaugural
The fallout from the failed BTL/Speednet deal is no longer just about a collapsed acquisition. It has now become a public test of accountability for BTL Chairman Markhelm Lizarraga. Tonight, Belize’s trade union movement is turning up the pressure, calling for Lizarraga’s immediate removal and
Union leaders say removing Markhelm Lizarraga is only the beginning. Belize Communication Workers Union General Secretary Harrison August is also demanding the immediate resignation of three BTL directors: Moises Cal, Arturo Lizarraga, and Eric Eusey. Here is what he told the press. [caption id="attachment_112927" align="alignright" width="300"]
The NTUCB is putting the Briceño administration on the clock. Union leaders say government has ninety days to establish a tripartite structure at BTL, one that would give both the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and the Belize Chamber of Commerce a seat at
Union leaders say they are not against competition, and they are not anti-Speednet. But they are pushing back against the tone of Speednet’s press release following Cabinet’s decision. NTUCB President Ella Waight says the unions found the release to be in bad taste. Meanwhile, the
Twenty-seven-year-old Tyrel Robinson had survived an attempt on his life before, but on Monday evening, he was gunned down shortly after five o’clock. Tonight, police are still trying to determine who carried out the attack and what led to the deadly violence. Robinson worked at
A disturbing discovery at the San Andres Village Cemetery has left police in Corozal searching for answers. Caretakers found the tomb of a twelve-year-old boy broken open on August sixteenth, with the child’s remains exposed and scattered outside the grave. Police say the skull was
Union Senator Glenfield Dennison says the Briceño administration must stop delaying the Protective Disclosure Bill and move it through the National Assembly. Dennison says the legislation is a key part of the unions’ wider demand for good governance and accountability in Belize. But he argues
Union Senator Glenfield Dennison is also calling for campaign finance reform, saying elected officials cannot truly represent the people if they remain obligated to campaign financiers. Dennison says several draft laws already exist, but none has been meaningfully advanced. For him, campaign finance legislation is
With less than two weeks to go before the PUP Belize City municipal convention, the race is now moving door to door and phone call by phone call. More than seven hundred delegates will decide who makes it onto the municipal slate, and Councilor Kaya
