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The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority has written to the Minister of Labour confirming that there is now a trade dispute with the workers’ union. What this means is that the two entities will ...
Peyrefitte took the opportunity to remind the electorate that the Briceno Administration is what the majority voted for in March. He additionally noted that the government has failed in growing the ...
Police in southern Belize have launched an investigation into the death of a 64-year-old American national. Police responded to a call just before ten o’clock last night on the Placencia Main Road.
Christopher Coye, Senator, People’s United Party: “What does the last administration, the UDP administration, what do they have to show for their 12 to 13 years in government? A reduction in the ...
The Government of Belize has suffered another significant legal defeat, with the Court of Appeal upholding substantial damage awards to former Prime Minister Dean Barrow and former Deputy Prime ...
Eamon Courtenay, Senator, Leader of Government Business: “This particular budget debate, Madam President, comes within a special context at a particular time that is important for our democracy. And, ...
The national budget debate for the Briceno Administration’s one-point-even-eight billion dollar budget, wrapped up in Belmopan yesterday. Presented under the theme “From Promise to Performance,’ the ...
Leader of the Opposition (LOTO), Tracy Panton, claims that the country’s tourism sector is not the flourishing success the government claims it to be. During this week’s budget debate, Minister of ...
Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Panton, is criticizing the government for what she says is a lack of support towards 21 Belizeans recently deported from the US. Panton argues that the government’s ...
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has issued a strong statement in support of its affiliate unions, including the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) and the Public Service Union ...
John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize: “It’s important for the public to understand.When we met with the unions, they were asking for 8%. We are, in effect, giving them 14.5% because we are raising ...
Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing Julius Espat is calling for an increase in his ministry’s budget, citing the transformative impact of the government’s low-income housing program on ...