Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat today confirmed that Doctor Marvin Manzanero has not been fired from the Ministry. Chebat says that Doctor Manzanero is at home recovering from COVID-19. Meanwhile, acting Director of Health Services Doctor Melisa Diaz Musa is taking up the lead. In fact, Chebat says that Doctor Diaz Musa will […]
Dr. Marvin Manzanero has been the Director of Health Services for several years under the previous administration. While he is at home recovering from COVID-19, his fate as D.H.S. is up in the air. Minister of Health and Wellness Michel Chebat has confirmed that Manzanero still holds that office, however, Prime Minister John Briceño admits […]
Parliamentary activity resumes this Friday when the first session of the thirteenth National Assembly is opened. The inaugural sitting of the Senate, for ceremonial purposes, will precede the first meeting of the House of Representatives under the Briceño Administration. Thirteen senators have been appointed to the upper house, including six from the newly formed People’s […]
The United Democratic Party has been radio silent since its devastating loss at the polls on November eleventh, but it appears that its executive has been working quietly in the background to come up with a roster of shadow cabinet ministers. This afternoon, Opposition Leader Patrick Faber introduced several persons, including four area representatives, who […]
Director of the Belize Tourism Board Karen Bevans has hired the legal services of former Prime Minister Dean Barrow to sue Love FM and Prime Minister John Briceño. Bevans’ contention is with an interview with Prime Minister Briceño that Love FM aired last week. The topic of the interview was the extension of contracts given […]
The United Democratic Party, after being trounced during the November eleventh general elections, has commenced the mammoth undertaking of rebuilding from the ground up. According to Party Leader Patrick Faber, the U.D.P. has heard the loud complaints of the electorate and is committed to reshaping the party in the years ahead. He says that the […]
Denise “Sista B” Barrow will represent Queen Square in the House of Representatives during Friday’s ceremonial opening of the thirteenth National Assembly, but there are still many questions surrounding her role in the opposition. For one, she has asked to remain in the background working for her constituents, as opposed to shadowing a P.U.P. minister. […]
Amilin Mendez is the latest Chief Executive Officer to be named by the Briceño Administration. Mendez has been appointed C.E.O. in the Ministry of Economic Development. According to a press release issued this evening, Mendez holds a Master’s of Science in international Trade Policy with Specialization in Trade in Services and Market Access of Goods. She […]
Doctor Kenrick Williams has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. He will be serving under Minister Orlando Habet. A press release from the government says that Doctor Williams holds a doctorate in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies from the National Dong Hwa […]
Since Wednesday, a number of documents purported to be land approval forms have surfaced on social media. Those documents show that over thirty acres of land were approved just days before the general elections. The prices for what are deemed prime lands and the persons behind the land deals are raising eyebrows. According to some […]
Cabinet held its third regular session on Tuesday via a virtual meeting chaired by Prime Minister John Briceño. Among the decisions coming out of that meeting is the launch of a complete investigation into the fire sale of government assets by the previous administration. The probe into the selling off of vehicles, office furniture and […]
Chief Education Officer Doctor Carol Babb has stepped down from her post after serving in that capacity for several years under former Minister of Education Patrick Faber. That announcement was made via an internal memo sent out earlier today by the Ministry of Education. But while Dr. Babb has come to the end of her […]
According to Fonseca, while the new administration is prepared to work with political appointees from the previous government, a number of those contracts are under revision. Isani Cayetano “Do you find that it either binds or constricts you ability to be able to bring in new blood, so to speak, bringing new ideas in […]
Fonseca’s Minister of State, Doctor Louis Zabaneh agrees, saying that he has been unable to fully settle in and form his team to execute the vision of the government because of the U.D.P. cronies who have armed themselves with contracts. In an interview conducted on Tuesday, Minister Zabaneh says that a gamut of recently issued contracts […]
Toledo East Area Representative Michael Espat was officially sworn in on Monday by Governor General, Sir Colville Young at the Belize House in Belmopan. Espat was unable to attend the swearing-in on November sixteenth due his COVID-19 positive status. He managed to recuperate fully and as soon as he got back a negative test results, […]
On the day he was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of the country, P.U.P. leader John Briceño made it clear: he wanted all U.D.P. political appointees to do the right thing and resign. Those U.D.P. appointees heard him and reports surfacing from all ministries are that they are refusing to leave. Contracts for […]
According to Minister Perez, several contracts were sent to the office of the Attorney General for revision. He says that because these U.D.P. political appointees do not want to vacate their posts, it has left the government without the capability of forming new boards. Andre Perez, Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation “Right […]
So, there you heard Retired Brigadier General Dario Tapia, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Defence and Border Security. This week he was named C.E.O. in the Ministry, as was published by the Government Press Office. Today, he was asked about the process on how that appointment is made official. Reporter “I […]
A new list of Chief Executive Officers in the respective government ministries has been published and released through the office of Prime Minister John Briceno. They are as follows: Narda Garcia goes to the Office of the Prime Minister, while Doctor Lesbia Guerra has been appointed to the Ministry of Natural Resources, Petroleum and Mining. […]
Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries Kareem Musa confirmed to the media this afternoon that attorney Kevin Arthurs is his Chief Executive Officer. Arthurs is no stranger, other than being a practicing attorney, he was once part of the Crime Control Council and the Human Rights Commission. Minister Musa describes Arthurs as someone […]
As the PM recovers, Briceño chaired cabinet virtually today as he gets his grip on the pressing affairs of the nation, including the COVID pandemic. A number of decisions were taken; one involves the appointment of C.E.O.s to various ministries. The list now goes to the Office of the Governor General for due process. While […]
As the Briceño administration settles into office, the dire economic situation facing Belize is coming to light. On Tuesday, Briceño received briefings by senior officials at the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Belize. Late this evening, PM Briceño issued a statement on the very alarming state of the economy. For months, government […]
That briefing was with senior officials, including Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, Central Bank Governor Joy Grant and Financial Secretary Joseph Waight. Another big challenge facing the government is the COVID-19 pandemic. PM Briceño says after meeting with Director of Health Services, Doctor Marvin Manzanero, it was realised that the previous administration had no real […]
Since Tuesday, there has been rampant speculation on social media and everywhere else about the appointment of Chief Executive Officers. Names have been flown left, right and centre and it has been causing an uproar. Tonight in a recorded statement, Briceño says that C.E.O.’s have to go through a process of appointment and that has […]
The newly-formed Briceño administration continues to take shape with the appointments of Chief Executive Officers to various government ministries. What we know thus far is that Channel Five’s C.E.O. Amalia Mai has been tapped to serve in the same capacity in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration where Eamon Courtenay and Ramon […]
