The Belize National Teachers Union is responding to government’s announcement that it will proceed with a ten percent salary reduction, as well as an increment freeze. On Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Briceño, in a televised statement, informed the nation that his administration will move ahead with the wage cut which will be reflected in Friday’s […]
According to Senator Smith, notwithstanding the fact that the P.S.U. is taking the lead on serving government notice, their collaboration with other labor organizations will present a unified position. Isani Cayetano “If the P.S.U. takes the lead in serving government with a twenty-one day notice, where would the B.N.T.U. fall in that timeline in […]
At a U.S. Embassy event this afternoon, Minister Kareem Musa was asked about the government’s decision to forge ahead with the public service pay cut. Minister Musa says that the decision was a tough one and it pains him to tell his employees, like police officers, that they must do this. He says that it […]
And Musa says while the decision to cut salaries was a tough one to make, it was fully supported by the cabinet. Musa also told reporters today that this is not the only measure being taken. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “The full support of the cabinet, of course. The decision was made. […]
We also asked Musa if there will be additional police boots on the ground for Friday’s reading of the budget, in light of the fact that the PSU is against the proposed cut. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “Officers are always at the National Assembly especially for the House Meeting. At this time, […]
Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa has weighed in on the impasse between government and the unions. That stalemate, however, did not occur overnight. In fact, it was several weeks in the making, beginning with PM Briceño refuting the idea that budget consultations held with the unions back in February were not discussions to introduce a […]
It is not known if Tuesday night’s shooting of Nelson Nunez Junior led to an early morning raid this morning in Roaring Creek Village, but tonight, a family is claiming police brutality on a fourteen-year-old minor from the village. What led to the minor being hit in the face is not known at this time, […]
Roaring Creek Chairman Jervis Banner says he’s concerned about the recent spike in shootings in his village, so he called on the Commissioner of Police to visit the village. On Wednesday, ComPol Williams did a walk-through of the hot spots and implemented a number of measures to curb the crime. Chairman Banner spoke with News […]
News Five has confirmed that a police investigation is currently underway at the traffic department in the island town of San Pedro. This follows reports that a number of residents were conned in a well-put together scam carried out by former and current members of the public department. It involves traffic stickers which were paid […]
The standard-four Belizean student who was included in a Breitbart News bilingual interview with several other young people making the trek to the U.S./Mexico border is reportedly safe in the United States. While that may be the case for this one particular child, her journey to the U.S. unaccompanied by an adult came with great […]
The Belize National Teachers Union has a new executive led by returning president, Senator Elena Smith. The committee was elected during a two-day virtual convention held by the B.N.T.U., despite the president’s seat going unchallenged. According to Smith, the executive will serve for a period of two years. Senator Elena Smith, National President, B.N.T.U. […]
This afternoon, Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa was asked about policing the Easter weekend. While some of the popular tourist destinations like Hopkins, Placencia and San Pedro recorded high number of visitors, Musa says that he didn’t receive reports about arrests. According to the minister, cops were very lenient with locals and policing the […]
A fatal traffic accident on Wednesday afternoon on the Philip Goldson Highway claimed the life of thirty-nine-year-old Candice Martinez. Martinez was behind the steering wheel of an SUV near San Joaquin Village when she reportedly crashed into a trailer travelling in the same direction. Images from the scene of the accident show police presence and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Belizean businesses in limbo, and a recent survey by the Statistical Institute of Belize shows just how significant the impact is across the country. A Business Establishment Survey was carried out by the S.I.B. in November of 2020; two thousand five hundred local businesses were in the sample group, […]
But how much of a decrease in revenue did businesses experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic? The S.I.B. survey also sought to determine just that. Now, it is no secret that the Accommodation and Food Services Industry suffered a near lethal blow, as travel came to a near standstill. S.I.B.’s data reveals that businesses in […]
In areas of south side Belize City where opportunities are often hard to come by, the U.S. Embassy Belize and two local agencies are seeking to make a difference. The beneficiaries of Empowering Communities to Empower Themselves Initiative are young men and women who might otherwise be written off by society. But today, the only […]
