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Mar 2, 2023
Power Limits! Transport Min. sets spending-limit condition on CEO; rules say minister out of line
The Minister of Youths, Sports and Transport, Hon. Rodwell Ferguson, has written to demand that his Chief Executive Officer (CEO) notify...
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Feb 22, 2023
Belize less corrupt today than in 2008? Incomplete scores suggest 2022 rank of 52nd, down from 109?
Belize’s rank on Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) may have improved, though the country has not been...
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Feb 3, 2023
UDP Leader stands by Lovell; poll shows Saldivar likely winner in UDP Belmopan convention
By Michelle Sutherland Final preparations for the United Democratic Party's (UDP) Convention in Belmopan is in full swing, and while a...
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Jan 28, 2023
Campaign Finance Reform! Business community time is now to regulate money in politics
The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is seeking to propose a bill as an amendment to the existing Representation of the...
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Jan 13, 2023
Joint unions to continue pushing for CEOs to be replaced by Permanent Secretaries
By Michelle Sutherland President of the Public Service Union Dean Flowers says the Joint Unions Negotiating Team (JUNT) will leave no...
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Jan 7, 2023
A Cry for Help?! UDP Leader wants one of his party’s own investigated before convention
By Michelle Sutherland United Democratic Party (UDP) Leader Hon. Moses “Shyne” Barrow is calling for the Police Department to criminally...
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Dec 31, 2022
'An apology is not enough,' We must demand reparations
By Britney Gordon In response to apologies offered by nations directly responsible for the persisting effects of slavery, African...
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Dec 29, 2022
Union, Albert Area Rep: GOB ‘abdicating’ its duty on 'Permanent Secretaries Reform' commitment!
The government is “abdicating” its duty to revert from politically appointed chief executive officers to permanent secretaries by passing...
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Dec 23, 2022
'No' to Permanent Secretaries: GOB will wait for report from the People’s Constitutional Commission
The Government of Belize (GOB) has decided to delay the delivery of a promise contained in its Plan Belize campaign manifesto to revert...
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Dec 15, 2022
BPM Attorney: The Constitution says ‘Equal,’ not ‘effective’ representation
Belize Peace Movement (BPM) attorney Michelle Trapp reminded this week that the redistricting exercise demands that there be “equal” and...
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Dec 9, 2022
As World observes ‘Anti-Corruption Day’Belize still not scored on corruption index
By Britney Gordon After 14 years of exclusion, Belize still has not met the data collection requirements to be included in Transparency...
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Dec 9, 2022
Guatemala replies to Belize's ICJ Submission, Belize to respond by June 2023
By Michelle Sutherland The Guatemalan Government has presented its second-round reply to the International Court of Justice for the...
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Dec 8, 2022
Draft Constitution needs to go to referendum: People’s Constitution Comm. Chairman
The Belizean people should be made to vote on a draft Constitution and not just a summary of the People’s Constitution Commission (PCC)’s...
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Dec 2, 2022
Hon. Patrick Faber: ‘Campaign Finance’ Reform needed
Belize needs campaign finance reform that sets a ceiling on campaign spending and demands transparency regarding the source of campaign...
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Nov 18, 2022
UDP to discuss Saldivar's future following USA’s ‘corruption’ designation
By Michelle Sutherland The United Democratic Party (UDP)’s leadership will be meeting to discuss ex-minister John Saldivar's future...
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Nov 18, 2022
People’s Constitution Commission launched
By Michelle Sutherland The Government of Belize launched the People's Constitution Commission this week, officially kick-starting the...
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Oct 31, 2022
UEF outraged by Afrikan Emancipation Day misrepresentation
By Britney Gordon The UBAD Education Foundation (UEF) does not support the decision to celebrate Afrikan Emancipation Day on an unrelated...
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Oct 28, 2022
Past and Present Foreign Ministers: Referendum on Pact of Bogotá not needed
The Opposition has called for a referendum on the Pact of Bogotá given its link to the Belize-Guatemala Dispute, but both former and...
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Oct 21, 2022
Recall Vote for ‘Shyne’ Barrow!
UDP insiders move to remove current Party Leader By Michelle Sutherland Inside sources within the United Democratic Party(UDP) have...
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Oct 20, 2022
‘Scheduled’ Change?!
Kriol Council reassured of inclusion on Constitution Comm. even after law is passed The People’s Constitution Commission Bill passed the...
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