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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 ...
Belize’s sugar industry is facing a revenue shortfall of over fifty million dollars this season. The grim news for the industry was delivered by Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai at a press ...
With the recent declaration of an archaeological reserve in Belmopan, plans are underway to get the official paperwork finalized. It is an exciting time for many in the capital city as this would mark ...
A Belize Police Officer, 41-year-old Luis Tesecum, was involved in a single-vehicle accident early this morning on the George Price Highway, near Unitedville Village. The incident, which occurred ...
The Belize Defence Force soldiers will see two new allowances next month following Cabinet’s approval. The Jungle and Maritime Allowance, and the Bush Allowance will be paid across the board for both ...
Officers of the Belize Defence Force (BDF) are set to receive long-awaited salary adjustments, with changes taking effect retroactively from June 1, 2019. This follows a meeting held on March 26, ...
Minister of State for Finance, Christopher Coye, has called out the unions for what he coins as misleading information. In an interview today, the minister told the media that the government has not ...
Belize is taking a major step to improve its healthcare system by upgrading how it manages health data. The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), with support from the Pan American Health ...
As for the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU), its president has indicated that at this point it is all or nothing. The president, Nadia Caliz, took to social media this past weekend to explain ...
As the unions clamor for an increase in wages, one point of contention they have highlighted is the contracts that the government is engaging in. For instance, the airports contract and those related ...
As union members and supporters protested at the international airport, locals and tourists looked on, some unclear on the motives, while others stood either in support or against. While at the ...