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August 19, 2020

Galen University hosts a Virtual New Student Orientation

By BBN Staff: On Monday, Galen University’s Provost, Dr. Eve Aird, welcomed 100 new students to the University at the start of the annual undergraduate New [...]
August 19, 2020

Government insists it is protecting workers’ rights with amendments to Labour Act

Opposition Senator Dr. Louis Zabaneh suggested that employers may try to tie particularly troublesome employees’ hands in order to force them out. The Government should focus [...]
August 19, 2020

PSU, CWU join chorus against Labour (Amendment) Bill

The PSU argues that the bill is skewed in favour of employers, “giving them discretions on the basis of a ‘state of emergency’ to make certain [...]
August 19, 2020

Belize drawn with Haiti, Nicaragua to start World Cup qualifying

Belize was placed in group E alongside Haiti, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands.
August 19, 2020

Communication Workers Union rejects Labour Amendment Bill 2020

The BCWU says it stands behind its umbrella organization, the, National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) in opposing the Bill which would enable employers to [...]
August 19, 2020

Godwin Hulse: “We are not people who do the right thing”

Hulse observed that too many Belizeans have to be constantly kept on to get work done, because “we are not a people who do the right [...]
August 19, 2020

Guinea Grass residents mobilize for protest against lockdown

The villagers are taking a stand against the lockdown implemented in the village.
August 19, 2020

Anti-bail measure for contrabandistas/border jumpers is “bandaid” on wider problem, says Business Senator

Salas revealed that a couple of his employees tested positive, bringing the issue home.