May 8, 2025

Prime Minister appoints negotiating team to respond to trade union concerns

To this end, Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde has been appointed to lead the government team in negotiations along with Ministers Francis Fonseca, Oscar Requeña, Henry [...]
May 8, 2025

Public Service Union joins teachers on demonstration line; leaders say don’t be afraid of Government pressure

President Nadia Caliz, in an address to members, acknowledged the importance of keeping schools open while emphasizing the urgent need for collaboration by local education leaders [...]
May 8, 2025

Belize can afford to pay teachers more — Here’s how

But that excuse is wearing thin — because the truth is, Belize can afford to pay teachers more. What’s missing isn’t money. It’s political will, strategic [...]
May 6, 2025

Belize Men’s National Team midfielder Jovaunn Ramos earns Master’s Degree from Bethel University

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belizean footballer Jovaunn Ramos has added another significant achievement to his growing list of successes, this time off the pitch. On Saturday, [...]
April 30, 2025

BNTU members vote to demonstrate as industrial action begins

The voting results reveal the following planned phases of industrial action:
April 30, 2025

Defiant BNTU brings out numbers to branch meetings in planning move over salary adjustments

By Aaron Humes: Defying the pronouncement of the Ministry of Education that notice was insufficient, members of the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) came out in [...]
April 29, 2025

Why it’s time for Belizeans to not go to university

The truth is that in today’s world, a university degree is no longer a guarantee of opportunity. It is not even a guarantee of relevance. Major [...]
April 28, 2025

Belize’s brain drain crisis: Why our best minds are leaving despite record education spending

Minister of Education Francis Fonseca recently acknowledged the gravity of the situation. Speaking on the issue, he explained that brain drain is affecting everyone across the [...]