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November 28, 2023

Belmopan City Council – Appointment of Acting Mayor invalid as Sanie Cal is duly elected Deputy Mayor

Consequently, Deputy Mayor Cal is to act accordingly during the mayor’s leave of absence from November 30 to December 6, 2023, further to the powers and [...]
November 28, 2023

Belmopan City Council tangles with Department of Local Government over appointment of acting mayor

Mayor Palacio wrote the Ministry and Minister Oscar Requeña stating that Councilor Hope Amadi would act as mayor as “the term of our deputy ended in [...]
November 2, 2023

Prime Minister continues national tour in Dangriga

“Is there a lot more work to do? Yes, there is a lot more work to be done. But the amount of work they [the Dangriga [...]
October 22, 2023

Pablo Cawich defeats Tariq Cano to be PUP Mayoral candidate for Belmopan

Pablo Cawich, with 671 votes, defeated Tariq Cano with 557 votes and 22 spoiled ballots to be elected Mayoral candidate, according to latest reports.
October 18, 2023

Trade licensing: Government promises strengthening village governance and facilitate economic growth by easing the cost of business

After a year-plus worth of consultations since the bill was introduced (also on a Friday, May 13), Requeña reported on the changes made. Fees will now [...]
October 16, 2023

New Municipal Securities Bill would regulate local governments’ access to capital markets

Traditionally, Belize’s two cities and seven towns obtain funds to manage their governments directly from Central Government by subvention, or through taxes and trade license fees, [...]
October 9, 2023

Belmopan Mayor lashes out on social media as internal party dispute continues

The post has now been deleted but Palacio addresses Mira directly, commending him for "putting me in power" but charging him to tell his brother Brian [...]
September 27, 2023

Nigel Petillo announces run for Belmopan City Council

On his official page accompanied by a campaign poster, he wrote, "Let's Try Something Different."