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February 6, 2023

Telemedia on the hook for more than 400 thousand dollars to 15 former employees

High Court Justice Sonya Young issued her decision on January 4, ruling for the ex-employees for a combined sum of $409,919.04 along with six percent interest [...]
December 22, 2022

BSI, BSCFA reach agreement on continuing interim agreement for another year; sugar crop expected to go ahead next week

At this hour, Mai explained, the two sides are sorting out when exactly the new agreement will expire, as the interim agreement was signed somewhere within [...]
December 22, 2022

Minimum wage rises to bring in New Year

Statutory Instruments 169 and 170 of 2022 have been promulgated – respectively the Wages Council (Wages Regulation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Order, 2022, Statutory Instrument No. 169 of [...]
December 20, 2022

BSI/ASR proposes another interim agreement to get sugar crop started

The Sugar Industry Control Board (SICB) has suggested a start date of December 27 for the season pending agreement by both sides.
December 6, 2022

Luke Martinez elected president of National Trade Union Congress of Belize during general meeting

Luis “Luke” Martinez was elected to continue as president of the NTUCB executive, along with second vice president Miguel Aguilar; Assistant General Secretary Marvin Mora; Assistant [...]
November 6, 2022

Ministry of Education stands by school re-opening plan, lists schools allowed to re-open later

Thus, it appears tonight that most schools, including in the Belize District, will re-open as announced on Monday, November 7, rather than a week later as [...]
November 6, 2022

BNTU calls out Ministry of Education for “misleading” press release regarding the resumption of classes

The Ministry issued a release earlier today, explaining that it met with the BNTU and the general managers of those schools that were severely affected by [...]
October 27, 2022

Public Service Union to demand return of public officers’ frozen increments: “That was our sacrifice”

And he expects there will be a mandate from public officers for the return of their frozen increments, now that the government appears to have the [...]