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June 7, 2021

Trade dispute with unions: P.M. says “we need to move on”

After “many meetings” since February, and “endless hours” of discussion, the Government, Briceño said today, is getting tired of believing there has been an agreement with [...]
May 25, 2021

Teachers will continue to strike

Teachers voted at the branch level yesterday, with over 70 percent of survey participants voting to continue on strike.
May 24, 2021

Teachers to vote on whether or not to continue strike action

The BNTU held a virtual meeting today, where several teachers reportedly questioned the efficacy of continuing the strike. As with the decision to initiate the strike, [...]
May 23, 2021

Police Commissioner: ‘Unions continuously breaking the law during protests’

In a recent interview, Williams addressed the teachers' latest protest in Orange Walk where they unlawfully removed a barricade and protested in front of Prime Minister [...]
May 19, 2021

Government comments on airport workers strike: ‘We were prepared’

Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez, flanked by the Director of Civil Aviation, Nigel Carter, spoke to the media this afternoon and said [...]
May 19, 2021

Public Service Union responds to Labour Commissioner: “You should be doing your job”

The PSU said that it was glad that Thompson respected the unions' right to industrial action, but called on her to lead by example and start [...]
May 16, 2021

Teachers’ strike will continue! Public Service Union still unsure

The BNTU issued a survey to its respective branches over the weekend and the majority of members voted to continue the strike, which began on April [...]
May 16, 2021

Will the unions strike action continue tomorrow?

Breaking Belize News (BBN) has confirmed that the leaders of the Belize National Teacher's Union (BNTU) and Public Service Union (PSU) have issued surveys to their [...]