Thursday, September 10, 2026

Politics and Government

2012/2013 “will be a difficult budget” says Belize’s PM Barrow

The Prime Minister of Belize Rt. Hon Dean Oliver Barrow addressed the nation in his first quarterly report during his second term of office

Letter to the Editor: Pay your fine or serve your time

June 7th marks the deadline for disclosure of financials by all persons elected to office on March 7th, including members of the Senate and the Speaker of the House

San Pedro Councilor Wally Nuñez filed his declaration of financial affairs

By law, all those people in public life are required to disclose their financial status which includes assets, income and liabilities within three months of taking office

Belize at the 42nd Regular Session of the OAS General Assembly

Belize is being represented at the 42nd Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) being held in Cochabamba, Bolivia by a delegation led by the Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Attorney General and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belize

Minimum wage increases approved by GOB

Un-skilled workers employed in the citrus industry in cleaning, picking, transporting, processing and handling of citrus for a minimum wage of $3.30 per hour

Prime Minister leaves the country

Prime Minister, the Hon. Dean Barrow will leave Belize to be by his wife's side after she was hospitalized in response to a complication arising out of her treatment for breast cancer

PUP’s first leader dies in the USA

John Smith became the first Party Leader of the People’s United Party September 29th, 1950 after the People's Committee was dissolved making way for the first political party in Belize's history

Justice Sam Awich sworn in as new Justice of Appeal

Justice Samuel Lungole Awich was today sworn in as a Justice of the Belize Court of Appeal by the Acting Governor General, His Excellency Carlos Perdomo, at Belize House, Belmopan