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Chester Williams responds to Police deployment on Patridge Street
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 10:15 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Assistant Commissioner of Police Chester Williams posted on social media that the police are not hindering the teachers from exercising...
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Mayor of Orange Walk supports BNTU
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 11:22 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff:The Mayor of Orange Walk town has issued a press release today expressing continued support for the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU)....
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Why 2016 is not 2005?
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 4: 27 p.m. CST. By Delroy Cuthkelvin: While there are some who for selfish reasons would like history to repeat itself, the mood that existed in 2005 cannot be...
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BREAKING: Fire on Belcan Bridge in Belize City
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 4:37 P.M. CST. By BBN Staff: Reports reaching our newsroom are that there is a fire on the Belcan Bridge in Belize City. According to reports, the GSU has been deployed...
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BREAKING: Teachers to extend strike by another day
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 4:47 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: About 150 teachers gathered at the Octavia Waight Center for today’s meeting of striking teachers from the BNTU San Ignacio branch. Guest...
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Cayo District Youth Council stand in solidarity with BNTU
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 7:10 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Cayo District youth council sent out a release expressing its support for the Belize National Teachers Union. The release states that...
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Ministry of Education sets the record straight
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016. 7:15 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:Today, the Ministry of Education sent out a release to ‘set the record straight’. The two page document explains a timeline of meetings with...
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Drug bust in San Pedro
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 12:02 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Authorities in San Pedro Town have arrested a man for drug trafficking. According to reports, Edward Amador, a mechanic of the DFC area...
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Belize Cabinet Calls for a Return to the Negotiating Table
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 12:05 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:The Cabinet of Belize has issued a press release regarding the Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) strike. According to the release,...
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BREAKING: GOB Agrees on Date to Sign on to UN Convention against Corruption
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 12:53 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Cabinet agreed today to accept the recommendation of the Government/ Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry Working Group on the...
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Florentina Choco: Belize’s first indigenous solar engineer
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 1:46 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:The GEF Small Grant programme implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)–Belize has inaugurated the Santa Teresa Solar...
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BREAKING: BNTU extends strike to Thursday
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 4:21 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) have announced plans to continue its strike into Wednesday and Thursday. The union’s executive...
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BREAKING: Serious road traffic accident in San Ignacio
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 4:55 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: A road traffic accident happened a short while ago in San Ignacio Town. The accident happened on Teodocio Ochoa Street and one of the...
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Minister Castro assesses progress of Hurricane Earl recovery
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 7:22 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:Minister of State for National Emergency Management Edmond Castro has met with National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO)...
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BPP responds to Government on announcement of signing the UNCAC
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 7:30 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Belize Progressive Party (BPP) issued a release today stating that it recognizes Government’s announcement of its intent to sign the...
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President of COLA wanted for burning of tires on Belcan bridge
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 8:16 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The President of Citizens Organized for Liberty through Action (COLA) Geovanni Bracket posted on social media that he heard that he was...
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Breaking: Child dies in Belize City fire
Posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2016. 9:32 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Reports reaching BBN is that a child has perished and died in a fire in Belize City tonight. The blaze occurred on Aloe Vera street in the...
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Papal Nuncio to meet with Prime Minister
Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016. 3:00 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:The Papal Nuncio Archbishop León Kalenga is in Belize. This comes after the Catholic diocese had sent out a press release expressing...
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Breaking: Utility Unions’ support BNTU
Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016. 3:09 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:The Utility Unions’(Belize Water Services Workers Union, Belize Energy Union and Belize Communication Workers Union) have issued a press...
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Ministry of Education puts out emergency teaching applications
Posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2016. 3:15 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Tensions have been running high between the BNTU and the Ministry since teachers have extended their strike to four days and it is not...
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