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BNTU: We will not fall for “divide and conquer”
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2016. 1:00p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:Prime Minister Dean Barrow has accused the Belize National Teachers’ Union of insisting on strike action without properly consulting with...
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Belize celebrates Pan American Day
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2016. 1:13 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:Annually, October 12 is a public and bank holiday. It was originally known as Columbus day. Today, commemorated as Pan American day, it is...
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Haiti death toll soars to 1,000 from Hurricane Matthew
Posted: Monday, October 10, 2016. 1:22 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:A government official said on Sunday that Haiti has started to bury some of its dead in mass graves in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew....
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Small group of protestors demand end to teachers’ strike
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 12:21 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Four protestors marched from the Cinderella Plaza to the headquarters of the Belize National Teachers’ Union – all concerned parents who...
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Governor General visits schools in Benque Viejo.
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 2:35 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:Amidst the BNTU’s continued strike, today being the 6th day, the Governor General of Belize, Sir. Colville Young is out visiting schools...
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Update – Weekend teenage drowning victim is a UB student
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 3:15 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:Following the breaking news of the drowning of a teenager in the Riviera area behind Quality Poultry Products in Belmopan on Sunday...
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Tragic Pan American weekend in Belize – 3 murders, 3 traffic fatalities and 5...
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 4:17 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:While many Belizeans spent the Pan American weekend with families at home or vacationing in the Cayes, or Playa del Carmen, Cancun and...
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BNTU strike goes into 7th day; prayer vigils planned countrywide
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 5:12 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) branches and members have initiated a public awareness campaign. Today, teachers countrywide...
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NTUCB President’s calm and objective voice
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 5:20 p.m. CST. By Delroy Cuthkelvin: The calm and objective voice of the President of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB), Marvin Mora, is exactly...
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PM Barrow writes BNTU President
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 6:09 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff:PM Barrow has written to the BNTU President. In a letter dated, October 11, 2016, the PM wrote: “I first wish to again clarify the basis...
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Repairs to low lying wooden bridge nearing completion
Posted: Tuesday, October 11, 2016. 6:14 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Breaking Belize News visited the low lying wooden bridge earlier today and confirmed that repairs are almost completed. Despite being...
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Caribbean Union of Teachers appeal to PM Barrow to seek amicable resolution...
Posted: Tuesday,October 11, 2016. 6:18 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) which is the umbrella organization for the Teachers’ Unions in the Caribbean, and affiliate to the...
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Breaking: Deputy Prime Minister Vehicle set on fire
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 6:46 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Reports reaching our newsroom are that the vehicle of Patrick Faber, the Deputy Prime Minister and also Minister of Education was set...
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Tourism arrivals continue to soar
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 9:07 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The largest foreign exchange earner in Belize, the tourism industry is the bright spot in a dreary economy. The reports of the Belize...
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Police seek one man for burning of DPM’s vehicle
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 9:50 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Police have obtained the security camera footage from the Deputy Prime Minister, Patrick Faber’s house and are looking for one man in...
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PUP calls Senate Special Select Committee “bogus”
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 10:54 a.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The People’s United Party (PUP) issued a press release yesterday expressing its continuous demand for an independent and impartial...
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First Lady of Jamaica attends ‘Children with Disabilities conference’ in Belize
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 3:16 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Jamaican Prime Minister’s wife, Juliet Holness, left Jamaica today to partake in the Regional Partnership for Children with...
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BNTU calls out UDP for yet another act of “intimidation”
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 3:24 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: The Belize National Teachers’ Union (BNTU) has issued a press release confirming that the law enforcement authority has issued a permit...
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Prisoners escape from police custody in Belmopan
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 4:04 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: Reports are that two prisoners escaped from police custody while being held in Belmopan around midday today. Sources are also saying...
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BNTU accepts invitation to meet PM Barrow tomorrow
Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 7:39 p.m. CST. By BBN Staff: In a Belize Press Office release issued a short while ago, the Office of the Prime Minister announced that the Belize National Teachers...
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