Projects, Pensions, and the Push for Dissolution

Dr. Philip Castillo The genesis of the Public Sector Workers Trust is four Government of Belize Circulars (#8, 9, 10 & 11 of 1996) authored by the then Financial Secretary, Mr. Jaime Alpuche, and the Deputy Financial Secretary, Mr. Joseph …

Belize General Elections Set for 12 March

Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño has advised Governor-General Dame Froyla Tzalam to dissolve Parliament, paving the way for Belize’s general elections. The announcement was made live on television in a broadcast in the Sir Edney Caine building in the City …

What Matters in the South?

By Dr Philip Castillo Taking all things into consideration, do you approve of the job that Dangriga Area Representative Dr Louis Zabaneh is doing? (%) That is the question a recent “Castillo Poll” asked the good folks of Dangriga. The …

Faith, Power, and Hypocrisy

I will not bother to define a church, because a church could be a gathering of believers or a family home such as the one in Belmopan where recently, a woman was abused and held hostage. Whatever the definition though, …

Trump’s Victory: Implications for Belize

By Dr. Philip Castillo To secure his electoral victory, Donald Trump made several promises but gave little indication how those will be achieved. While there is always a gap between election promises and actual achievements, there is a broad consensus …