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PANDORA’S BOX IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: When Government Contracts Begin to Look Like Family Privilege

Belize City: Wednesday 10th June 2026: The latest revelations involving government payments to a politically connected vendor should not be treated as a passing scandal.

It should be treated as Pandora’s Box.

What is now being exposed is not merely a question of one minister, one ministry, one vendor, or one family. It is a wider question about how government business is distributed, how public money is monitored, and how political access can quietly become economic advantage.

"THE OMBUDSMAN ON TRIAL: WHEN INDEPENDENCE COLLIDES WITH POWER"

SPECIAL FEATURE:

Belize City: Tuesday, 9th June 2026: Belizeans should not make the mistake of viewing Major Gilbert Swaso's constitutional lawsuit as merely another disagreement between a former public officer and the Government of Belize.

This case is potentially much bigger.

It goes directly to the survival of constitutional oversight in Belize.

At stake is not simply a contract.

CROSSROADS: BELIZE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND THE CHOICE BETWEEN BUILDING CAPABILITY OR RENTING IT

Inspired by the work and observations of Software Engineer Cristian Silva, Founder of  Belize’s “Silvatech”

For decades Belize has searched for the economic formula that would finally allow the nation to break free from dependency.

We have pursued agriculture.

We have pursued tourism.

We have pursued offshore services.

We have pursued outsourcing and call centres.

DR. NAUN BONILLA: MURDER, MOTIVE, OR MERELY ALLEGATION? Understanding the Law, the Police Theory, and What Belizeans Must Know Before Judging the Case.

Belize City: Sunday 7th June 2026: The tragic murder of Dr. Naun Ulices Bonilla has shocked Belize.

A respected medical professional, entrepreneur, son, brother, colleague, and healthcare provider was gunned down in broad daylight. Within days, police announced the arrest of two individuals: laboratory scientist Hannah Foreman and Edwin Bethran Jr.