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And "improving education" is one of those areas where the PUP has a better perception. That is surely due in part to veteran Minister of Education, Francis Fonseca. We today asked him about the case that went to the Supreme Court where educator Mario Lanza Rodriquez challenged the legality of the 10% COVID time payout in Catholic Schools. The claim was dismissed in the High Court. Fonseca says that in the end there was nothing unlawful about Rodriguez's pay cut.
Fire at an Abandoned Home
And, finally, earlier this afternoon, a truck burst into flames on Forest Drive in Belmopan. Reports are that it was a Speed-It delivery truck, and something inside it overheated, causing it to catch on fire. While no one was injured, the motorcycle inside the truck was damaged in the fire and reportedly fell out the back. Firefighters extinguished the flames and the cause of the fire is being investigated.
