Highlights
BPD awards 3 officers with Women Police of the Year
Photo: (l-r) Myrna Pena, Carmella Cacho, and Shanice Bevans; BPD Female Police of the...
Suicide on the rise!
Photo: Iveth Quintanilla, Mental Health Coordinator
by Charles Gladden
BELMOPAN, Wed. Mar. 20, 2024
Since entering the...
NCA launches 8-year Strategic Plan
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Mon. Mar. 18, 2024
Belize’s aging population, which comprised 6% of...
Belize places Top 40 at Miss World 2023
Photo: Elise-Gayonne Vernon, Belizean contestant
by Kristen Ku
BELIZE CITY, Tues. Mar. 12, 2024
22-year-old Elise-Gayonne Vernon...
Hugh Saul, former CRFM executive, becomes Guyana’s Honorary Consul in Belize
Hugh Saul, who served until December 2011 as executive director of the Belize-based Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), is in Guyana formalizing his appointment...
Memorial mass to be held for musical legend Andy Palacio
A memorial mass is scheduled for next Monday, December 2, 2013 to pay tribute to the life and the legacy of the iconic Belizean...
A History of Enterprise in Belize captures a lively Belizean past
Belizean trade economist, Franz Smith, has written a new book titled, A History of Enterprise in Belize.
“It’s a book that walks you through the...
Court in Malta, EU state, orders sale of Belize-flagged ship to pay crew
An EU-vessel which had been carrying a Belize flag due to registration in this jurisdiction will be sold, following an order by a Malta...
PUP finish collecting petition signatures to oust Penner
Orlando “Landy” Habet, the Opposition People’s United Party (PUP) hopeful for Cayo North East who wants to unseat Elvin Penner—the United Democratic Party (UDP)...
Belize Central Prison Coalition faces legal hurdles
Four former employees of Kolbe Foundation who are facing a defamation lawsuit for what they described as a quest to bring injustices to the...
2013 world’s 7th hottest year in more than a century
The weather forecast calls for a high 90°F temperature inland Belize Friday, and while that is not the most extreme temperature on record in...
Sarteneja Road continues to pose serious difficulties for travelers
Persistent rains over the north of the country continue to delay assistance to those residing in communities along the Sarteneja Road — more than...
Coast Guard shoot 1, capture 2 in Rocky Point operations
The newly formed Coastguard Seal Team, the special operating arm of the Belize National Coastguard, charged with the responsibility of conducting high-risk operations, counter-narcotics...
The “Old Capital” celebrates Garifuna Settlement Day
For the past 36 years, Garifuna Settlement Day has been celebrated nationally as a public and bank holiday in Belize; and this year was...
Private sector pensions bill goes to Cabinet first
Then, it will be made public
A proposition by the Barrow administration to set up a new law to govern private sector pensions has created...
BGYEA says that they are back in action!
President is asking members to “step up the fight!”
The Belize Grassroots Youth Empowerment Association, more popularly known as BGYEA, has been the single entity...
Belize Wildlife Conservation Society hosts media workshop in Belize City
The Belize Coastal Zone Management Training Room on Princess Margaret Drive in Belize City was today the venue for a workshop which was coordinated...
Yabra kids enjoy 6th Day of Healing: Reloaded
The 5th Day of Healing at the Yarborough field in southside Belize City got rained out when it was originally scheduled to take place...