Ombudsman: The Office needs more money to be effective
By Michelle Sutherland The Office of the Ombudsman needs more financing and resources to better be able to execute its mandate, a...
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- Aug 2
18 to 29-year-olds account for 52% of all murder victims: data
By Michelle Sutherland Young people continue to be primary victims of murder in Belize, Belize Crime Observatory (BCO) data informs. The...
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- Aug 1
High-speed police chase in Orange Walk ends in another death
By Michelle Sutherland The Orange Walk community erupted into chaos on Monday night as several residents staged an impromptu protest...
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- Jul 27
Media-owners’ association formed
By Michelle Sutherland The heads of five of Belize’s major broadcast media entities met this week to form a media owners association. The...
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- May 18
The National Bank of Belize launches‘Financial Literacy Campaign’
The National Bank of Belize (NBB), as part of its aim to promote financial inclusion in the country, launched its Financial Literacy...
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- Mar 31
Two prisoners escape holding cell
Belize City, Mar. 30th, 2023—Two prisoners escaped from a holding cell Thursday morning in Benque Viejo Town around 10:30 a.m. Sergio...
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- Mar 17
BNTU, MOE to meet with GAMAS to address nonpayment towards teachers’ pension
The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) along with the Ministry of Education are scheduled to meet with representatives of Grant-Aided...
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- Feb 24
‘Nature’s Secret Carbon Piggy Bank’: Belize Takes Stock of the Nation’s Mangrove Carbon Stores
By André Habet Belize’s mangroves have received another tool that might further their protection. On January 31, 2023, the first national...
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- Feb 23
Fire, Fire Fighters, and Hydrants!
Int’l standards say ‘hydrants spacing’ should be less than 1,000 ft apart A massive inferno that destroyed a two-story apartment building...
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- Nov 24, 2022
Min. of Health and Wellness to discuss the placement of dangerous mental health patients
By Michelle Sutherland The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), along with representatives from various ministries, is scheduled to...
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- Nov 17, 2022
BNTU to meet Ministry of Education on new competency-based curriculum
By Michelle Sutherland The Belize National Teachers Union (BNTU) is set to meet with the Ministry of Education Culture, Science and...
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- Sep 28, 2022
Statement by Hon. John Briceño, Prime Minister of Belize 77th Session of the UN General Assembly
Mr President, I take this podium with a heavy heart. More pessimistic than I was last year. More cynical and disappointed. We have come...
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- Sep 20, 2022
MSMEs star at the biggest BCCI Expo ever
By William Ysaguirre Belizean entrepreneurship is alive and well, with over 62 medium, small and micro enterprises showcasing their...
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- Sep 10, 2022
UBAD Educational Foundation: Public Hearing still needed on proposed Waterloo Development
There needs to be a Public Hearing on the Port of Belize Cargo Expansion and Construction of Cruise Terminal & Cruise Tourism Village...
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- Aug 26, 2022
Former Auditor General returning to lead Supreme Audit Institution
Retired Auditor General Dorothy Bradley will be returning to the post under a two-year contract, according to a motion tabled at the...
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- Jul 27, 2022
Government seeking to delay marijuana referendum
Prime Minister John Briceño announced today that the Government of Belize is seeking to delay the referendum on the Cannabis and...
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- Jun 26, 2022
SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade; Dissenting justices say ruling jeopardizes other rights
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) reversed the Constitutional right of American women to have an abortion in a 6-3 majority...
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- May 21, 2022
Belize Enters 4th COVID Wave, as New Variant Detected in the Country
By Michelle Sutherland After months of relative calm, which saw the easing up of Covid-19 health measures the Ministry of Health and...
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- May 12, 2022
Belize co-hosts second COVID-19 Summit
By Javan Flowers Belize, as CARICOM Chair, co-hosted the second virtual COVID-19 Summit this week along with Germany, Indonesia, Senegal,...
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