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‘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...
Feb 24, 2023


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...
Feb 23, 2023


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...
Nov 24, 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...
Nov 17, 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...
Sep 28, 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...
Sep 20, 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...
Sep 10, 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...
Aug 26, 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...
Jul 27, 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...
Jun 26, 2022


Jun 7, 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...
May 21, 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,...
May 12, 2022


WHO: 99% of global population breathes polluted air
By Javan Flowers Nearly everybody in the world breathes air that "does not meet [the WHO’s] standards for air quality,” the World Health...
Apr 7, 2022


Prince Williams and Kate Punta in Hopkins
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are at an unknown location relaxing and unwinding following their earlier punta sessions at a...
Mar 21, 2022


Floralia Limited hoping for logic to prevail in the courts
By Michelle Sutherland Floralia Limited says that they are still awaiting word from the Department of Transport in relation to an...
Mar 17, 2022


BTL to review SOP following technician's fatal fall
By Michelle Sutherland Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) is reportedly wrapping up their investigation into the unfortunate incident...
Feb 18, 2022


Health Minister confirms and wants to 'adjust' PCR-testing contract with private company
By Michelle Sutherland The staggering cost of PCR test at Belize's borders points for persons who are traveling out of the country for...
Feb 14, 2022


Health Minister: COVID-era Curfews to end soon
By Michelle Sutherland The rolling COVID-19 related curfews are likely to come to end within weeks, Minister of Health and Wellness Kevin...
Feb 14, 2022


Sir Manuel Esquivel Passes at age 82
Former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon Sir Manuel Amadeo Esquivel has passed away. He died on Thursday afternoon, February 10, after suffering...
Feb 10, 2022
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