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Belize Adventist College Inaugurates Agriculture and Agro-Processing Unit in Calcutta Village
Students from Calcutta Village in Corozal are rolling up their sleeves and reaping the fruits of their labor as the Belize Adventist...
May 6, 2024


Gas Companies Triumph in Appeal to Import Liquefied Petroleum into Belize
Five years after the enactment of the National Liquefied Gas Project Act, which established a monopoly in Belize's liquefied petroleum...
May 4, 2024


Upgrades plus high usage means more blackouts
BELIZE CITY, Belize — Belizeans experienced widespread blackouts on Monday night due to load shedding initiated by Belize Electricity...
May 4, 2024


Pastor Lance Lewis: ‘Israel has gone too far!’
"Israel has gone too far!” This was Pastor Lance Lewis's response to The Reporter when he was asked for his reaction to the ongoing...
Feb 9, 2024


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...
Sep 2, 2023


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...
Aug 2, 2023


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...
Aug 1, 2023


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...
Jul 27, 2023


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...
May 18, 2023


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...
Mar 31, 2023


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...
Mar 17, 2023


‘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
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