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CDB US$1.5 trade program benefits Belize
By William Ysaguirre Belize will benefit from a US$ 1.5 million trade program launched by the Caribbean Development Bank this week along...
Feb 9, 2022


Trials begin for HIV vaccine
By Javan Flowers Clinical trials for a new HIV vaccine is underway, biotechnology company Moderna and IAVI announced via a joint...
Feb 3, 2022


WHO warns of new Omicron subvariant
By Javan Flowers The World Health Organization (WHO), in an update posted to its website earlier this week, sounded the alarm over rising...
Jan 27, 2022


Hope Haven Belize: Step up to Leadership!
Hope Haven Belize is set to host an interactive leadership seminar on Saturday, January 15th, which aims to empower youth to develop and...
Jan 13, 2022


MOHW: Positivity rate nears 30%
The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has released the number of new confirmed COVID cases detected for January 11th, which shows...
Jan 11, 2022


60% of female prisoners in for ‘immigration offenses’
By Michelle Sutherland The female population at the Belize Central Prison has increased steadily over the past five consecutive years,...
Dec 26, 2021


80% of BMDA members support border reopening
Approximately 80 percent of medical professionals support the land-border reopening originally scheduled for early January 2022, a recent...
Dec 23, 2021


Belizeans Bid Farewell to the Creole Queen
Belizean Icon and ambassador of the Creole culture, Artist Emeritus Myrna Manzanarez, 75, has passed away. Manzanares, who fell into a...
Dec 23, 2021


Up Next: YasThalia
In a 1-on-1 interview with 17-year-old Yasmin Ceballos, better known as YasThalia, she told The Reporter what her experience as a female...
Dec 20, 2021


BMDA TO OPINE ON LAND-BORDER REOPENING
Belize’s land borders are scheduled to reopen on January 1st, 2022, and the Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) says that their...
Dec 17, 2021


WHO: “77 countries have now reported cases of Omicron.”
“Seventy-seven countries have now reported cases of Omicron, and the reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, even if it...
Dec 15, 2021
EU wants to ban the word ‘Christmas’
The European Commission wants to erase all references to Christmas along with all gendered terms, according to a recent internal document...
Dec 1, 2021
New COVID rules allow liquor sales after 6 pm
The latest COVID regulations, Gazetted on November 29th, have repealed Regulation 27 that initially prohibited the sale of liquor after 6...
Nov 30, 2021
Speeding: Number-One Contributing Factor to RTA’s
The number one contributing factor is excessive speeding on the highways, according to information from the Department of Transport. With...
Nov 29, 2021
GOB: Land Border to reopen in early 2022
The land borders, which have been closed since the COVID pandemic hit the country in 2020, will be reopened “in early 2022,” the...
Nov 25, 2021


Ex-cop busted with cocaine
Belmopan police have detained retired police officer, 53-year-old Hilbert Castillo, after police found 1.05 kilograms of cocaine when...
Nov 18, 2021


Mixed views on Vax Mandate for public servants
The Public Service Union (PSU) of Belize is this week at odds with the Government following their latest announcement which is now...
Nov 18, 2021
The Glasgow Climate Pact
After 13 days of arduous negotiating at COP-26, an agreement was decided on November 13th. The agreement, at best, achieves incremental...
Nov 18, 2021
UDP objects to ‘Dia de la Raza’
The government’s decision to return October 12 to the list of public holidays for 2022, to be celebrated as “Dia de la Raza”, has drawn...
Nov 15, 2021


Cuellar resigns from KHMH Board after 47 days
Well-known internist Dr. Fernando Cuellar has resigned from the KHMH Board, after having served only 47 days in the position. Dr. Cuellar...
Nov 12, 2021
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