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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The latest COVID regulations, Gazetted on November 29th, have repealed Regulation 27 that initially prohibited the sale of liquor after 6...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
Prison diary contradicts ComPol
A copy of the Police Diary from the southern Independence station, which was made public, revealed that Assistant Commissioner of Police...
Nov 12, 2021
DPP Distances herself from narco activities
Six days following one of the most scandalous narco busts, which netted over 763 kilos of cocaine, several assault rifles, a white Piper...
Nov 12, 2021


Cops charged with landing narco plane
Ten plus persons who were detained for the landing of a Narco Plane on the Southern Highway near Toledo on Saturday night have been...
Nov 8, 2021


COMPOL: Some police officers were involved in latest drug-plane landing
Police officers were involved the latest drug-plane landing, Commissioner of Police Chester Williams confirmed Friday morning....
Nov 6, 2021


BMDA: ‘Ganja Card’ holders should be limited to 30 grams per month
The Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) has proposed that the Government of Belize cap individual’s recreational use for...
Nov 5, 2021
“Dia De La Raza”: New Public and Bank Holiday in Belize
Belizeans have a new holiday on the calendar for 2022! According to standard annual Public and Bank Holiday notice that is Gazetted and...
Nov 5, 2021
NGC: ‘Amendment matures the LPG industry in Belize’
The Government of Belize (GOB)’s new Bill to break up the monopoly associated with the importation Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has...
Oct 30, 2021
NEAB opposes vaccine mandate for Churches
The National Evangelical Association of Belize (NEAB) has penned a letter to Prime Minister John Briceño expressing their discontent with...
Oct 22, 2021
Health official explains logic behind new regulations for church goers
“Definitely, we know that, in Orange Walk, when we had the beginning of this third surge, churches were involved … and not only there,...
Oct 22, 2021
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