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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


B&B: GOB ‘must protect Belizeans’ livelihoods’
“Opening our land borders cannot benefit Mexico but be detrimental to Belize.” This is how Bowen and Bowen’s Chief Executive Officer...
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


Sugar Standoff!
Prime Minister John Briceño says the Government continues to monitor an impasse between the Belize Sugar Cane Farmers Association and...
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


Foreign, better-paid judges hired
The Government of Belize has hired ten new judges and magistrates, with most of the new additions reportedly being foreigners, despite...
Dec 13, 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The latest COVID regulations, Gazetted on November 29th, have repealed Regulation 27 that initially prohibited the sale of liquor after 6...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
1-on-1 Interview with ‘Miss Earth’
“I had no intention to make history. I had no intention of being some celebrity or public figure. My only intention was to represent...
Nov 27, 2021


APSSM President: ‘Chebat out of line’
The Minister of Health and Wellness (MOHW) is out of line in the way he sought to curtail the powers of the ministry’s CEO, Association...
Nov 26, 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


Dr. Manza still in the ‘dark’
Two weeks after the post of Director of Health Service (DHS) officially became “redundant,” former DHS Dr. Marvin Manzanero says that he...
Nov 24, 2021


Alaska Airlines introduces 2 non-stop flights to Belize
Alaska Airlines inaugurated its service to Belize, with 2 non-stop flights, one from Seattle, Washington USA, and one from Los Angeles...
Nov 20, 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


Health Minister says Dr. Manzanero’s position is now ‘redundant’
The post of Director of Health Services, held by Dr. Marvin Manzanero, has become redundant, Minister of Health and Wellness Hon. Michel...
Nov 18, 2021


No Ombudsman for Almost a Full Year
Belize has been without an Ombudsman, one of the country’s essential oversight bodies, for close to a year. Though the Office of the...
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
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