After serving on the front lines of Belize’s diplomacy with Mexico, Oscar Arnold is stepping into a key role back home, bringing that experience to the center of government. The former ambassador has now taken the reins as Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of
Belize is cementing its influence in regional tourism leadership. The head of the Belize Tourism Industry Association, Efrén Pérez, has just been unanimously re-elected to lead FEDECATUR, one of the region’s most influential tourism bodies. It’s a clear vote of confidence from Central America and
Belize is moving ahead with a bold step, joining three other CARICOM nations to allow full, unrestricted free movement among their citizens. But while Belize pushes forward with legislation to bring the agreement to life, the other countries have yet to follow suit. That timing
There is major news coming out of the Caribbean Development Bank’s 56th Annual Meeting in the Bahamas. Belize has been elected to hold the Chairmanship of the CDB Board of Governors for the 2026-2027 term. Minister of State, Doctor Osmond Martinez attended the event. So,
The government is pushing forward with new National Health Insurance legislation that would replace the current commission with a more powerful NHI Authority, one designed to take the lead on delivering services. But that shift is raising concerns. Opposition Leader Tracy Panton is questioning whether
Island Emergency Services is under fire after a costly emergency response on Ambergris Caye. Director Abner Bacab says his team rushed to Secret Beach when a tourist fell and needed urgent transport. They carried the immobilized patient eight miles to San Pedro Polyclinic, then billed
Tonight, a family and a community across Belize are heartbroken an elderly Belizean woman was killed in Houston, Texas, after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Fondren Road. Reports are that on June first, 2026, eighty-year-old Virginia Foreman was crossing with a walker outside
In the coastal village of Hopkins, you won’t find history tucked away in dusty archives, you see it come alive on the sea and along the sandy streets. Tonight, on The Bright Side, Sabreena Daly takes us out to meet a man who’s been casting
Belize's National Assembly has been debating a sweeping new Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Bill that seeks to replace the existing Domestic Violence Act with a stronger legislative framework, but serious questions about funding and readiness are already emerging. The bill, if passed, would broaden protections
A debate over a USD $23 million loan turned into a full-throated exchange in the House of Representatives on Thursday, with Prime Minister John Briceño going on the offensive against the opposition leader Tracy Panton. The opposition had challenged the Briceño administration's borrowing practices, accusing the
