For the first time in almost thirty years, the La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge is shaking up its finish, and the ripple effects are already being felt. Instead of ending at the iconic Belcan Bridge, paddlers will now cross the finish line at the
As the La Ruta Maya River Challenge faces resistance over its biggest route change in nearly three decades, race organizers now find themselves defending long‑standing questions about what the event truly stands for. Critics argue the iconic river challenge has drifted from its roots, shifting
Belize City residents are dodging potholes the size of craters, and motorists say the streets feel more like obstacle courses than roads, but City Hall insists help is finally on the way. The Belize City Council says it’s steadily working toward its goal of rehabilitating
Sugar cane farmers in the north are getting a sweet boost in the form of a multi-million-dollar climate resilience package. In San Jose Palmar Village, Orange Walk District, local and regional stakeholders came together to kick off the BACSuF initiative, short for Building the Adaptive
Belize is earning regional praise for its strong push for climate financing, with the Green Climate Fund calling it one of the Caribbean’s most active countries. GCF representative Candace Gabriel says Belize has moved from plans to action, rolling out real adaptation projects and even
Belize wrapped up a three-day AML/CFT conference today, as global watchdogs keep a close eye on the country’s financial system. The stakes are high, Belize needs clean, compliant banking to pay for imports, medical care abroad, and tuition for students overseas. Banking officials say the
Caribbean leaders jumped straight into business today as their regional summit gets underway, and all eyes are on their high‑stakes meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. But before anyone takes a seat at that table, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness is already steering
As the world marked International Mother Languages Day this weekend, Belizean voices were right at the center of a major regional milestone. Cultural leaders from across Central America gathered in Guatemala to launch a historic initiative, the Indigenous Language Plan for Central America, a coordinated
Belize’s cultural work on the regional stage continues this week. Fresh off a Central American push to protect Indigenous languages, Belizean cultural leaders are now joining a second regional effort, this time focused on Afro‑descendant heritage. Representatives from the National Garifuna Council and the National
Tonight, the Carnival Road March saga is far from over, what started as a missing third‑place prize has now blown up into a wider fight over trust and transparency. On Friday, a band leader publicly challenged the Belize Carnival Association, questioning whether prize money was
