A court ruling meant to resolve one land dispute is now sending ripples through Belize City and putting small businesses on edge. At the center of it all is Gwen’s Kitchen on Coney Drive, where the Court of Appeal made it clear that a lease
While Gwen’s Kitchen is celebrating a hard-fought legal win at the Court of Appeal, it is no doubt a Pyrrhic victory with a bitter aftertaste. The five-year courtroom battle has strained ties with the family of late Belizean businessman Hector Thompson, a man the restaurant
There was a tense start to the morning commute today after a passenger bus was involved in a road traffic accident along the Philip Goldson Highway near the Los Lagos Community. The accident happened near mile twelve and a half, in the area of the
The family of seventy-two-year-old Leton Meyers, a Belizean native living in Staten Island, is demanding answers after he was killed by an MTA bus on May fifteenth. Investigators say Meyers fell into the roadway as the bus pulled away from a stop and was struck
The Ministry of Agriculture has teamed up with Mexico to strengthen local expertise in livestock production, launching a week-long, hands-on training program at the Cayo Central Farm. The focus is on modernizing reproductive technology for cattle and small ruminants, tools that could significantly boost productivity
The Rotary Club of Belize Sunrise has stepped in with a thirty-thousand-dollar donation to the Inspiration Center, funding that will go directly into expanding services, upgrading equipment, and strengthening therapy support for children across the country. This isn’t just a one-off contribution. It’s the result
Fresh from the international stage, Senate President Carolyn Trench-Sandiford is bringing Belize into the heart of regional conversations on transparency, trade, and governance. She’s just returned from Ottawa, Canada, where she attended the 22nd ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly. Trench-Sandiford took the moderator’s seat for a key
Three villages, Hopkins, Seine Bight and Maya Center, are stepping into the driver’s seat as the first communities to sign on to the EU-backed PROSPER project, a four-year push to turn local ideas into real economic growth. Instead of top-down planning, this initiative puts power
Belize’s fishing community has hooked a major achievement. Joel Moratoya of San Pedro and Stefan Musa of Belize City have just landed one of the sport’s top honors, earning FishingBooker’s 2026 Angler’s Choice Award. Out of nearly ninety-five hundred captains worldwide, fewer than eight hundred
After days of sweltering heat, Belize is finally getting a weather shift, and it is bringing storms with it. The Belize Meteorological Service reports that a moist and unstable easterly airflow has moved in. Residents in central and northern Belize should expect scattered showers and thunderstorms
