Students are raising concerns about ongoing challenges transferring credits from Sacred Heart Junior College to the University of Belize, despite a 2023 agreement that many believed would make that transition easier. While UB now offers several bachelor’s programs on the SHJC campus in Cayo, some
Questions continue over credit transfers between Sacred Heart Junior College and the University of Belize, following a 2023 agreement some students believed would simplify the process. University officials now say that agreement was never meant to cover credit transfers, but to allow UB to offer
Just one week into the new year, many Belizeans are already tightening their belts as the annual “Maaga Season” sets in. After the holiday spending rush, household budgets are stretched, and that means essentials come first while luxuries take a back seat. For produce vendors
What should have been a festive holiday quickly turned into heartbreak for a Belize City man after his home went up in flames. It happened around nine o’clock Sunday night in Belama Phase Four, when thirty‑two‑year‑old Damian Sanchez was alerted by his neighbors that a
Belize Electricity Limited is once again lending support beyond our borders, deploying a second team of power line technicians to Jamaica to assist with electricity restoration following Hurricane Melissa. The team departed Belize on Sunday, January fourth, to support the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited,
Businessman Kris Rosado, returned to the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of police officer Arcenio Cus. Rosado’s appearance comes seven weeks after his arraignment for the July 28th, 2025, crash on the Phillip Goldson
Tensions are still running high in Bella Vista and Independence, with suspects in the New Year’s Eve mass shooting yet to be caught and the intended target surviving the attack. Police are intensifying their manhunt, issuing a wanted bulletin for two twenty-two-year-old men in connection
A team from the Leadership Intervention Unit has been deployed to ease tension in the Caesar Ridge and Kraal Road area after the New Year’s Eve shooting death of Ian Arthurs. Police remain on high alert, stepping up patrols as they work to prevent any
Young Belizeans make up the backbone of the country’s growing Business Process Outsourcing, or BPO, sector, answering phones, managing data, and keeping global companies running around the clock. But behind the steady paychecks and air‑conditioned offices, some workers say they feel disconnected, unheard, and unprotected.
In December, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize made a move aimed at bringing more young voices into the national conversation. During its annual general meeting, the NTUCB amended its constitution to create a brand‑new position, Director of Young Vanguard. Shortly after, Ashley Longford
