The twin towns of San Ignacio and Santa Elena are striving to stay on top of tourist activity with the addition of new park and boardwalk near the Macal River. Today, a double groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Belize Tourism Board to introduce phase
On February twenty-third, the Federation of Cruise Tourism Associations of Belize, FECTAB, held a conference in order to voice complaints about the current state of cruise tourism in Belize. Even though it was reported by the B.T.B. that 2024 is set to be a record
Electricity is finally being introduced to two far-flung communities in the Toledo District. Over the weekend, residents of Jalacte and San Vicente entered into an agreement with the Government of Belize to have their communities electrified. The Belize Electricity Limited, LaitUp Belize, and European Union
The recent construction of a jetty, which extends several hundred feet into the Corozal Bay, has been a cause for concern for residents of the Bay Shore Drive area of Corozal Town. Several residents have voiced their distress over the extent of the environmental impact
San Ignacio Mayor Earl Trapp is under fire for allegedly circumventing the authority of central government to green light the construction of two soak-aways in the Macal Park. The mayor reportedly granted authorization to Mick Fleming, of Guava Limb Restaurant, to address an improperly constructed
The forty-sixth Regular Meeting of the Conference of CARICOM Heads of Government is underway in Georgetown, Guyana. Belize is being represented by Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca and Chief Executive Officer Amalia Mai. The event commenced on Sunday evening and will conclude on Wednesday. Addressing the
Performing at the opening of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting was the Garifuna Collective. The critically acclaimed band joined several other singers, drummers and dancers from across the Caribbean on stage as they presented various cultural performances. Here’s a snippet from the cultural presentation
Former Area Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez has been behind the Office of the Governor General since February sixteenth in an attempt to find out about the status of petitions that were collected from voters in Port Loyola to trigger a recall referendum in that constituency.
According to Martinez, residents of Port Loyola are deserving of answers from the Office of the Governor General as to why it has seemingly flouted the law. He also says that all legal options are being explored in respect of consequences for breaking the law. Anthony
On Friday, there was a candlelight vigil held in honor of fifteen-year-old Lamisha Moody. The high school student was innocently shot and killed not far from where she lived in the Jane Usher Boulevard neighborhood. She was not the intended target of the deadly attack,
