A political jab over fuel relief is heating up. Yesterday, we asked Transport Minister Dr. Louis Zabaneh about UDP caretaker Edward Broaster’s fuel relief move. He welcomed the gesture but fired back, saying one constituency giveaway can’t match the government's duty to serve the entire
For years, it’s been a messy, smelly problem along Belize’s coastline, sargassum piling up, frustrating residents, and hurting tourism. But now, one local company is looking at that seaweed in a whole new way, not as waste, but as opportunity. They’re exploring how to turn
Out on the remote Turneffe Atoll, one Belizean resort is proving that luxury and sustainability can go hand in hand, and it’s now getting regional recognition for it. Turneffe Flats has captured the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Excellence in Sustainable Tourism Award, spotlighting years of intentional,
For the teachers at Stella Maris, 'doing more' isn’t a special initiative, it is the daily standard, found in everything from individualized literacy lessons to the simple act of combing a student's hair. As the nation's only public-school serving students with diverse abilities, this caring
Three people are dead and more than 100 passengers remain aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship amid the growing hantavirus outbreak. Global health authorities have been mobilising to contain the spread since the first case was confirmed. American travellers are now set to be transferred to
She buried one son in 2014, and twelve years later on Thursday night, she lost another. 29-year-old construction worker Jamal Samuels was shot dead outside #24 CET Site, Belize City. His mother, Helen Samuel, is still processing what may have led her to lose a second
UDP caretaker of Belize Rural Central, Edward Broaster, described Prime Minister John Briceño's fuel tax relief as "peanuts". He made the comments during this morning's bankrolling of a two-dollar-per-gallon subsidy at the Northern Gas Station in Belize Rural Central. His subsidy covered up to ten
A Belize City construction worker was shot and killed on Thursday night. Police reported that the initial investigation indicates that 29-year-old Jamal Samuels "was sitting outside of #24 Cet Site, Belize City, along with a group of male persons when a dark in color vehicle
The United States says it is expecting a response from Iran today on a proposal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict, even as both countries continue exchanging fire in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to CNN. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington
A mother of three was shot dead inside a lounge Thursday evening. The security officer scheduled to be on duty had not yet arrived. Surveillance footage of the scene shows Salma Raquel Orellana Funez, 34, at the bar inside Da Buzz Lounge on the Phillip Goldson
