One in sixteen people on the planet used an illegal drug in 2024, the global drug trade is becoming more sophisticated by leaning on technology, and new trafficking routes are outpacing governments' responses. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) World Drug Report 2026
The Belize Forest Department has announced that the 2025–2026 logging season will officially close on July 15, 2026. From that date, all felling, harvesting, hauling, and transportation of logs and timber products under current permits and licenses must stop. In preparation for the closure, the Forest
Minister of National Defence and Border Security, Florencio Marin Jr, declined to confirm whether taxpayers received the goods and services paid for under contracts now at the centre of the Mira Millions investigation. When News 5 pressured for comment, Marin insisted that the Auditor General
Belize is just days away from signing a new trade agreement with El Salvador, one officials say will open doors for Belizean farmers and businesses looking beyond the country's traditional markets. Cabinet gave the green light Thursday for Belize to sign, and later formally approve, a
The University of Belize and the Belize Defence Force have formalised a partnership that puts soldiers in classrooms and military officers on the sports field. Both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding this morning in Belmopan. The agreement opens scholarship opportunities for BDF soldiers across UB's
At least 589 people are dead and nearly 3,000 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela’s coast on Wednesday evening, flattening buildings in the capital and sending residents running into the streets. The disaster struck in seconds. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit first, followed just moments
A new $581,000 preschool has opened in Santa Cruz Village, Orange Walk, with government and development partners betting that investing in early childhood education will help narrow the gap between rural and urban communities. The Santa Cruz Government Preschool was officially inaugurated on Thursday. The modern
Government officials and representatives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints met in Belize this week to explore ways the church could support local communities with health care, disaster response, and development projects. The Church sent two humanitarian specialists from Guatemala for the trip.
A political reshuffle may be unfolding inside the PUP’s Belize City camp, and it appears a high-level request is at the center of it. Sources say Prime Minister John Briceño has approached Deputy Mayor Eluide Miller, urging him to step aside in the race for
A growing paper trail is drawing tough questions about how public money is being spent and who is benefiting. Leaked financial documents are now putting the family of Belmopan Area Representative Oscar Mira under intense public scrutiny, with millions of dollars in payments tied to
