The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new Regional Platform for the Empowerment of Rural Women. Its goal is to strengthen the leadership, rights, and opportunities of rural, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and young women across Latin America and the Caribbean. The
The Social Security Board (SSB) has awarded a record 90 academic scholarships to students across Belize. At its annual ceremony today, SSB granted its largest number of scholarships since the programme began in 2001. SSB Communications Manager Vanessa Vellos said, “You have a lot of students
A 33-year-old man from the Corozal District has been arrested and charged with three counts of rape. He stands accused of raping the minor three times. Police say the incident was reported on 25 February 2024, when a woman accompanied her 12-year-old daughter to the station, alleging
The Trump administration is doubling its reward to 50 million US dollars (£37.2 million) for the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The US is accusing Maduro of running one of the world’s largest drug trafficking operations. "Today the DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] has seized 30
President of the Senate, Carolyn Trench-Sandiford, attended the II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean, held at Brazil’s National Congress in Brasília earlier this week. The high-level gathering brought together parliamentarians from across the region to strengthen collaboration
A new bill before the U.S. Senate, the Keep Call Centres in America Act of 2025, could have far-reaching consequences for Belize’s fast-growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. Sponsored by Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Jim Justice (R-WV), the legislation aims to curb the outsourcing
The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has released its latest Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025: Resource Mobilisation to Finance Development, warning that the region is entering another year of low economic growth. For the Caribbean, excluding
The Belize Carnival community is mourning the loss of one of its most influential figures, Leroy Green, hailed as a legend whose life and work helped shape the nation’s cultural celebrations. Green was known for his passion for the arts, his dedication to preserving tradition, and
A breakthrough ruling from the High Court of Belize has found the Belize Central Prison and the Attorney General liable for the wrongful death of Jahangir Abadi, a sixty-eight-year-old inmate who died in custody in 2019. Justice Tawanda Hondora has since ordered the Government of
Squatting isn’t new to Belize City, but in Belama Phase Five, the issue is heating up. For years, families have settled on land they hoped to one day call their own. But now, with a two-day land clinic underway, the Ministry of Natural Resources is
