Area Representative Andre Perez admitted this week that development on Ambergris Caye has gone "a bit too fast" and that the government has been "acutely aware" of it. But cranes are still up, dredging continues, and new developments keep breaking ground, particularly in the north
The Belize City Council says changes to market day rules at the Michael Finnegan Market are possible, but retail vendors will need to formally organise and push for amendments if they want more than one selling day. Market Manager Delroy Herrera said on Tuesday that the
A two-dollar gas subsidy from UDP caretaker Edward Broaster may seem like a local gesture, but it has reignited a question Belize has been dodging for years: who is actually bankrolling political campaigns, and why is there still no law requiring anyone to say? With municipal
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is warning the public about a scam involving fraudulent emails sent by individuals pretending to be staff members of the agency. [caption id="attachment_93429" align="aligncenter" width="1098"] Sponsored by RF&G[/caption] The FIU said scammers are circulating emails using names, titles, logos, signatures, and even email
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up the first day of high-level talks in Beijing on Thursday, with both leaders emphasizing the importance of stable relations between the world’s two largest economies while warning over growing tensions surrounding Taiwan. Speaking during a
Tonight, a growing national debate over the HPV vaccine is putting parents, schools, and the state on a collision course. The Catholic Diocese is pushing back against the rollout on its school compounds, and while church leaders and health officials are keeping talks behind closed
A cloud of concern is hanging over the Immigration Department tonight, as questions surface about how tightly public funds and critical documents are being managed. The Ministry of Immigration has launched an internal probe into reports of possible embezzlement at its Belize City office. While
A land dispute in Lemonal Village has escalated into gunfire, leaving a young woman hospitalized and a community on edge. Twenty-one-year-old Stacey Middleton is recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being shot in the leg during a confrontation on Tuesday. Police say the
The family of fifty-six-year-old Mark Longsworth continues to mourn and plan his funeral tonight. But they are one step closer to getting justice for the murder of their loved one. Police have moved swiftly in a deadly stabbing in Belize City early Monday morning. The
It has been forty-eight days since twenty-eight-year-old Deborah Bree Arthurs was last seen. A call center employee and mother of one, Arthurs travelled to Belize City on March twenty-seventh to drop her son off at the water taxi terminal before she was expected to return
