La Diócesis Católica de la Ciudad de Belize y Belmopán enfrenta críticas por versiones contradictorias sobre la vacuna contra el Virus del Papiloma Humano (VPH) en escuelas católicas. En el centro del conflicto está un memorando del cinco de mayo del Administrador Diocesano, el Padre Jordan
Orange Walk Town is rolling out a new approach to one of its most persistent problems, household waste. And this time, the solution starts right in people’s homes. Fifty households have already signed up under the municipality’s first-ever organic waste management plan, launching a Home Composting
The National Bus Company has lost its first chief executive, Susana Vanzie, just three months after launching operations. No replacement has been named yet. Vanzie was selected by the NBC board from Floralia to lead the company through its launch phase and began services on March
A coalition of some of Belize's most prominent conservation and environmental organizations is demanding the government halt coastal development approvals, warning that the country's reefs, mangroves, and fishing grounds are being destroyed while authorities look the other way. The Ambergris North Alliance, whose signatories include Oceana,
Understanding the Role of Senate Committees This morning’s episode of Open Your Eyes featured an insightful and important discussion focused on the Senate Committee Process in Belize. Hosts Paul Lopez and April Martinez welcomed Independent Senators Glenfield Dennison, Kevin Herrera, Janelle Chanona, and Reverend Louis Wade
A wave of outrage is sweeping across Belize tonight, as one case forces a long-simmering issue into the spotlight. The shocking allegations against a Bullet Tree Falls teacher have ignited urgent demands for a national Sex Offenders Registry, with many asking: how are children being
Belize is taking a quiet but powerful step to change how justice is delivered for survivors of sexual abuse. Newly approved amendments to the Criminal Code are set to change the courtroom experience, especially for children, by allowing sensitive testimony to happen behind closed doors.
For many Belizean families, motorcycles aren’t a choice, they’re a necessity. But outside schools each afternoon, that reality is colliding with a growing safety risk. Small children cling to riders, often without helmets, sometimes crammed between passengers, turning a routine trip home into a dangerous
Even as traffic deaths decline, one danger refuses to ease up, motorcycle crashes. Riders continue to account for nearly 40 percent of fatal accidents on Belize’s roads, making them the most at-risk group behind the wheel. The push for mandatory rider training may have stalled,
San Ignacio police are piecing together the final moments of a chaotic scene that turned deadly in Santa Elena on May sixteenth. Investigators say they responded to reports of gunfire in the Hillview area and found expended shells scattered nearby, and a man struggling to
