Something big is happening behind those barricades at Hangar and it’s not just about noise complaints or loitering. Over the weekend, the Belize City Council quietly removed the massive concrete planters that had blocked off one of Belize City’s most popular hangout spots for two
Belizeans are tightening their spending, with the latest Consumer Confidence Index released by the Statistical Institute of Belize showing that people are growing more cautious about spending and less hopeful about the economy. For September 2025, the national confidence score slipped to 45.7, down from 46.8
Belize is spending more and selling less. That is the bottom line from the latest trade report released by the Statistical Institute of Belize, and it could mean higher prices and more pressure on the economy. For September, Belize imported $251 million worth of goods, from
CNN reports President Donald Trump has agreed to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods by 10% following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on his Asia tour in exchange for renewed promises from Beijing to crack down on fentanyl exports. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force
It’s the hangout spot everyone knows, but now, it’s at the center of a legal and political storm. Hangar, the popular seafront in Belize City, is back open after two months of being blocked off by the Belize City Council. But those massive concrete flowerpots
It made headlines back in April 2024, the Atlantic Bank Limited sued businessman Michael Feinstein and Stake Bank for alleged fraud. In the lawsuit, Atlantic Bank claims that it has provided Stake Bank Enterprise with sixty-two million dollars to develop Stake Bank Island into a
The Silver Palms mega development, approved in December 2024, is set to rise in one of Belize’s most environmentally sensitive zones. Here’s the part that’s drawing scrutiny, it was greenlit through a Limited Level Environmental Study, a fast-track process that skips public consultation. Now, the
Here’s what the opposition wants to know, why were watchdog groups shut out of the Silver Palms approval process? Earlier today, Chief Environmental Officer Anthony Mai explained, and his answer sheds light on how this development got the green light. Mai says it all comes
The Belize Police Department is tonight trying to piece together a troubling mystery. A man who hadn’t been seen by his family since Sunday was discovered dead in his own community, his body already decomposing. This afternoon, investigators confirmed injuries were found on thirty-nine-year-old Gilbert
Police are still investigating the Friday night murder of thirty-two-year-old Ryan Hyde. The Cotton Tree resident was reportedly shot in the head and rushed to the Western Regional Hospital before he was transferred to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for further treatment. Reports are that
