The Belize Police Department reported a small decrease in major crimes in 2025 during its National COMPSTAT Meeting on Thursday. According to the department, major crimes fell by 1 per cent, from 1,098 cases in 2024 to 1,086 last year. Murder, burglary, theft, and unlawful sexual
Belize earned significantly more from sugar exports in November 2025, helping to push overall export earnings higher while imports fell, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB). Belize brought in fewer overall goods, with imports valued at $208.4 million, nearly 10 percent lower than the
Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay has asked the court to strike out the constitutional claim against former Police Minister Kareem Musa in the Joseph Budna abduction case. In an interview this afternoon, Courtenay stated that there is no legal or factual basis for the suit to
Four pharmacies operating at the Fort Street Tourism Village in Belize City have lost their constitutional challenge against the government's 2022 closure and seizure operations. On August 10th, 2022, Ministry of Health inspectors, accompanied by police, entered Pharmacy Express Limited and three related businesses. Pharmaceutical products
More than one hundred thousand dollars from last year’s Million Dalla Jackpot will be donated to charity after one winning ticket went unclaimed. Belize Government Lotteries Limited (BGLL) confirmed that eight of the nine winning tickets from the December 20, 2025 draw were redeemed. It had
Belizeans felt a bit more confident about their household finances in November 2025, but everyday costs for housing, food, and health services continued to rise, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB). Through tracking changes in the cost of everyday goods and services over time,
Belize’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Francis Fonseca, and his Guatemalan counterpart, Carlos Ramiro Martínez, are meeting today at the Western Border’s Adjacency Zone Office of the Organization of American States (OAS). Also attending is Antonia Urrejola, Special Representative of OAS Secretary-General Sebastian Kraljevich for Belize and Guatemala. According
Belizeans felt a bit more positive about the economy and their household finances in November 2025, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) from the Statistical Institute of Belize. The index, which tracks how people feel about the economy, their own money situation, and whether
On Tuesday, Belize Telemedia Limited took its pitch straight to Cabinet in Belmopan, laying out its case for the proposed merger between BTL and Smart. We were right outside that meeting, bringing you reactions from BTL Chairman Mark Lizarraga and Public Utilities Minister Michel Chebat.
Prime Minister John Briceño also weighed in today on a proposed change that would classify media houses as essential services in the telecommunications sector. He says the move is meant to prevent any company, including BTL, from unfairly cutting or restricting access to services for
