Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has secured a USD 27.53 million financing package from the Caribbean Development Bank to overhaul Belize’s electricity grid and roll out smart meters nationwide. The funding backs BEL’s Power VIII Project, which will see about 115,000 smart meters installed across the country
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Trinidad and Tobago "has no part to play" in the United States’ proposed blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. Her comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was ordering a blockade to increase pressure on Venezuelan
Belize City Councillor Kaya Cattouse says the City Council lacks the "legal authority to enforce" action against horses being kept and raced in the city, despite growing public anger over repeated abuse cases. "We are definitely not ignoring the issue," she said. "The council has been
A 32-year-old woman in Japan has married an AI-generated partner she named Klaus. Noguchi, a 32-year-old call centre operator, says her relationship with the AI began as a casual conversation before deepening into an emotional attachment. “At first, Klaus was just someone to talk with, but
We begin tonight with a tragic crash on the George Price Highway that has claimed the life of an Eight Mile resident. Thirty-eight-year-old Dean Perez was driving toward Belize City when his SUV slammed into a wooden house being transported near Mile 18. Police say
Tonight, there’s heartbreak and outrage in Bullet Tree. A family is demanding justice after a deadly hit-and-run claimed the life of thirty-one-year-old Mark Magaña Bul. It happened just after one this morning on Bullet Tree Road. Bul, a father of three, was walking home from
Last week, Prime Minister John Briceño informed reporters that Cabinet is revisiting proposed motorcycles legislation that seeks to implement a mandatory driving course. Today, we asked C.E.O. Chester Williams about the Prime Minister’s remarks. His response is that the prime minister is not walking back
Earlier this week, the Ministry of National Defense and Border Security named Captain Gregory Soberanis as Acting Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard. Soberanis, steps into the role following Rear Admiral Elton Bennett’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs and
Prime Minister John Briceño has named Captain Gregory Soberanis as the next pick for Commandant of the Belize Coast Guard. The official announcement is to come in January 2025, however, Soberanis readily stepped into the role of Acting Commandant following Rear Admiral Elton Bennett’s transition
Chester Williams, the CEO in the Ministry of Transport, was once considered a strong contender for a top post in the Ministry of Home Affairs. But as we now know, Prime Minister John Briceño handed that position to Rear Admiral Elton Bennett. Some say Williams
