With the annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge set to begin, the Belize Canoe Association is weighing a boycott of interviews with broadcaster Love FM. This follows a change to the race’s finish line just weeks before the event, which the association says was made
Conflicting reports are circulating over the fate of Iran’s Supreme Leader following recent U.S. and Israeli military strikes, with Israeli officials suggesting he may be dead, while Iranian authorities deny the claims. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were “growing signs” that Iran’s Supreme Leader
Illegal logging is making a comeback along Belize’s western border, warns Rafael Manzanero, Executive Director of the Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD). Manzanero said that while illegal logging was most intense between 2010 and 2014, when over $50 million worth of timber was lost from
Seventy-five people from across the world officially became citizens of Belize on Thursday. The citizenship ceremony brought together government officials, family members and friends to witness candidates take the Oath of Allegiance and formally join the Belizean family. The 75 new Belizeans trace their origins to Honduras,
The United States and Israel carried out coordinated military strikes on Iran today, targeting senior military leaders and triggering retaliatory missile attacks across the Middle East in one of the most dangerous escalations the region has seen in years. Iran condemned the attacks as illegal and
Caribbean leaders wrapped up their fiftieth CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in Saint Kitts and Nevis this week, but much of the buzz wasn’t about the agenda, it was about who showed up. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s presence raised eyebrows, and questions quickly
As Belize continues to confront rising gang activity at home, Prime Minister John Briceño says the country may soon look to Jamaica for guidance. At this week’s CARICOM meeting, Jamaica’s leader, Dr. Andrew Holness, urged regional heads to get ahead of gang networks before they
Tensions ramped up today in the ongoing dispute with the Belize Communication Workers for Justice. Protesters took their message straight to the home turf of BTL’s chairman, moving from the company’s headquarters to his privately owned Southside Meat Shop on Albert Street West. That’s where
As former BTL workers ramp up pressure on the company’s board, the dispute is drawing attention at the highest level of government. Tonight, Prime Minister John Briceño is rejecting that view, accusing the BCWJ of taking advantage of the situation and reminding the public that
A month after his conviction on two counts of sexual assault, San Pedro teacher Alex Jason Noralez is back before the courts, this time fighting to remain out of prison while he challenges the verdict. The forty-seven‑year‑old educator, who has spent more than two decades
