Diesel prices remain above $15 a gallon, and Prime Minister John Briceño says the government is reviewing what additional relief it can provide as high fuel costs continue to put pressure on Belizeans. “As much as I don't like to admit it but successive governments have
Belizeans will get their first new coin series in over four decades starting tomorrow, and it comes without the Queen. The Central Bank of Belize rolls out its National Symbols Coin Series nationwide on 18th September, the first change to the country's coinage since the bank
Forty-three-year-old Honduran national Dennis Gurvara was in the Fabers Road area of Belize City on Wednesday evening buying scrap gold and other jewellery when he was shot and killed. Residents say Gurvara was not from the neighbourhood but had been going door to door asking if
A child in a Belizean classroom may know about Belize's coral reefs. They may have heard of the colourful fish swimming through them, seen photos of the country’s clear blue waters, maybe even learned Belize is home to one of the world's most important marine
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Perry was shot and killed Wednesday evening a couple hundred feet from his home in Port Loyola, Belize City, while walking to visit a relative. Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero says, "Information is that Perry was walking in the area when he was
Forty-one-year-old Deovan Hall was found dead near a cane field in San Antonio Village, Corozal, after he was shot multiple times. ACP Hilberto Romero says police responded to reports of a shooting in the area. “Information is that Hall was heading home on a bicycle after
A Celebration on the Water Today’s episode of Open Your Eyes highlighted the YWCA’s 3rd Annual Red, White & Bram Party Cruise, happening this Sunday, September 21st, as part of Belize’s Independence celebrations. Diane Haylock, General Secretary of the YWCA, joined the show to preview the annual fundraising event, which
The Trump administration has removed Venezuela from its list of countries that have failed to demonstrably combat illegal drug trafficking, the first time the country has been off that list in more than two decades, President Donald Trump said in a statement submitted to Congress
Sargassum continues to pile up along Belize’s coastline, with residents and businesses in coastal communities struggling to keep up as large volumes wash ashore day after day. On Ambergris Caye, resident Rebecca Coutant says 2026 has been by far the worst year she has experienced for
Ed Sheeran's international tour is in turmoil after rapper Macklemore was dropped from the remaining US dates over his onstage support for Palestine. This prompted all of Sheeran's other opening acts to quit in protest. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who owns Gillette Stadium in
