According to UNDP Belize, "a preliminary Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) meeting was successfully held in Mabil-Ha, where community members learnt about the Deepening Access via Rural Electrification (DARE) Project and gave their full support for its implementation." During the meeting, community members expressed full
A fatal accident on the Hummingbird Highway Monday night claimed the life of 26-year-old Michael Daniels, a bartender and father of two young sons. Daniels and his friends had just finished football practice in Saint Margaret’s Village and were heading home to Valley Community when
American tourists planning international travel are likely familiar with the US State Department's "travel advisories," which provide information about the risks of visiting regions, totalitarian states, or countries with high crime rates, poor infrastructure, or other challenges. On March 15, European countries issued a warning cautioning
6G, the next generation of wireless technology, promises to revolutionise communications by merging the physical and digital worlds in ways once seen only in science fiction. Think of some of your favourite movies featuring holographic technology, self-driving cars, or advanced healthcare and transportation systems –
Today marks the first day of a two-day hearing before the Caribbean Court of Justice involving a constitutional dispute from Belize. The appellants—the Controller of Supplies, the Minister of Economic Development, and the Attorney General—are challenging a Court of Appeal decision that found that the
57-year-old Carlos Pinto’s unexpected journey at sea left his family in shock. His daughter, Dayna Pinto, told News 5 that she believes he was trying to get home after growing tired of working as a security guard on an island. Without hearing from his boss,
The Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW) is warning the public about tainted dietary supplements circulating in Cayo, Orange Walk, Stann Creek, and Belize districts. The advisory follows alerts from international health agencies, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Mexico’s COFEPRIS, and Spain’s
A fire broke out early this morning at a two-storey wooden building located at the intersection of Victoria and Castle streets. The blaze started around 6:00 a.m., and fire crews responded and managed to extinguish the flames shortly after. Footage from the scene shows the building
Police are investigating a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on the Hummingbird Highway on Monday night, which claimed the life of 26-year-old Michael Daniels. Daniels and his friends had just finished football practice in Saint Margaret’s Village and were heading home to Valley Community when
On Monday, the Belize Coast Guard rescued a man approximately 17 miles south of Belize City, near Blue Field Range, in the Caribbean Sea. The man was calmly sitting in a bucket on top of a round metal makeshift raft. The Coast Guard appealed to the
