Belize's labour movement is escalating its campaign against the BTL-Speednet deal, with two separate actions now on the calendar just days apart. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) is calling on workers and Belizeans across the country to wear black this Friday. The NTUCB
BELTRAIDE's National MSME Roadshow has reached Belize City, seven of ten planned stops into its 2026 run before it wraps in Belmopan. Today’s event is bootcamp-style training day, with hour-long sessions covering e-commerce, financial literacy, digital marketing and export basics. “These are very very strategic topics
A brief church service turned into a devastating loss for one Orange Walk family on Sunday, after fire tore through their wooden home near Sparrow Street and San Lorenzo Road while they were out. Blanca Estela Pena, sixty-three, and her daughter Elia Meza, twenty, stepped out
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is calling on governments across the Americas to protect and strengthen Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. The IACHR is an autonomous body of the OAS responsible for promoting and protecting human rights across the Americas. The call comes as
According to CNN, when a 7.4 magnitude earthquake tore through Colombia on Monday, Brian Osorio Zuluaga rushed home on his motorbike, only to be stopped by the sight of a collapsed five-story building in Cali. He began shouting into the wreckage, ignoring warnings of a
At the Welcome Resource Center in Belize City this morning, a paint-and-sip session unfolded like any other art class, except the people holding the brushes ranged from thirty-five to sixty-five years old, and the two organisers behind it were still in high school. Thirteen-year-old Arianna Grant
The Caye Caulker Village Council (CCVC) says it is taking concerns over access to the Split seriously following reports that the area's new management approached ferry operators about the matter without consulting the council first. The CCVC confirmed it is in communication with the management of
A Bigger Back-to-School Shopping Event The Belize City Council is preparing for its annual Downtown Super Sale, bringing businesses, shoppers, and entertainment together for a full day of back-to-school deals and activities. Joining Open Your Eyes to discuss this year's event were Michelle Smith, Communications Manager at the Belize City Council; Melecia
Belize's Fisheries Department is preparing for the 2026-2027 sea cucumber season on two fronts, opening the harvest to licensed fishers while simultaneously calling for export licence proposals from commercial buyers and exporters. The fishing season officially opens September 1, 2026, and runs through January 31, 2027,
Scientists at the University of Vienna have discovered that dogs can read and respond to human emotions directly in their brains. Using machine learning to analyse full-brain scans, researchers tracked how pet dogs reacted to images of human faces displaying happiness, anger, fear, and sadness. Brain
