The Belize Tourism Industry Association (BTIA) held its 39th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday in Belize City. Themed “Tourism in a Time of Climate Change,” the event featured a panel discussion with experts addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change to Belize’s
Donald Trump’s incoming administration plans to launch its first immigration raid in Chicago on Tuesday, targeting over 300 individuals with violent crime histories, according to reports from unnamed officials. The operation, slated to last a week, will involve deploying 100 to 200 US Immigration and
The family of Maria Caal, a 50-year-old market vendor from Cotton Tree Village, is reaching out for financial assistance to cover funeral expenses estimated at $1,700 USD following her untimely death in a tragic road accident. Caal, the mother of seven, including one residing in Houston,
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed an application for special leave to appeal a judgement involving misrepresentation and fraudulent conveyance of property in Belize. The decision, issued on December 17, 2024, and explained in further detail today, also denied a request to stay
Residents of Independence and neighbouring communities now have easier access to critical transport services with the opening of a new Department of Transport office at the George Murray Bus Terminal. The office is designed to improve service delivery for thousands of residents in the southern region.
Yesterday, police found a quantity of marijuana branded as "Gorilla Glue" during a search operation at a residence in the Lake Independence area of Belize City. A tip led officers to a two-bedroom home on Lavender Street where they searched a room identified by the 46-year-old
Police are on the lookout for two suspects involved in a deadly crash near Mile Forty-seven on the George Price Highway Thursday night. The tragic accident claimed the life of fifty-year-old Maria Caal from Cotton Tree Village. Reports indicate that Caal was in a Toyota
In Belmopan, a seventeen-year-old high school student from Our Lady of Guadalupe High School suffered a nasty cut on his back during a confrontation with a mentally unstable man. The video shows the third-form student confronting someone when the man briefly chases him with an
Tonight, the man known to Belizeans as Melbourne Wade Junior, the alleged scammer accused of swindling money from at least eight people in late 2024, is back in the spotlight. Wade reportedly took down payments from these individuals, promising to buy them vehicles, only to
Tensions are heating up in San Pedro as taxi operators clash with golf cart rental businesses over customers at the island's entry points. Taxi drivers are frustrated, claiming that golf cart rentals are poaching their customers and cutting into their income. On the other hand,
