A below-average Atlantic hurricane season does not mean Belize is in the clear. Regional and international forecasters are warning that while fewer tropical cyclones are expected this year, excessive rainfall could still trigger flooding and flash floods across the country. The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF)
The Department of the Environment (DOE) is urging residents to avoid consuming fish and other aquatic resources from areas affected by the ongoing fish kill along the Belize River Valley, after reports of dead fish floating in the river surfaced earlier this week. In a press
Residents in southern Belize are being urged to remain alert as forecasters warn that flooding remains possible over the next twenty-four to forty-eight hours due to continued nighttime and early morning rainfall. In its latest flood forecast issued at noon today, the Ministry of Sustainable Development,
The opposition is signalling that it is prepared to close ranks with Belize's unions on issues it says are too big for any one group to tackle alone. From the proposed BTL acquisition of SpeedNet (SMART) to allegations of corruption in public office, Opposition Leader
Belize's National Forensic Science Service is stepping up efforts to put names to roughly twenty sets of long-term missing and unidentified human remains, some of which have sat unclaimed for over two decades. The skeletal remains were recovered between 1998 and 2020, from locations spanning
Calls for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to step down continued to grow on Thursday despite the organization's apology over its controversial proposal to sell the commercial and operational rights to the FIFA World Cup. The proposal, known as FFE, was withdrawn following widespread backlash from football
Cabinet has approved amendments to the Cybercrime Bill aimed at narrowing the scope of the offence to better align with constitutional protections for freedom of expression. Cabinet, the changes are meant to strike a balance: preserving government's ability to go after serious forms of tech-facilitated abuse,
Belize's shrimp industry is bouncing back after years of devastation, according to Cabinet, which took note this week of the sector's recovery from the Early Mortality Syndrome disease that once decimated production. Cabinet applauded the turnaround, pointing to production figures that have tripled since 2020 and
Belizeans and visitors flying out of the country's municipal airports will soon pay more for the trip. Cabinet has approved a ten-dollar aviation security fee for every departing passenger travelling through municipal airports. According to this week's Cabinet brief, this is a move to bring
BTL’s board has signed off on the proposed eighty-million-dollar acquisition of Speednet, but the move is doing little to ease concerns in the private sector. Instead, it is bringing one key concern into sharper focus: who protects consumers if Belize’s two major telecom providers come
