Wednesday's massive drug bust in Lord’s Bank is raising new questions about crime in the area, as police investigate whether the $1.6 million bust is linked to recent murders nearby. Police uncovered more than 1,100 pounds of marijuana inside a residential home, one of the largest
The death of Belize Central Prison inmate Phillip Bowen has led to public concern over medical care behind bars. Bowen, an asthmatic patient awaiting trial for a 2020 double murder in Hopkins Village, died early Tuesday morning after suffering a severe attack. Kolbe Foundation CEO Virgilio Murillo,
The Government of Belize has reaffirmed its full support for the reappointment of Dr Carla Barnett as Secretary General of CARICOM, despite objections raised by Trinidad and Tobago. Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Fonseca said Belize’s position is firm. “We recognise that Trinidad and Tobago has
Belize is working on a plan to keep Cuban doctors in the country after the expiration of a long‑standing agreement with Cuba. Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Fonseca confirmed that Cabinet has tasked his ministry and the Ministry of Health and Wellness with exploring new arrangements.
The Department of the Environment (DOE) has granted environmental clearance, with strict conditions, for the proposed cargo expansion and cruise port development project by Port of Belize Ltd. in the Port Loyola area of the Belize District. The DOE stated that the National Environmental Appraisal Committee
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology has launched its Belize Education Sector Plan 2.0, which sets out the changes expected for the next four years to improve schools from primary right through to university. The plan, which covers 2026 to 2030, comes at the
A National Focus on Prevention This morning on Open Your Eyes, hosts Paul Lopez and Sabreena Daly welcomed Dr. Joshua Canul, Assistant Deputy Director of TB/HIV and STIs at the Ministry of Health and Wellness, along with Adrianne Alpuche, Programs Manager at the National AIDS Commission
Governments around the world are taking stronger action against social media use by children, as concerns grow about its impact on mental health and daily life. The latest move comes from Greece, which has announced that children under the age of 15 will be banned from
Russia is expected to collect about USD $9 billion in oil taxes this month after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz following strikes by the U.S. and Israel. This has sent global energy prices soaring, Reuters reports. Global oil prices have jumped nearly 50% since the
For weeks, we’ve been reporting on a troubling surge of violence in the Ladyville and Lord’s Bank communities, murders that investigators believe are not random but rooted in an escalating drug conflict. The killings of men in Ladyville, as highlighted in recent reports, have painted
