Tonight, we take you to a troubling case involving a Belizean living abroad who nearly lost the very land she had been leasing for more than thirty years. Geraldine Hyde says she and her husband first applied for a twenty-three-and-a-half-acre parcel near La Democracia Village
Questions surrounding land ownership, ancestral occupation, and customary land rights are once again at the forefront of national discussion. Joining the conversation is the National Kriol Council which has issued a release asserting traditional land rights for creole Belizeans. It’s a national conversation that includes
Tonight, as the national conversation around customary land rights heats up, community leaders are responding to a growing narrative of division. Voices from Belize’s Kriol, Garifuna, and Maya communities are making it clear that this is not an ethnic tug-of-war. Instead, they say it’s about
Belize Water Services Limited is facing public criticism tonight, with residents claiming their water supply is being disconnected over small outstanding balances. Some customers say they have been cut off for owing just a few cents, while others report balances ranging from five to fifteen
Seven deadly crashes in just one weekend have left families grieving across Belize, but the true scale of what’s happening on the nation’s roads goes far beyond those tragic headlines. While seven lives were lost in five separate accidents, there were many more collisions that
The former Ombudsman is now taking legal action against the Briceño Administration. Six months after retired Major Gilbert Swaso’s contract ended, the Office of the Ombudsman remains unfilled, and this leaves a key watchdog institution effectively inactive since December 2025. So, how did it reach
In late May, we asked Minister of Public Utilities Michel Chebat about the status of a seventy-seven million US dollar loan from the Saudi Fund for Development to finance a sixty-megawatt solar energy project in Belize. The funding was secured in August 2023, when the
Last week, Belize and Mexico joined forces to deliver a major shipment of humanitarian aid to Cuba. Mexican Ambassador to Belize, Ana Luisa Vallejo Barba, said Mexico will continue supporting the island amid the impact of U.S. energy sanctions. The vessel transported 1,700 tons of
We also asked the ambassador about cartel-related violence in the Yucatan Peninsula. Questions continue to arise about Belize’s vulnerability to cross-border crime. But according to Ambassador Vallejo Barba, both countries are aware of the risks and are working closely to address them. The ambassador says
Sargassum is piling up fast along Belize’s coast, pushing the country closer to a full Red Phase. Thick seaweed is smothering beaches, hurting tourism and marine life. In San Pedro, crews now work daily with more equipment and larger teams, clearing shorelines and setting up
