Minister of State in the Ministry of Economic Development, Dr. Osmond Martinez, is weighing in on the ongoing tariff talks with the U.S. When we caught up with him today in Belize City, Dr. Martinez said negotiations are still underway, and Belize isn’t going it
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it is now monitoring the case of 28-year-old Belizean national Sebastián Pop, who has been convicted of femicide in Guatemala following a controversial cross-border ordeal that began more than a year ago. Pop was abducted in February
Tonight, a Belize City woman is counting her blessings after a terrifying brush with death on Wednesday evening. Kasheen Flowers and two of her co-workers were walking along Central American Boulevard just after 6:20 p.m., when out of nowhere, a car and a motorcycle came
A frightening home invasion shook the Placencia Peninsula late last night. An elderly couple in their seventies, living in Seine Bight, endured a terrifying ordeal when armed men stormed their home. Police say the intruders tied up the couple and ransacked the house at gunpoint
Cabinet met on Tuesday, where several key national issues were discussed, ranging from financial reforms and climate change to trade and rural electrification. One major decision saw Cabinet endorsing a proposal to reduce costs at the Social Security Board (SSB). The plan would allow SSB to
Forty-eight residents from five villages in the Toledo District are now officially part of NEMO’s Community Emergency Response Team. It’s important toward disaster preparedness, especially after last year’s wildfires shook the region. These newly trained volunteers, many of them women, spent time learning how to
Belize just wrapped up its fourth National Climate Week, and this year’s theme was all about building resilience through inclusive policies. But the big highlight came today, the country’s first-ever National Climate Finance Forum. It’s a major step in figuring out how Belize can fund
This afternoon, Liberty Children’s Home got a major tech upgrade, and a financial boost to go with it. Thanks to Fultec Systems, the home now has a brand-new computer lab and a donation of two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. It’s all part of
The Government of Belize is going back to Cabinet with its single-use plastic regulations. A 2022 Statutory Instrument legislated a phased-out approach to single use plastic in Belize. The regulatory approach was accompanied by widespread public consultation. But, despite the S.I., consultations and government-led assessments,
The University of Belize is hitting a major milestone, twenty-five years of service to the nation. And this celebration isn’t staying put, they’re taking it on the road, stopping at campuses across the country to shine a spotlight on the people who’ve helped build UB
