The Government of Belize has allocated five million dollars to construct low-income homes for Belizean families. During its campaign leading up to the 2020 general elections, the Briceño administration committed to building ten thousand homes. Three years into their term and just over two hundred
A sixteen-year-old student from Belize High School has been accepted to the Young Global Scholar Program at Yale University. Yale is an Ivy league university ranked among the top ten best colleges in America. Sandra Lindo was selected, among a few others, from a pool
Owning and operating a successful business is, perhaps, at the top of the list of achievements for Belizean entrepreneurs. Naybaz, a Bowen and Bowen Holdings Limited company, is making this a reality for entrepreneurs across the country. To date, the company has entered into partnerships
Today, the Association of Protected Areas Management Organization, APAMO, gathered its members and partner organizations to participate in a biodiversity conference with the goal of moving away from just discussing threats to the environment and towards taking actions to implement solutions. Partnering with APAMO was
Today, thousands across the world wore mismatched socks in honor of World Down Syndrome Awareness Day. The day is meant to highlight people who have been diagnosed with Down Syndrome and bring awareness to the challenges they must overcome, as well as their achievements. Tonight,
On Wednesday, B.D.F. Commander Azariel Loria spoke briefly about the presence of an illegally built road inside the Chiquibul National Park. Earlier today, Friends of Conservation and Development issued a release in which it is presumed that the road is being used by Guatemalan ranchers
The Forward Operating Base at the mouth of the Sarstoon River began to deteriorate soon after its construction in 2016. Eventually, the Belize Defence Force had to limit its occupancy to only daylight hours because its structural integrity had come into question due to erosion.
A Belize Defense Force soldier remains on the run after he was found to have been responsible for taking an M4 Commando rifle from Camp Belizario in Cayo last August. In that incident, several persons were confined at Price Barracks. The weapon was later recovered
A forgetful Lance Corporal of the B.D.F. is spending a year behind bars for misplacing a high-powered weapon near the Xunantunich Maya temple. The officer was on duty at the Xunantunich Observation Post in Cayo last October and left his post to go to a
Kaya Cattouse and a team of five riders from LA Sweat are gearing up for the Women’s Cross Country Cycling Classic scheduled for this weekend. The riders are hosting their team camp in Belize City ahead of the big race. Part of their team camp
