La propagación del hongo fusarium sigue afectando gravemente la industria azucarera de Belize, pero un programa piloto de tratamiento está mostrando señales alentadoras. El Ministerio de Agricultura decidió este año redirigir fondos, antes destinados a fertilizantes gratuitos, para combatir directamente la enfermedad. El ministro de Agricultura,
Las cochinillas algodonosas, pequeños insectos cubiertos de una cera blanca, están causando serios daños a cultivos en Belize al alimentarse de la savia de las plantas, debilitándolas e incluso provocando su muerte. El ministro de Agricultura, José Abelardo Mai, señaló que esta plaga se suma a
La familia de Joshua Martell, de 25 años, confirmó que el cuerpo hallado recientemente pertenece a él. Sus seres queridos no tenían noticias desde hacía una semana, pero no pensaron que estuviera en peligro, por lo que no reportaron su desaparición. Su hermana, Nancy Bainton, declaró
Un intento de fuga en la Prisión Central de Belize terminó con un interno hospitalizado el martes por la mañana. Según informes, alrededor de las 9:20 a.m., Nyere Parchue, de 30 años, corrió hacia la cerca perimetral durante el tiempo de recreo. El director ejecutivo de
Belize is expanding its collaboration with the United Nations to advance governance and disaster preparedness. Minister of Public Service, Governance, and Disaster Risk Management Henry Charles Usher met UN Resident Coordinator Raul Salazar and Deputy Resident Coordinator Michael Lund in Belmopan on Monday to discuss
Police are investigating a deadly confrontation in Bella Vista Village that occurred on Tuesday afternoon. 40-year-old construction worker Franklin Arenivar from El Salvador was fatally stabbed during a heated exchange. Reports are that Arenivar got into an argument with Santiago Alberto Triguero, locally known as "Chavo." The
BELTRAIDE says Belize’s BPO sector is holding steady for now. Despite growing concerns over the U.S. “Keep Call Centers in America Act”, Executive Director Ishmael Quiroz says there’s no immediate threat to local outsourcing jobs. The objective behind the act is to "reverse the trend" of
Spirit Airlines has responded to concerns about its financial stability after its second-quarter 2025 results raised alarms internationally. The budget carrier confirmed it filed a 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission that warned it may face significant financial challenges over the next 12 months. "The
Chaos erupted at the Belize Central Prison this morning when an inmate made a sudden and dangerous break for freedom. A thirty-year-old inmate, Nyere Parchue, decided he wasn’t waiting until September twentieth to walk free. Instead, he made a bold dash for freedom during recreation
Last week, we reported on a major court ruling that’s forcing the Government of Belize to pay nearly three hundred thousand dollars to the family of Jahangir Abadi, a seventy-year-old inmate who died behind bars in 2019. The High Court found that the Belize Central
