Sixteen students at St. Catherine's Academy wrapped up a week-long robotics summer camp with a live showcase, presenting robots programmed to simulate cleaning up Belize's sea and coastline. The campers ranged in age and skill level and spent the week learning to build and code robots
Police are investigating Friday’s Murder of a 33-year-old construction worker Ricky Dawson Jr from the Santa Cruz Area of Santa Elena Town. According to police reports, Dawson Jr was fatally shot and found motionless “with a broken leg” roughly 100 yards from his home in Santa
The National Meteorological Service (NMS) has issued an Excessive Rainfall Warning. The NMS is forecasting an additional 2 to 4 inches over central areas of the country in the next 4 to 6 hours, on top of the 4 to 6 inches that have already
They came out over corruption, the cost of living, and promises they say were never kept. Today, the United Democratic Party took its anti-corruption message to the streets of Belize City, drawing a crowd that the opposition says numbered in the thousands, though our count
By the time Tracy Panton took the stage at Battlefield Park, the UDP’s message had moved from protest chants to political warning. Speaking for roughly thirty minutes, Panton zeroed in on the Ministry of Defense supplies scandal and the leaked invoices that have fueled public
Today’s anti-corruption protest brought out UDP supporters and frustrated Belizeans, but some familiar voices were noticeably missing. Labor unions had little presence on the ground, with only Public Service Union President Dean Flowers and Union Senator Glenfield Dennison seen among the crowd. The Council of
Today’s UDP-led protest may have started with allegations of corruption at the Ministry of Defense, but it quickly became a much louder statement about frustration across the country. Belizeans from different corners of society showed up, including activists, union voices, political hopefuls, and ordinary citizens,
Juliet Thimbriel has stepped back onto the political stage, and almost immediately, she has become a target. The UDP’s National Campaign Manager recently returned to the party’s flagship morning show, Fus Ting Da Mawnin, after an extended break from the airwaves. But her comeback comes
The clock is ticking on the audit into the Ministry of Defense. It has been about three weeks since Prime Minister John Briceño ordered the review, following the controversy that placed Oscar Mira and Florencio Marin Jr. under intense public scrutiny. The Prime Minister says
Belize is now leading a key regional social development body. The Ministry of Human Development says Belize has assumed the Pro Tempore Presidency of the Council of Social Integration under SICA for the July to December 2026 term. Minister Thea Garcia-Ramirez will lead the six-month
