Twenty-nine small business owners from across Belize received grants of $7,000 under BELTRAIDE’s Belize Enterprise Empowerment Project (BEEP), a program aimed at strengthening the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Funded through the CARICOM Development Fund, BEEP was launched in 2024 with the goal of
Belize was on the global mixology stage this week as members of the Belize Bartenders Association competed at the 72nd World Cocktail Championship in Cartagena Province, Bolivar, Colombia. The five-day event ran from 23 to 27 November and featured competitions, trade shows, talks, tastings, and
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has chosen new leadership, with the New Democratic Party (NDP) winning the 2025 general election and ending the Unity Labour Party’s (ULP) 24 years in power. With the victory, NDP leader Dr Godwin Friday is poised to become the nation’s seventh
With just one week left in the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, regional meteorologists say the Caribbean experienced a quieter year in terms of the number of storms, but the systems that did form were unusually powerful. The most destructive was Category Five Hurricane Melissa, which tore
Six major international airlines have been blocked from landing in Venezuela after refusing to restart flights within a 48‑hour deadline. Officials in Venezuela accused the carriers of “state terrorism” when they suspended service following a U.S. aviation warning. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had cautioned
The Statistical Institute of Belize is clearing the air tonight after raising concern over the safety of drinking water in Belizean homes. On Friday, SIB launched the seventh round of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, better known as MICS, which collects data on health, education,
So, if Belize Water Services isn’t to blame for E. coli in household water, where is it coming from? The Statistical Institute of Belize cleared the air today, saying the bacteria found in their recent survey doesn’t mean there’s an outbreak looming. Instead, it points
Belize Water Services Limited (BWS) has come forward to firmly dispel rumors of an E. coli outbreak within its water supply. BWS maintains that tap water remains safe and fully potable, as their supply undergoes rigorous daily testing. Additionally, the Statistical Institute of Belize clarified
A fourth-form student from western Belize is breathing a sigh of relief tonight, he’s out on bail after being charged with attempted murder. The nineteen-year-old was accused of stabbing Gavin Armstrong during Garifuna Settlement Day celebrations in Dangriga on November nineteenth. Today, Justice Candace Nanton
Belize has been drenched over the past twenty-four hours, with heavy showers sweeping across the country. A moist northerly airflow is fueling thunderstorms, especially in central and southern regions. The National Meteorological Service reports that Belize City picked up between one and three inches of
