Starting December 1st, the Social Security Board (SSB) will require all sickness benefit claims to be submitted online through the My Social Security portal. The shift marks the end of paper-based submissions for this benefit. According to Vaessa Vellos, SSB’s Communications and PR Manager, the decision
Moist and unstable conditions will continue to influence Belize’s weather over the next two days, bringing more rain and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. The National Meteorological Service reports that skies will remain mostly cloudy to overcast today, with light to moderate rain and periods of
Tonight, we dive deeper into the Joseph Budna abduction case, a story that started with Facebook Live and spiraled into an international scandal, shaking the very top of law enforcement. It all began on August twenty-second, when Budna, well-known for his outspoken social media presence,
A Belize Defense Force soldier and a police officer have been found guilty of trying to cover up the 2021 shooting death of fellow BDF soldier Jessie Escobar. The verdict came down just before eleven this morning in the Magistrate’s Court. BDF Private Ramon Alberto
It was a tragic start to the week on Monday, July twenty-eighth, when thirty-eight-year-old Police Constable Arcenio Cus lost his life in a horrific hit-and-run on the Philip Goldson Highway. Cus, who had just finished his shift at the Ladyville Police Station, was heading home
Here’s an exciting Update for Belizean Travelers to Europe, getting a Schengen visa just got a whole lot easier. A Schengen visa is a short-stay pass that allows a person to travel to and within the Schengen Area, a zone of twenty-nine European countries with
Political circles are buzzing and not in a good way. Business Senator Kevin Herrera has left observers and even fellow parliamentarians scratching their heads after his unexpected vote in favor of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States. Now, if you’re wondering what
There’s a tragic story from Blue Creek Village, a farming community now reeling from loss. Fifty-seven-year-old farmer Peter Dyck lost his life in a devastating accident involving a tractor mower. Dyck was working alongside his teenage son in an open field when the unthinkable happened.
There’s a chilling discovery in the north; human skeletal remains found near the Orange Walk Bypass. Police say the investigation began around ten a.m., when officers responded to a report about half a mile off the main road. There, inside a small wooden house, they
Just seven days ago, something stirred in the heart of Belize District. The Ladyville and Lord’s Bank village councils brought together a small but passionate group of residents for a community meeting that’s reigniting a long-standing conversation, should Ladyville become a town? Now, this isn’t
