Orange Walk Town resident Cosme Duran has celebrated his 108th birthday. Duran was born on September 27, 1918, in Progreso, Corozal District, and grew up in the village before eventually moving to Orange Walk Town. He worked as a chiclero during his younger years and has spent
Belize and Japan have formalised a donation of seven fire trucks to the Belize National Fire Service. The signing ceremony took place Tuesday at the Belmopan Fire Station, finalising the donation following an extensive application and approval process. The seven trucks carry a combined value of
Did a Guatemalan military aircraft enter Belizean airspace, or does the tracking evidence tell the wrong story? Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo has now broken his silence, flatly denying Belize’s allegation and challenging the information used to track the flight. Guatemala has also offered the aircraft’s
For Toledo, Tropic Air’s decision to end scheduled flights to Punta Gorda is about much more than air travel. When the service stops on November first, the district will lose its only regular air link, threatening tourism, business activity and the movement of cargo and
The Office of the Special Envoy is defending Rossana Briceño’s participation in a regional meeting in Guatemala, arguing that Belize must maintain a seat at the table even when relations with its neighbor face challenges. In a press release issued today, the office confirmed that
The investigation into the Ministry of Defense procurement scandal has reached a turning point. The Auditor General says the first report is now complete, but Belizeans will not see the findings immediately. The ministry must first get a chance to answer the issues raised in
The evidence is in, the testimony is complete, and now the spotlight shifts to the Integrity Commission. UDP’s Belize Rural Central caretaker Edward Broaster appeared before the tribunal on Monday to defend the documents behind his corruption complaint against Oscar Mira. His attorney, Jacqueline Willoughby,
The cost-of-living squeeze is tightening, and Belizean households are running out of places to cut back. New figures from the Statistical Institute of Belize show inflation averaged two-point-nine percent during the first eight months of 2026. Transportation, food, housing and utilities led the increase, meaning
Belizeans are not only worried about today’s economy. They are also losing confidence in what lies ahead. The Statistical Institute of Belize’s Consumer Confidence Index slipped from forty-two-point-six percent in July to forty-two-point-two percent in August, signaling growing concern about household finances, spending and savings.
Belize is buying far more from the world than it is selling, widening an already troubling trade gap. From January through August, the country imported two-point-two billion dollars in goods, but exported just two hundred and seventy-two million dollars’ worth. That means Belize spent roughly
