Just twenty miles off Belize’s coast lies one of the country’s most important marine ecosystems: the Turneffe Atoll Marine Reserve. Earlier this week, the Belize Tourism Board and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust launched the Tourism Enhancement in Protected Areas Program, a fund designed to
Belize’s annual Reef Week is gearing up for a big splash this weekend, and one of its most anticipated events is set to hit the pavement early Saturday morning. More than two hundred runners will gather at Memorial Park at six a.m. for the Run
A new conservation push is taking shape along Belize’s coast. Guardians of Belize has launched its first chapter, Mangrove Guardians–Ambergris Caye, to defend the country’s disappearing mangroves. These coastal forests do the heavy lifting: they blunt storm surges, shelter juvenile fish, and help hold the
Belize’s firefighters just got a powerful new boost. On Wednesday, U.S. Southern Command donated nearly three million dollars in firefighting equipment, gear that will help firefighters move faster and stay safer on the job. The package includes handheld radios, oxygen tanks, Hurst rescue tools, cutting
For years, a foul stench has hung over parts of Iguana Street, and tonight frustrated residents say they’ve had enough of the sewer odors drifting from one of Belize City’s main lift stations. The S‑Six facility has long been the source of complaints, but Belize
For decades, Albert Hoy Field, better known as Dubu Field, has been a hub for youth football and community sports on Belize City’s southside. But the man who has spent much of his life maintaining the grounds says the facility is now in desperate need
The Bar Association of Belize has chosen a new executive team to lead the country’s lawyers. At its Annual General Meeting on March 12, the Bar Association elected a new executive, reshuffling its top posts. Jose M. Alpuche, who previously served as vice president, has stepped
Belize’s annual Reef Week activities will culminate this weekend with the highly anticipated “Run for the Reef,” hosted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and its partners. The event begins at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday at Memorial Park in Belize City, where more than 200 runners
The United States Southern Command has donated nearly BZ$3 million worth of fire equipment to strengthen Belize’s emergency response capacity. The equipment, handed over on Wednesday in Belmopan, was provided through the U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Program to the Belize National Fire Service. The donation includes handheld
A 60-year-old British man has been charged under cybercrime laws in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for allegedly filming Iranian missile activity over the city, UK authorities have confirmed. The UK Foreign Office said it is in contact with local officials following the man’s detention. Under UAE
