It’s not profit, at least not yet, for Belize’s National Bus Company. When the public-private partnership first launched, operator Sergio Chuc brought Westline Bus Company into the fold, knowing the road ahead wouldn’t be easy. Now, months in, he says the numbers are exactly where
Belizean workers just got a major boost on the international stage. This week, the International Court of Justice ruled that the right to strike is protected under a key International Labour Organization convention. In a landmark decision, the Court made it clear that workers have
Police have now identified the motorcyclist involved in Wednesday’s frightening highway crash near Teakettle Village as twenty-nine-year-old Adrian Gerald Banner of Camalote Village. According to investigators, Banner was riding a black Lifan dirt bike westbound on the George Price Highway between miles fifty-two and fifty-three
The development of football in Belize is getting a closer look, as local officials and international partners assess where the country stands on the global stage. The Football Federation of Belize, alongside FIFA, is reviewing findings from a recent analysis focused on amateur and grassroots
The Football Federation of Belize (FFB) and FIFA sat down this week to go over the findings of a wide-ranging analysis of amateur and grassroots football in Belize, and early indications suggest the country is holding its own on the global stage. The data, drawn from
A High Court judge has found Miguelito Encalada guilty of the 2023 double murder of his wife, Desiree Elizabeth Gonzalez, and his brother, George Vincent Rochester, in Ladyville. Justice Candace Nanton heard evidence that the victims were fatally shot on April 20, 2023, at Encalada’s business
A series of police operations carried out across the country has resulted in eight people facing charges ranging from drug trafficking to unlicensed firearm possession, with arrests made in Caye Caulker, Belize City and Belmopan. The biggest drug haul came out of Belmopan, where the Gang
The Mountain Pine Ridge training site at Baldy Beacon is still on fire. On Thursday, the BDF and a specialist team from the Organisation of American States (OAS) began destroying Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs) collected from across the country on Monday. Over 1,500 of those explosives
A Passion for Authentic Flavor Viewers of Open Your Eyes were treated to a delicious and inspiring conversation this morning as a small taco business, Pickle La Cochinita Pibil, from Orange Walk Town stopped by to share their journey, passion, and mouthwatering menu with the audience. Known for their
On 15 May 2026, India's Chief Justice Surya Kant compared unemployed young people to "cockroaches" during a Supreme Court hearing. He was dismissing a routine petition when he remarked that youngsters who can't find work become "social media activists" and "start attacking everyone", parasites, he
