Taking on the government in court has come at a personal cost for Jeremy Enriquez. The ongoing legal battles have demanded his time, money and sacrifice, resources he admits could have gone toward other priorities. Enriquez says the journey has not been easy, but credits
After weeks of planning, two groups that have not always seen eye to eye came together at the Sarstoon with one shared purpose: reaffirming Belize’s sovereignty. The Belize Territorial Volunteers and the Belize Coast Guard joined forces for this year’s annual flag-planting expedition, with support
One torch, forty-five miles and a powerful tribute to forty-five years of Belizean independence. Ahead of Independence Day, about sixty members of the country’s security forces took to the George Price Highway today, carrying a flame symbolizing the sovereignty and freedom Belizeans will soon celebrate.
In the days leading up to Belize’s Independence celebrations, a series of shootings has replaced anticipation with concern in communities across the country. Another young man was shot in Belize City today, following the killings of Jose Sosa Sr. in Orange Walk and Deovan Hall,
A stolen firearm, jewelry and school supplies can be replaced, but attorney Audrey Matura says the man who broke into her home took something far more valuable: her family’s sense of safety. Matura had hired Prince Copious to perform maintenance work around her Belize City
For more than a week, every call and every passing day has deepened one family’s fear for a missing police officer. Twenty-four-year-old Kenyon Barrow last contacted his mother on September eighth and has not been seen or heard from since. His mother, Therese Robinson, says
For thirty-one years, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has cared for Belizeans from across the country, but this week, the hospital is celebrating the people who make that care possible. Staff members are taking center stage as KHMH recognizes their service, commitment and contribution to
After three and a half years of stalled negotiations, KHMH workers may finally be closer to securing the agreement they have been waiting for. Talks over the hospital’s Collective Bargaining Agreement were expected to last just six months, but years of delays have kept better
The people protecting Belize’s forests and borders are getting more resources to take that fight deeper into some of the country’s most vulnerable areas. Three conservation groups will share more than one million Belize dollars to strengthen forest protection, support Indigenous-led conservation and expand patrols
For the first time in Belize’s history, a woman has joined the country’s highest ranks of national heroes. Gwen Lizarraga, a political trailblazer and Belize’s first woman cabinet minister, received the honor posthumously Thursday night during the Tribute to Belizean Patriots. Her recognition marked the
