Five years ago, BTL earned just over five million dollars in net profit. Today, that figure has climbed to a record thirty-six-point-nine million dollars. At its twentieth Annual General Meeting, Belize Telemedia Limited reported a five hundred and eighty-one percent surge in profits between 2020
One day after a court ordered Eugene Thompson out of his Belama home, fire destroyed everything he had spent five years building. Thompson says the blaze left him homeless, unemployed and battling the emotional toll of losing it all. Police now want to question his
Every person entering or leaving Belize passes through a system designed to verify their information, record their movement and flag potential security concerns. Now, about one hundred and twenty-five immigration officers are sharpening their ability to use MIDAS, the digital platform that manages traveler information
Belize’s Family Court has the power to order a person out of their home when a protection order is granted, even when that person is the owner or occupant of the property, attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley says. That is what happened to Eugene Thompson, one day
Diesel prices remain above $15 a gallon, and Prime Minister John Briceño says the government is reviewing what additional relief it can provide as high fuel costs continue to put pressure on Belizeans. “As much as I don't like to admit it but successive governments have
Belizeans will get their first new coin series in over four decades starting tomorrow, and it comes without the Queen. The Central Bank of Belize rolls out its National Symbols Coin Series nationwide on 18th September, the first change to the country's coinage since the bank
Forty-three-year-old Honduran national Dennis Gurvara was in the Fabers Road area of Belize City on Wednesday evening buying scrap gold and other jewellery when he was shot and killed. Residents say Gurvara was not from the neighbourhood but had been going door to door asking if
A child in a Belizean classroom may know about Belize's coral reefs. They may have heard of the colourful fish swimming through them, seen photos of the country’s clear blue waters, maybe even learned Belize is home to one of the world's most important marine
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Perry was shot and killed Wednesday evening a couple hundred feet from his home in Port Loyola, Belize City, while walking to visit a relative. Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero says, "Information is that Perry was walking in the area when he was
Forty-one-year-old Deovan Hall was found dead near a cane field in San Antonio Village, Corozal, after he was shot multiple times. ACP Hilberto Romero says police responded to reports of a shooting in the area. “Information is that Hall was heading home on a bicycle after
