The U.S. Department of State has maintained Belize at a Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution travel advisory, citing crime as the primary concern. In its latest update issued March 12, 2026, the advisory level and risk indicators remain unchanged, though the summary was updated. U.S. officials
Leader of the Opposition Tracy Panton is calling on the Briceño administration to provide what she describes as a clear and detailed explanation for the sudden spike in fuel prices at the pump. On Friday, Prime Minister John Briceño said the increase was expected as international
Thomas G. “Tommy” Thompson, the deep-sea explorer who discovered the historic S.S. Central America shipwreck, has been released from prison after serving nearly a decade behind bars for contempt of court. But hundreds of gold coins he claimed were tied to a trust in Belize
Belizeans are feeling the heat, not from the Middle East conflict itself, but from the sudden spike at the gas pump. Overnight, fuel prices shot up by more than ten percent, hitting wallets already stretched thin by rising cost of living. Government officials say the
Leaving the fuel pumps behind, we turn to the National Assembly, where the Joint Public Accounts Committee put government spending under the microscope today as it dug into the Auditor General’s 2016/2017 report. What emerged wasn’t just a stack of old numbers, but a worrying
Belize is getting international praise after the International Labor Organization (ILO) applauded the country for meeting a key constitutional duty on workers’ rights. The Labor Department has now completed the long‑standing task of submitting a full slate of international labor standards to the National Assembly.
There’s a major twist tonight in the fatal stabbing of BDF soldier Raheed Flowers, a case that shocked many earlier this week. Police first described the incident as a fight gone wrong on Gladden Street, where Flowers was stabbed multiple times during a heated argument.
The triple‑murder trial of former police officer Elmer Nah heated up this morning as both sides delivered sharp oral submissions before Justice Nigel Pilgrim. Nah, forty, is accused of killing three members of the Ramnarace family on New Year’s Eve 2020 in Belmopan. Nah’s attorney,
Tonight, uncertainty persists around the future of Belize’s Cuban Medical Brigade, as regional shifts and quiet negotiations raise new questions about a partnership Belize has relied on for decades. Across Latin America, governments are scaling back their use of Cuban doctors, moves widely seen as
The Public Utilities Commission is stepping in to keep telecom prices steady, placing a temporary freeze on all BTL rates after ruling last week that the company holds dominant power in several key markets. The freeze took effect on March eleventh and runs through 2028,
