Nearly $447,000 in vehicles and marine equipment has been handed over to the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation (MBEMC) and the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) to strengthen their coastal and marine management operations. The equipment was handed over on Monday at
Representatives from Belize’s National Assembly joined parliamentary officials from across the Caribbean for the “Applying AI and Digital Solutions to Modernize Parliamentary Practice” workshop at Florida International University earlier this month, focused on the use of artificial intelligence and digital tools in parliamentary work. The sessions
Belize is only days away from celebrating its 45th year of becoming a sovereign land. That is forty-five years of landmark events, memories, and achievements. But there’s even more in the years that led to September 21st 1981. Over the past few weeks, the National Institute
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton delivered her own address in response to Prime Minister John Briceño's State of the Nation Address. Panton is directly challenging his framing of the country's economic performance and accusing the government of leaving out serious issues facing everyday Belizeans. Panton opened by
The United States has acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, with the Air Force saying the systems are intended to defend U.S. forces against hostile action. The announcement comes as the United States faces growing concerns over Chinese and Russian
An extortion prosecution against Immigration Officer Monique Escalante has ended without a trial after the man who accused her of taking US$3,000 could not be brought before the court. She was charged in March 2024 after Jamaican traveller Janhoi Shaun-Dhee Richards alleged that Escalante and two
There is the Belize reflected in economic reports, where employment is at record levels and major development projects are taking shape. Then there is the Belize many families experience every day, where household bills are rising, some industries are struggling and a steady job does
Belize relies heavily on expensive diesel generation when its regular power supply falls short, but government says it now has a plan to change that. Prime Minister John Briceño says the recently declared energy emergency allows BEL to expand domestic generation and strengthen the country’s
Belize has heard several promises of major investment in its energy sector, but government says one source of funding is no longer just talk. On Friday, Belize will formally launch the Belize Compact, a one hundred and twenty-five-million-dollar grant agreement with the United States Government.
A dispute over voting rights is brewing ahead of Belize Telemedia Limited’s twentieth annual general meeting. The Belize National Teachers’ Union, the Public Service Union and the Belize Communication Workers’ Union are calling on small shareholders to attend Thursday’s meeting in person and exercise their
