It’s a massive deal, one that could reshape Belize’s energy future and cost taxpayers a quarter of a billion dollars. The Briceño Administration announced on Friday plans to purchase Fortis’s operations in Belize for $256 million, including the company’s 33 per cent stake in Belize
U.S. representatives arrived in Israel to salvage the fragile Gaza ceasefire after a new outbreak of violence left at least 30 people dead. The visit follows a Palestinian attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and Israeli airstrikes that killed at least 28 people in Gaza,
Cabinet has granted approval to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) permission to declare an energy emergency. According to the official Cabinet Brief issued today, “Approval was granted by Cabinet for the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to declare that an emergency situation has arisen beyond the
Students and teachers of St John Vianney RC School came together this month to support the Belize Cancer Society (BCS), donating $125 raised through their “Pinktober Casual Day” event. The initiative was led by breast cancer survivor and advocate Zoila Audinett, with the full support
The National Meteorological Service reports that relatively moist and unstable conditions continue to affect Belize, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of the country. Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional sunny breaks, while periods of rain and thunderstorms are expected to persist, especially
Should Belize agree to take in asylum seekers from the United States under a new migration deal? The Leader of the Opposition, Tracy Taegar Panton, is warning that the country could be taking on more than it can manage if the proposed “Safe Third Country”
A Saturday afternoon crash at mile 16 on the Phillip Goldson Highway left four people injured, including two siblings and a three-year-old girl. Around 3:00 PM, a maroon GMC Terrain slammed into a tree after the driver, 25-year-old Tamron Brooks, reportedly lost control while navigating a
A tragic act of domestic violence has left a mother and her six-year-old son dead after a fire engulfed their home in San Felipe Village, Orange Walk, early this morning. According to allegations, the blaze was deliberately set by 34-year-old Francisco Godoy, the ex-common-law husband of
Tensions have flared again in Gaza after Israel launched a series of air strikes and announced a suspension of humanitarian aid, accusing Hamas of violating a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that had paused more than two years of conflict. According to Israeli military officials, Hamas fighters in Rafah
The National Meteorological Service (NMS) is forecasting relatively moist and unstable weather conditions to prevail across the country today, bringing the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms in some areas. According to the NMS’s general weather forecast and four-day outlook, no advisories are currently in effect.
