More Tomorrow Primary School has survived the immediate threat of closure, but questions about its future are far from settled. After weeks of concern among parents, education officials and the community have agreed on a plan to keep the rural school open. A third teacher
The audit is complete, but parents are still waiting for answers. More than three months after allegations surfaced that thousands of dollars were missing from Louisiana Government School’s accounts, the ministry has not announced whether anyone will face disciplinary action. Education Minister Francis Fonseca says
The Millennium Challenge Corporation is putting up one hundred and twenty-five million US dollars, but how much will the compact ultimately cost Belizean taxpayers? Opposition senators raised that question this week after government increased its counterpart funding commitment in July. Foreign Affairs Minister Francis Fonseca
Imagine spending years building a home, only to learn that someone else holds the title to the land. That is the reality facing several families in Belama Phase Five, where residents say they are now being threatened with eviction. The dispute gained fresh attention this
More than two hundred years after the cannons fell silent, the Battle of St. George’s Caye is still stirring debate. Every September, Belizeans celebrate the historic event, but the same difficult question returns: does the Tenth represent a proud moment of national unity, or does
The classrooms were a little quieter today, but the Belize Civic Center was bursting with youthful energy and national pride. Hundreds of primary school students gathered for the annual Children’s Rally, filling the venue with patriotic colors, music and vibrant cultural performances. The event forms
The sound of steelpan was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but this weekend, its rhythms will bring the Caribbean together in Belize. Pan Yaad returns for the September Celebrations with “Fete and Foam,” featuring some of Belize’s leading steel bands and, for the first time,
Is the Briceño administration using public funds to attack its critics? That is the pointed question coming from Public Service Union President Dean Flowers, who is defending Union Senator Glenfield Dennison after an advertisement targeting the senator began circulating on social media this week. Flowers says the
Belize’s passport ranks 89th globally in 2026, with a mobility score of 101, according to Passport Reports. Belize’s mobility score has remained relatively stable in recent years, falling from 102 in 2025. Its global ranking also dropped from 81st last year to 89th this year. The score
Twenty-one-year-old Jaheim Sanchez was killed in a shooting on T Street in Belize City, with his mother describing a son who had been trying to build a better life. Sanchez’s mother, Shanice Ysaguirre, said she was at home when her partner told her that Jaheim had
