More than one hundred thousand dollars from last year’s Million Dalla Jackpot will be donated to charity after one winning ticket went unclaimed. Belize Government Lotteries Limited (BGLL) confirmed that eight of the nine winning tickets from the December 20, 2025 draw were redeemed. It had
Belizeans felt a bit more confident about their household finances in November 2025, but everyday costs for housing, food, and health services continued to rise, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB). Through tracking changes in the cost of everyday goods and services over time,
Belize’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Francis Fonseca, and his Guatemalan counterpart, Carlos Ramiro Martínez, are meeting today at the Western Border’s Adjacency Zone Office of the Organization of American States (OAS). Also attending is Antonia Urrejola, Special Representative of OAS Secretary-General Sebastian Kraljevich for Belize and Guatemala. According
Belizeans felt a bit more positive about the economy and their household finances in November 2025, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) from the Statistical Institute of Belize. The index, which tracks how people feel about the economy, their own money situation, and whether
On Tuesday, Belize Telemedia Limited took its pitch straight to Cabinet in Belmopan, laying out its case for the proposed merger between BTL and Smart. We were right outside that meeting, bringing you reactions from BTL Chairman Mark Lizarraga and Public Utilities Minister Michel Chebat.
Prime Minister John Briceño also weighed in today on a proposed change that would classify media houses as essential services in the telecommunications sector. He says the move is meant to prevent any company, including BTL, from unfairly cutting or restricting access to services for
Prime Minister John Briceño is backing up his Public Utilities Minister tonight, doubling down on the message coming out of Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. Minister Michel Chebat told reporters that BTL’s proposed merger won’t create a monopoly, pointing out that Belize has more than twenty‑three broadband
Tonight, Belize Telemedia Limited is making its case, plain and simple, as public scrutiny grows over its proposed merger with Speednet. The big question on everyone’s mind: can BTL keep expanding its services, hold the line on prices, and continue pushing Belize’s digital transformation without
After that stark warning from BTL’s chairman that ‘something will have to give’ if the company can’t boost efficiency, we pushed for more clarity on the numbers behind the proposed merger. We asked what kind of cash‑flow gains BTL expects if it absorbs its main
The government’s gamble on public ownership of Hydro Belize Limited appears to have paid off, at least on paper. A preliminary report shows that Belizeans and local institutions applied for roughly four-and-a-half-million shares, even though only four million were on offer. At twenty-nine Belize dollars
