A viral encounter with a jaguar cub has landed one of the men involved in legal trouble. Ruben Stoll has returned to Belize, surrendered to the Forest Department, and paid a one-thousand-dollar fine for handling the protected animal. Forest Officer Victoria Chi says Stoll apologized
Belize showed there would be no hangover from Tuesday night’s heartbreaking three-point loss to host nation Dominican Republic. Instead, the national men’s basketball team responded in emphatic fashion today, crushing regional rival Guatemala by thirty points to keep its medal hopes alive at the Central
A power struggle is unfolding inside world football, and Concacaf is drawing a hard line. The confederation and its forty-one member associations have rejected a proposal backed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino that would allow private investors to buy into the FIFA World Cup. Concacaf
The family of Milagro Garel, the World Pediatrics Country Director in Belize, is seeking the public’s support for financial assistance to aid in a medical emergency. Garel suffered a massive brain aneurysm on Tuesday night while at home. Garel is currently in an induced coma.
Belizeans are being invited to hop on their bikes this Saturday and ride in memory of fifteen-year-old cyclist Tayeon Villanueva, whose promising life was cut short late last year. The memorial ride, being held on what would have been his birthday, will celebrate his passion
Many public officers count down the days to retirement, but the process that determines whether their pension arrives on time starts long before they ever hit that 55th milestone. It's that same process building up frustration and delay for many. On Wednesday, Attorney Richard "Dickie" Bradley
What if the part of the fish some people throw away could become the next source of income for Belizean families? That's the idea behind a regional workshop held last week in Hopkins, where women, youth and local entrepreneurs learned how to transform discarded fish skin
Nearly 70 kids in Stann Creek District spent this week getting hands-on with agriculture, from planting tomatoes to learning how a single beehive can hold up to 80,000 bees. The summer camp, running at Georgetown Technical High School in the Stann Creek District, is the second
Belize's merchandise imports climbed to $275.8 million in June 2026, a 21.3% increase from June 2025, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize's latest External Trade release. Imports rose across nearly every commodity category, with only "Other Manufactures" declining for the month. Mineral Fuels and Lubricants
While most students are taking it easy during summer break, two young St Catherine’s Academy students, Kylie Hyde and Auriyah Banks, are spending their vacation helping young women and girls in need with the launch of their initiative, The Ruby Redemption. Featured on Open Your Eyes
