Fewer young Belizeans are choosing careers in agriculture, but one summer camp at Central Farm is trying to change that. The Cayo Central Youth in Agriculture Summer Camp wrapped up with a certificate distribution ceremony on Friday. It capped off a week that introduced 116 kids
India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned following a week of nationwide protests over an exam leak scandal that sparked widespread outrage and intensified calls for accountability. The demonstrations, led by the youth-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), drew hundreds of thousands of students into the streets
A new assistive technology that allows users to control computers and smartphones with their tongue has officially gone on sale in the United States. It offers another option for people with limited hand or arm mobility. The device, called MouthPad, was developed by U.S.-based startup Augmental
Thirty-nine-year-old Tatiana Alvarado died on Saturday afternoon after the motorcycle she was riding collided with an SUV along the Thomas Vincent Ramos Highway in southern Belize. The crash occurred near Bella Vista Village, between Miles 44 and 45. Police said 26-year-old Daunte Oliver Eden Noralez of
Police are investigating two separate shootings over the weekend, one that left a man dead in western Belize and another that injured a 19-year-old in Belize City. According to police, 25-year-old twin brothers Denvoy and Delroy Bartley were socialising with others on Saturday in Unitedville at
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali today named the members of the Commission of Inquiry into the MV Barima disaster, with Belizean Godfrey Philip Smith set to chair the panel. Smith currently serves as CARICOM High Level Representative for Law and Criminal Justice and as an ad hoc
An unexplained fish die-off in Caye Caulker has left residents searching for answers after videos showed large numbers of small fish floating lifeless in the waters surrounding La Isla Cariñosa. The incident has alarmed residents, who say the smell from the dead fish has spread across
Immigration Minister Kareem Musa says the Belizean diaspora numbers more than 300,000 people, a figure close to 75% of Belize's resident population, with the majority living in the United States. "About 81%, I should say, are in the United States," Musa said on Thursday. He presented
While the University of Belize recently submitted its application for institutional accreditation, the university's School of Medicine is following a separate path with its own accreditation process. UB President Dr Vincent Palacio said on Thursday that the medical programme is "seeking its own accreditation" through the
Not long ago, scandals and public discontent would have been enough to bring Belize’s unions into the streets. Their ability to mobilize workers and galvanize public support helped shape some of the country's most defining political moments. Today, however, amid mounting scrutiny over the Mira
