Climate experts from around the world gathered at the Grand Caribe Resort in San Pedro, Belize, for a global forum on strengthening the alignment between National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The forum, running from August 12 to 14, is co-organised by the
The Ministry of Sustainable Development and Climate Change announced the appointment of Edalmi Pinelo as the new Chief Climate Change Officer at the National Climate Change Office. Pinelo takes over from Dr. Lennox Gladden. She holds a master’s degree in Disaster Risk Management and Climate
We begin tonight’s newscast with a report of a serious traffic accident that has left a man in a critical condition at the K.H.M.H. and another with a police charge. The accident happened sometime after seven on Friday night, near mile thirteen on the Phillip
In crime news, a band of daring thieves, armed with guns, targeted Courts Belmopan branch early this morning. The burglars managed to carry out the plan undetected after they ambushed the company’s security guard and tied him up. Seven gun-toting thieves ambushed the guard before
Thieves were also busy up north, as a business at the Corozal Free Zone was broken into. The businessman told police that when he arrived at his store, he discovered that the bars securing the business were tampered with. Further checks confirmed his worst fears
Police are looking for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery in the Cayo District that has left two vegetable vendors wounded and without their van and cell phones. The incident happened just as the men arrived home in their van on Saturday. That
The lifeless body of a man was found floating in the sea near Punta Gorda Town on Saturday. A postmortem examination is still pending, but police say no sign of foul play was visible on the body of Victor Bol. A.C.P. Romero said today that
It may have happened in the past - a Boledo and lottery agent announces that there can be no more sale of a certain number for a particular draw. But for the first time since the Belize Government Lotteries Limited introduced a software system five
Last week, a teenager was severely injured while scuba diving in Belize, resulting in the loss of her leg. Today, she turns to the public for support following the traumatic incident. According to reports, fifteen-year-old Annabelle Carlson had completed a dive between Halfmoon and Hat
The Belmopan Humane Society is warning Belizeans to avoid conducting business with people who pose a potential risk to the wellbeing of animals in the country. Recently, U.S. national Abigail O’keeffe was flagged by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for owning
