Eugene Thompson has lost his home, belongings and says he has no place to sleep after a fire gutted his Belama residence on Tuesday afternoon. Thompson says he had been living there for five years. According to him, the fire broke one day after a court
Celebrating Mexico’s Independence Day Today’s episode of Open Your Eyes marked Mexico’s Independence Day as the country celebrates on September 16th. Mexican Ambassador to Belize, H.E. Ana Luisa Vallejo Barba, joined the conversation to share the history, traditions, and cultural significance behind one of Mexico’s most important national celebrations. Ambassador
School bus transportation services across Belize are back in operation, says the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology. MOE issued a very short statement today announcing that “all school bus transportation services are now Operational.” The announcement comes after News 5 reported on Monday that some
Another billboard campaign placed across Belize City has opened a fresh public debate. This time it’s over a Guatemalan billboard campaign carrying the message, “Guatemala Welcomes You with Open Arms.” It adds, “Come for the landscapes, stay for the people, keep coming back.” It displays mountainous
Nearly $447,000 in vehicles and marine equipment has been handed over to the Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation (MBEMC) and the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute (CZMAI) to strengthen their coastal and marine management operations. The equipment was handed over on Monday at
Representatives from Belize’s National Assembly joined parliamentary officials from across the Caribbean for the “Applying AI and Digital Solutions to Modernize Parliamentary Practice” workshop at Florida International University earlier this month, focused on the use of artificial intelligence and digital tools in parliamentary work. The sessions
Belize is only days away from celebrating its 45th year of becoming a sovereign land. That is forty-five years of landmark events, memories, and achievements. But there’s even more in the years that led to September 21st 1981. Over the past few weeks, the National Institute
Opposition Leader Tracy Panton delivered her own address in response to Prime Minister John Briceño's State of the Nation Address. Panton is directly challenging his framing of the country's economic performance and accusing the government of leaving out serious issues facing everyday Belizeans. Panton opened by
The United States has acknowledged for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space, with the Air Force saying the systems are intended to defend U.S. forces against hostile action. The announcement comes as the United States faces growing concerns over Chinese and Russian
An extortion prosecution against Immigration Officer Monique Escalante has ended without a trial after the man who accused her of taking US$3,000 could not be brought before the court. She was charged in March 2024 after Jamaican traveller Janhoi Shaun-Dhee Richards alleged that Escalante and two
