Oscar Mira may have stepped away from Cabinet and disappeared from public view, but he is suddenly back on the political stage. Next Tuesday marks three months since Prime Minister John Briceño announced that Mira had agreed to step aside as Minister of Home Affairs
For thousands of Belizean students, internet access is quickly becoming as essential as books and classrooms. Government says it has invested two million dollars to expand connectivity across more than two hundred schools, benefiting over seventy-eight thousand learners. Prime Minister John Briceño says that investment
For Black Orchid Resort, its name represents far more than one of Belize’s most striking native flowers. The black orchid has long symbolized beauty, strength and resilience, thriving even with little care. Those same qualities inspired the identity of the Burrell Boom resort. In this
The pain at the pump is spreading far beyond motorists. With diesel now costing well over fifteen dollars a gallon, bus operators and businesses are paying more to move people and goods, costs that could eventually reach consumers. Calls for government intervention are growing, and
Market vendors say they are caught in the middle. They are paying more for basic produce, but customers are refusing to absorb the higher prices. On Monday, vendors at the Michael Finnegan Market blamed the Belize Marketing and Development Corporation for what they described as
A seven-acre property along the Belize River has been stripped of vegetation from the water’s edge to the highway embankment, triggering concerns about erosion and possible damage to the riverbank ecosystem. Environmental authorities are now investigating the large-scale clearing at mile six-and-a-half on the Philip
Belize’s tourism industry is heading into the high season with some ground to recover. Overnight arrivals fell by roughly five percent in June compared to the same month last year, and Tourism Minister Anthony Mahler says the slowdown continued in the months that followed, with
Investigators now know what triggered the massive fish kill in the Belize River Valley, but can authorities prevent it from happening again? The Department of the Environment says floodwaters swept organic material, fertilizers and pollutants from several sources into the river, creating the conditions that
For thirty-one years, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has cared for Belizeans during some of their most difficult moments. But this week, the hospital is turning its attention to the doctors, nurses and support staff who keep its doors open and its services running. Anniversary
Greater Belize Media’s Rick Romero has tied for second place in the Belize International Film Festival’s Short Screenplay Competition for his script, Along Came a Canoe. Romero’s screenplay was one of 16 entries submitted to this year’s competition. Six were selected as finalists before three scripts
