Belize’s Miss Universe, Isabella Zabaneh, is used to standing in the spotlight, but this weekend, it was her politics, not her crown, that drew attention. Zabaneh is facing backlash after publicly supporting calls to increase government’s ten-thousand-dollar spending threshold during the PUP’s National Party Council
Belize has gone six months without an Ombudsman, and former officeholder Major Gilbert Swaso says that gap is more than an administrative delay, it is a threat to public accountability. Government says the hold-up is tied to plans to transform the Ombudsman’s Office into a
Chicken is a staple on many Belizean dinner tables, but families will now have to dig a little deeper to put it there. The Belize Poultry Association says the price of whole chicken is going up because producers can no longer absorb rising costs. According
The sargassum problem is no longer just a headache for the islands. The foul-smelling seaweed is now piling up along the Belize City coastline, bringing the stench, the mess, and the economic worry right to the city’s doorstep. Residents and business owners say the buildup
The race for the PUP’s Belize City mayoral nomination is still wide open, despite Mayor Bernard Wagner publicly backing his son-in-law, Deputy Mayor Eluide Miller. Wagner says Miller has the work ethic and values to lead City Hall, but that endorsement has stirred debate among
CARICOM leaders spent much of today behind closed doors in Castries, Saint Lucia, as they tackled a full agenda on the first working day of their four-day summit. From regional security and economic pressures to climate resilience and cooperation across the Caribbean, heads of government
Belize City’s historic Swing Bridge is finally headed for a major rebuild. The century-old landmark, Central America’s last manually operated swing bridge, will be reconstructed through a twenty-eight-million-dollar Belize-Japan partnership. Mayor Bernard Wagner says the project may cause short-term disruptions, but it forms part of
The sight of injured and malnourished horses wandering through Belize City has sparked fresh outrage, but City Hall says its hands are tied without stronger national laws. Animal welfare advocates are again calling for horses to be banned from the city, arguing that repeated abuse
The legal community paused today to celebrate the lives of two women whose work helped shape Belize's justice system for generations. Judges, attorneys, family members, and colleagues gathered at the Supreme Court in Belize City for a special memorial sitting honoring former Senior Counsel Robertha
Good evening, Belize, I am Paul Lopez with this week’s installment of Sports Monday. Tonight we will feature a young MMA athlete who delivered what is arguably one of the best knockout highlights in an amateur fight recently, eighteen-year-old Dominic Beaino. It took Beaino all but
