The classrooms were a little quieter today, but the Belize Civic Center was bursting with youthful energy and national pride. Hundreds of primary school students gathered for the annual Children’s Rally, filling the venue with patriotic colors, music and vibrant cultural performances. The event forms
The sound of steelpan was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but this weekend, its rhythms will bring the Caribbean together in Belize. Pan Yaad returns for the September Celebrations with “Fete and Foam,” featuring some of Belize’s leading steel bands and, for the first time,
Is the Briceño administration using public funds to attack its critics? That is the pointed question coming from Public Service Union President Dean Flowers, who is defending Union Senator Glenfield Dennison after an advertisement targeting the senator began circulating on social media this week. Flowers says the
Belize’s passport ranks 89th globally in 2026, with a mobility score of 101, according to Passport Reports. Belize’s mobility score has remained relatively stable in recent years, falling from 102 in 2025. Its global ranking also dropped from 81st last year to 89th this year. The score
Twenty-one-year-old Jaheim Sanchez was killed in a shooting on T Street in Belize City, with his mother describing a son who had been trying to build a better life. Sanchez’s mother, Shanice Ysaguirre, said she was at home when her partner told her that Jaheim had
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB), alongside several affiliate unions, is backing former BTL employee Erven Marin to replace Eric Eusey at BTL's Annual General Meeting on September 17th. “Marin, a former BTL employee with over 32 years of service, has demonstrated a longstanding
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca confirmed today that More Tomorrow Primary School will remain open. But for how much longer? Uncertainty continues to keep parents of the school's roughly 30 students, enrolled from Infant One through Standard Six, on edge. “We have employed another teacher, so there's
Pan Yaad is bringing together some of Belize’s leading steelpan groups and an international guest band from Trinidad and Tobago for this year’s September Celebrations. The 2026 edition, themed “Fete & Foam,” is set for Saturday, September 12 at 7 p.m. at Government House Compound in
“The reality is that we will continue to have this issue until we have a final judgment from the court.” That was Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Fonseca's reminder to Belize today, after the standoff between the Belize Territorial Volunteers (BTV) and 14 Guatemalan armed
Is the government now making it harder for its own watchdogs to see where the money is going? As the Mira Millions investigation continues under audit, the Public Service Union (PSU) is sounding the alarm over reports that Finance officers across the public service have had
