Three years after a tragic highway collision claimed the lives of two students from Centro Escolar Mexico Junior College, the High Court has ruled that the Government of Belize bears primary responsibility. On October 11, 2022, 21-year-old Jorge Vargas and several classmates were travelling home in
A 25-year-old American entertainer’s Belize vacation was cut short after customs officers found marijuana in his luggage upon arrival. Elijah Quartey Mack, from Texas, landed in Belize on Monday aboard a Delta flight from Atlanta. But when his suitcase was searched at the Philip Goldson International
Police have charged 34-year-old Executive Director of Thirsty Thursdays in Belize City Khris Rosado for the fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of Police Constable Arcenio Cus.
Prime Minister John Briceño has made some major moves in his Cabinet. Tonight, five senior government ministers have seen a complete shift in their portfolios. This Cabinet reshuffle comes exactly five years since the Briceño administration took office in November 2020 and eight months into
As we reported, this shuffle comes at a time when the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Police Department have been under intense public scrutiny. Remember the Joseph Budna abduction case? Police officers were accused of being involved, and initial calls for an independent investigation
Today, the Senate debated the highly controversial safe third country agreement. If it goes through, Belize will start taking in asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean who’ve been turned away by the United States. The Opposition is against the agreement, calling it a
Social partner senators raised a big question, why wasn’t there proper consultation before this agreement was signed? They say decisions like this need input from all stakeholders, not just a quick signature. [caption id="attachment_70198" align="alignright" width="300"] Glenfield
The Senate was busy today, and one hot topic on the agenda was the Gaming and Lotteries Control Bill 2025. This proposed law aims to repeal, replace, and consolidate several pieces of legislation that govern gambling in Belize. Now, after a lively and robust debate,
Belize City is back online tonight after a marathon twelve-hour blackout that started just after midnight. For residents, it was a tough throwback to life without electricity, no lights, no fans, and plenty of frustration. Belize Electricity Limited says the outage was triggered by a
Belize is advancing its clean energy goals as senior representatives from the Ministries of Finance, Public Utilities, and Energy return from a high-level training in Belgium centered on cutting-edge energy storage technologies. The five-day program, hosted by the World Bank and its Energy Storage Partnership,
