Twenty-nine small business owners each received grants of seven thousand dollars today. BELTRAIDE continues its push to strengthen Belize’s small business sector through the Belize Enterprise Empowerment Project, better known as BEEP. We were there as officials highlighted how this program is opening doors and
After the release of some MICS survey results from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) raised concerns about E. coli in drinking water, both Belize Water Services (BWS) and the Ministry of Health reassured the public that the water remains safe to drink. Today, the
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has issued a sharply worded statement accusing Channel 7 News Director Jules Vasquez of launching “petty, personal, malicious, and ridiculous attacks” against Prime Minister John Briceño. The OPM’s response follows a November 26 Channel 7 social media post reporting
Belize is in for a wet weekend as a frontal system moves into the country and stalls. This system will bring widespread rain and thunderstorms. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon said today that a moist northerly airflow is what has already produced significant rainfall, mainly in central
Many families across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) wait every month for money to be sent by relatives living abroad. That money is fuelling a historic growth in Central America, with overall remittances at record highs. These family-to-family transfers pay for food, rent, school fees,
The Belize Port Authority (BPA) has announced that the Mexican-flagged offshore supply vessel Captain America will make a brief visit to Belizean waters for legal compliance purposes. According to the BPA, the vessel, which bears IMO number 9526382 and primarily operates within Mexican waters, is required
Raúl Rocha, president and partial owner of the Miss Universe organization, has been charged with alleged involvement in drug, weapons, and fuel trafficking between Guatemala and Mexico, according to Telemundo. Rocha is reportedly seen as a leader of a network smuggling fuel across the Usumacinta
Many students study tourism management at the University of Belize, but how many actually end up working in the industry? The Belize Tourism Board admits it does not have exact figures on how many tourism graduates remain in the industry, but acknowledges the issue is a
A massive fire sweeping through a large public housing complex in Hong Kong has killed at least 83 people, with hundreds more still unaccounted for, marking the city’s deadliest disaster in decades. The blaze, which began Wednesday afternoon, continued burning into Thursday as firefighters battled
Belize’s tourism industry is looking ahead with renewed confidence after months of fluctuating visitor numbers and concern over the U.S. federal government shutdown. That shutdown ended just as Belize enters its high season, and industry leaders say the timing could not be better. At a
