Belizean students in Jamaica are proving their resilience. Just one week after surviving the catastrophic Category Five Hurricane Melissa, they’re back in online classes. When we last spoke with them, these scholars were scrambling for supplies and bracing for impact. Thankfully, all Belizeans are safe
Jamaica is reeling from the fury of Hurricane Melissa; a monster Category 5 storm that slammed into the island on October twenty-eighth. The hurricane unleashed catastrophic winds, flooding, and storm surges, leaving entire communities in the dark and thousands displaced. Hard-hit parishes include St. Elizabeth,
A robotics competition in Panama ended in heartbreak. A sixteen-year-old Bahamian student, Madeline Thompson from St. Augustine’s College, tragically fell to her death during the event. She was attending the FIRST Global Challenge 2025, which ran from October twenty-ninth to November first. Just last week,
Belizean police officers are getting specialized training to better handle shooting investigations. The Ministry of Home Affairs, working alongside the U.S. Government, is teaching officers how to properly assess crime scenes and reconstruct what happened during a shooting. It’s all part of the Caribbean Firearms
Belize is taking part in a global conversation about how to protect oceans while growing economies. In collaboration with the African Union and the Global Water Partnership, the country is participating in a knowledge exchange focused on the Blue Economy. It is an approach that
Four residents of Cotton Tree Village have been charged for illegal possession of forest produce. The Belize Forest Department said authorities uncovered an illegal logging site in the southwest section of the Maya Forest Corridor. The discovery was made on Sunday by Wildlife Conservation Society rangers
The US government shutdown has now stretched to 35 days. This length of time now ties the record for the longest in American history. The last government shutdown that went on this long was during President Donald Trump's first term in 2018. This time around, the
According to the fire department, the fuel spill that alarmed Placencia residents over the weekend has now dissipated, but questions remain about where it came from and whether it could happen again. Initial tests by the Department of Environment (DOE) confirmed the substance was gasoline, not
The Supreme Court has dismissed Moses “Shyne” Barrow’s legal challenge over the use of the colour red in the 2025 general election, calling it “moot” and filed with “unreasonable delay”. Barrow, joined by co-claimant Alberto August, argued that the Elections and Boundaries Commission wrongly allowed candidates
Israel on Tuesday received what Hamas said were the remains of another deceased hostage held in Gaza, continuing a series of transfers under the US-brokered ceasefire deal that began last month. The coffin was transferred through the Red Cross and taken to Israel’s national forensics
