Orange Walk Town is set for a facelift as several major infrastructure projects get underway across the municipality. Funded through an IDB-supported development program, the initiatives include upgrades to Main Street, expansion of the town market, and the construction of a new river walk along
Belize’s diplomatic representative in Canada remains under investigation, but officials here say they are still waiting for Canadian authorities to provide answers. Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca says there has been no further update from Toronto in the case involving Kennedy Carillo, Belize’s Representative to the
Hard drugs are no longer just a law enforcement concern. Their growing use among young Belizeans is also putting the country’s public health and mental health systems under pressure. As authorities report seizures involving drugs beyond marijuana, Health Minister Kevin Bernard says Belize needs a
As Belize prepares to observe World Suicide Prevention Day on September tenth, health officials are encouraging Belizeans to check in on one another and start conversations that could save lives. This year's observance, guided by the theme "Changing the Narrative on Suicide," will feature a
Belize is putting millions behind a plan to build a stronger healthcare workforce from the ground up. Sixty-eight students pursuing careers in nursing, medicine, mental health, biomedical engineering and other critical fields will receive scholarships through a two-point-five-million-dollar initiative. The Ministries of Health and Education
Sargassum is no longer just an eyesore on Belize’s beaches. It is becoming a costly threat to the coastal experience that attracts roughly seventy percent of the country’s visitors. In Placencia today, thick mats of seaweed covered sections of the shoreline, once again forcing residents
Belize’s first National Sports Summit is already opening doors beyond the conference room. PanAm Sports Secretary General Jimena Saldaña, one of the world’s leading sports executives, spent two days meeting with government officials, sporting federations and the Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. Saldaña says
Two families are mourning the loss of a couple killed in a motorcycle crash on the Philip Goldson Highway near Mile Five on Wednesday morning. Joseph Williams, 32, and Sherlene Rodriguez, 42, collided with a BMW driven by 22-year-old Pedro Espat. Williams was pronounced dead on
The Belize Fisheries Department says two men are facing charges after officers, assisted by the Belize Police Department, intercepted a pickup truck along the Hattieville-Boom Road following a brief pursuit during an early morning enforcement operation today. According to the Department, a search of the vehicle
Bus operators will continue receiving a $2-per-gallon fuel subsidy through March 2027, which is beyond the three-month period the Belize Bus Association (BBA) originally requested. It was approved on Wednesday. According to Transport Minister Doctor Louis Zabaneh, Cabinet did not need to renegotiate terms, since most
