The Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has assured the public that rain will not affect the 29th Expo Belize Marketplace, scheduled for this weekend at the Marion Jones Stadium in Belize City. In a statement, the BCCI team said it has been working with
A San Ignacio businessman has been arrested in connection with a serious traffic accident that left two police officers injured on Sunday, September 7. Dijon McNab, 31, faces multiple charges, including Negligent Grievous Harm, Negligent Wounding, Driving Without Due Care and Attention, Failing to Keep as
Belizean youth advocate Ashley Longford has been elected as the Caribbean Regional Representative for the Commonwealth Students’ Association (CSA). Her election was confirmed yesterday, and her term will run from 2025 to 2028. She now joins nine student leaders who make up the new CSA
Minister of Climate Change Orlando Habet has introduced the Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Bill 2025, which he described as “the very first climate bill in the history of Belize.” Habet said, “Mr Speaker, this is the Climate Change and Carbon Market Initiatives Bill 2025.
The government has issued flood alerts for several parts of the country, warning residents in vulnerable areas to exercise extreme caution. According to the Friday afternoon forecast, Regions 7 and 9 are expected to remain at normal levels, while Regions 11 and 13 are experiencing above-normal
It has now been three weeks since the abduction of Joseph Budna, and the investigation has yielded no suspects, no arrests, no charges and no meaningful answers. On August 22, Budna was taken by three men in the heart of Orange Walk Town, just steps away
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has opened dialogue with key stakeholders to address growing concerns over school hair policies and how they are enforced across the country. Led by Minister of Education Oscar Requena, the meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Belmopan brought
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election and sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison. A Supreme Court panel found Bolsonaro guilty on five counts, including plotting a coup d’état, leading an armed criminal
Ellis Gilbert Meighan, 33, was today arraigned at the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on four indictable offenses: murder, attempted murder, use of deadly means of harm, and dangerous harm. The charges stem from the April 2024 shooting in Placencia that left Roy Lee Burgess dead and
Police are investigating an attempted murder in Belize City that has left a 28-year-old man recovering in the hospital. Around 10:32 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, officers responded to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, where they found Esau Louima, a Belize City resident, suffering from gunshot
