The Belize City Council has wrapped up its audits for 2022 and 2023. Mayor Wagner announced that the council’s website will soon be updated with the audited financials. He also shared some insights into what the audits revealed. [caption id="attachment_32978" align="alignright" width="300"]
Back in November, the Belize City Council wrapped up a study on damaged streets across the country, estimating that repairs would cost approximately one point six million dollars. Now, more than two months later, most of those streets are still in disrepair. So, what's the
The Belize City Council is finally paying off the eight hundred-thousand-dollar debt owed to the Belize Waste Control, which caused a garbage crisis in the Old Capital late last year. Thankfully, garbage collection resumed before the end of 2024. Mayor Bernard Wagner credited Prime Minister
On Monday, we shared how the recent downpours have thrown a wrench in the works for delivering quality sugarcane to the Tower Hill Factory. The fields are waterlogged, and the roads are a muddy mess, making them nearly impossible to navigate. The relentless rain has
Cane farmers are facing significant financial losses. When the mill must shut down due to a lack of cane to process, it hits the factory hard too. Mac McLachlan, the General Manager of the A.S.R/B.S.I. sugar mill, agrees that diversifying with different types of sugarcane
In 2024, Belize's tourism industry hit a major milestone, welcoming an impressive five hundred, sixty-two thousand, four hundred and five overnight visitors. This not only matches the pre-pandemic record set in 2019 but surpasses it by a remarkable eleven point eight percent. After the severe
The race to build the first cruise terminal in Belize City harbor has hit a major roadblock. The Stake Bank tourism development project is tangled in legal issues, the Port of Belize Limited has been taken over by the government, and the Port of Magical
Belizeans across the country will be celebrating the birthday of George Price this Wednesday. Known as the Father of the Nation, Price led Belize to independence in September 1981 and became the country's first prime minister. He would have turned 105 tomorrow. However, celebrating his
The contract between the Kolbe Foundation and the Government of Belize for managing the Belize Central Prison is still up in the air. The previous agreement expired in mid-2024, and despite a recent meeting, both sides have raised concerns about the path forward. Once again,
Commissioner of Police Chester Williams has led the Belize Police Department longer than any of his predecessors. Despite setting this record, the top cop might be eyeing a gradual retirement. But what does his political boss think about his potential departure from law enforcement? When
