Back in December, the Belize Government Lotteries Limited announced that nine Belizeans had struck it lucky in the Million Dalla Jackpot draw. Eight of those winners quietly came forward and claimed their prizes. But one ticket holder never showed up. And because the thirty‑day redemption
There’s a surge of excitement around the newly nationalized hydropower company, so much so that Belizeans have snapped up more shares than were even available. Demand shot past expectations, with locals and major institutions applying for roughly four‑and‑a‑half million shares, about half a million more
The debate over the future of Belize’s telecom landscape is heating up again, this time with Minister Kareem Musa pushing back firmly against claims that the consolidation of BTL is paving the way for a monopoly. Musa says it’s actually the opposite, arguing that Belize
Every day, roughly eight hundred students from villages in Guatemala cross into Belize to attend school, learning in English and taking part in our education system. But processing all of those documents at the border can take time. Now, the Immigration Department has rolled out
Following the rollout of Belize’s new biometric screening system, done in partnership with the United States, there’s another major upgrade coming to our borders. A brand‑new, highly vetted unit of police and immigration officers is being formed to work directly with the U.S. Embassy. Their
Belize’s presiding officers have returned home after representing the country on the world stage at the Twenty‑Eighth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth in New Delhi, India. The high‑level gathering brought together leaders from more than sixty parliaments to tackle some of
Belize City’s softball community is feeling sidelined tonight; after learning they won’t be able to use Rogers Stadium for competition this year. The fence was torn down back in October to start reconstruction, but since then, no actual work has begun. Still, the Belize Softball
Guatamala’s Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martinez Alvarado said Guatemala has followed the International Court of Justice's process closely and will continue collaborating with the Organisation of American States (OAS). During today's engagement with the new OAS Secretary-General representative and Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca as “an essential
A woman has been found guilty of keeping another woman with learning difficulties captive for 25 years and forcing her to live as a slave. 56-year-old Mandy Wixon of Tewkesbury, in the southwest of England, subjected the victim to sustained physical abuse, starvation and forced labour
Paediatrician Dr Cecilio Eck is battling cancer once again. In an interview today, he confirmed today that his biliary tract cancer has returned, months after he resumed work following treatment last year. Dr Eck was first diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in 2024 and underwent several
