With just two weeks left before the 2026–2027 fiscal year begins, Prime Minister John Briceño used today’s Special Sitting of the House to deliver a sweeping look at Belize’s economic health and the road ahead. Over an hour and forty minutes, the prime minister moved
Tonight, there’s a deep sense of shock within the Belize Defense Force and among the family of one of its young soldiers. Twenty-nine-year-old Raheed Flowers, a full-time musician with the BDF Band, was killed during a stabbing incident in Belize City on Monday night. Police
Police have made an arrest in last Thursday’s broad‑daylight killing of Edward ‘Scrubby’ Saldano Jr., a shooting that sent Belize City on edge. Tonight, investigators say they’ve charged thirty-year-old Paul Sambula with Saldano’s murder. Saldano was gunned down at midday while riding his bicycle near
Tonight, a homeowner in Sand Hill Village is shaken and afraid after his house came under gunfire in the early hours of Monday morning. Just before three a.m., he heard several loud bangs. When he checked, he found shattered glass and bullet holes tearing through
Tonight, a Corozal family is still trying to catch its breath after a terrifying ordeal that felt like a nightmare come to life. A mechanic from San Narciso, Joe Mendez, says he got the kind of phone call every parent dreads, a stranger claiming his
The long-running extradition battle involving attorney Andrew Bennett returned to the Caribbean Court of Justice this morning, as Belize’s highest court revisited whether he can legally be sent to the United States to face criminal charges. In today’s hearing, CCJ judges dug into a key
Last week, we told you that Port of Belize Limited had finally submitted its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment to the Department of Environment. Tonight, there’s a major new development. Prime Minister John Briceño says government is gearing up to spend nine hundred million dollars
Earlier today, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to review Belize’s rule of law and investment climate, flagging investor disputes tied to the Stake Bank Island cruise port. In a letter, Mast cited concerns about compulsory land acquisition,
Members of the Belize Communications Workers for Justice took their fight straight to the nation’s capital today, gathering on the steps of the National Assembly in Belmopan. The group, made up of retired BTL employees and their supporters, says their long-standing dispute has hit a
At today’s House sitting, government moved to tighten the rules around two major oversight posts, the Ombudsman and the Contractor General. The new amendments aim to clear up exactly how these officials should be compensated, an issue that resurfaced after last year’s controversy over the
