For thirty-one years, the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital has cared for Belizeans from across the country, but this week, the hospital is celebrating the people who make that care possible. Staff members are taking center stage as KHMH recognizes their service, commitment and contribution to
After three and a half years of stalled negotiations, KHMH workers may finally be closer to securing the agreement they have been waiting for. Talks over the hospital’s Collective Bargaining Agreement were expected to last just six months, but years of delays have kept better
The people protecting Belize’s forests and borders are getting more resources to take that fight deeper into some of the country’s most vulnerable areas. Three conservation groups will share more than one million Belize dollars to strengthen forest protection, support Indigenous-led conservation and expand patrols
For the first time in Belize’s history, a woman has joined the country’s highest ranks of national heroes. Gwen Lizarraga, a political trailblazer and Belize’s first woman cabinet minister, received the honor posthumously Thursday night during the Tribute to Belizean Patriots. Her recognition marked the
What does the next generation of Belizean music sound like? The Rising Riddims tour is answering that question by remixing the rhythms Belizeans know with the contemporary sounds young audiences enjoy. After performances in San Ignacio and Dangriga, the free concert series rolls into Orange
When officials told a group of Belizean women there was no land for them, Gwendolyn “Madame Liz” Lizarraga did not accept it. Her conviction to find a way was recognised on Thursday night during the Tribute to Belizean Patriots ceremony, held at the foot of
Three Belizean conservation organisations are receiving a combined total of $980,617 to strengthen forest protection, enforcement and community-based conservation in some of the country's most vulnerable border areas. The grants, supported by the Government of Belize, the European Union and the International Organization for Migration, will
Members of Belize's Coast Guard, Belize Defence Force and Police Department took part in a 45-mile torch run, marking 45 years of Belizean independence with a tribute to the country’s sovereignty, freedom and democracy. The run began in Cotton Tree, with Coast Guard members completing the
Fourteen passengers and two crew members made it home alive because one pilot kept his calm during a hijacking at knifepoint. On Thursday night, Belize recognised him for it. Pilot Howell Grange was one of 25 people conferred national awards at the Tribute to Belizean Patriots
A music project that began in May 2025 is bringing experimental sounds rooted in Belizean rhythms to audiences in Orange Walk and Belize City this weekend. Rising Riddims continues tonight, September 18, at the Banquitas House of Culture in Orange Walk from 7 p.m. to 10
