On Monday night, just days after the barricades came down at the popular Belize City hangout spot, Hangar, residents say they heard what sounded like gunfire. Some even claim it was a full clip being emptied. Police rushed to the scene, but after checking things
Tonight, we’re talking about a big global conversation that’s all about protecting our oceans while growing our economies. Belize has teamed up with the African Union and the Global Water Partnership for what they’re calling a knowledge exchange. Sounds fancy, right? But here’s the simple
Belizean students in Jamaica are proving their resilience. Just one week after surviving the catastrophic Category Five Hurricane Melissa, they’re back in online classes. When we last spoke with them, these scholars were scrambling for supplies and bracing for impact. Thankfully, all Belizeans are safe
Jamaica is reeling from the fury of Hurricane Melissa; a monster Category 5 storm that slammed into the island on October twenty-eighth. The hurricane unleashed catastrophic winds, flooding, and storm surges, leaving entire communities in the dark and thousands displaced. Hard-hit parishes include St. Elizabeth,
A robotics competition in Panama ended in heartbreak. A sixteen-year-old Bahamian student, Madeline Thompson from St. Augustine’s College, tragically fell to her death during the event. She was attending the FIRST Global Challenge 2025, which ran from October twenty-ninth to November first. Just last week,
Belizean police officers are getting specialized training to better handle shooting investigations. The Ministry of Home Affairs, working alongside the U.S. Government, is teaching officers how to properly assess crime scenes and reconstruct what happened during a shooting. It’s all part of the Caribbean Firearms
Belize is taking part in a global conversation about how to protect oceans while growing economies. In collaboration with the African Union and the Global Water Partnership, the country is participating in a knowledge exchange focused on the Blue Economy. It is an approach that
Four residents of Cotton Tree Village have been charged for illegal possession of forest produce. The Belize Forest Department said authorities uncovered an illegal logging site in the southwest section of the Maya Forest Corridor. The discovery was made on Sunday by Wildlife Conservation Society rangers
The US government shutdown has now stretched to 35 days. This length of time now ties the record for the longest in American history. The last government shutdown that went on this long was during President Donald Trump's first term in 2018. This time around, the
According to the fire department, the fuel spill that alarmed Placencia residents over the weekend has now dissipated, but questions remain about where it came from and whether it could happen again. Initial tests by the Department of Environment (DOE) confirmed the substance was gasoline, not
