The Ministry of Sports’ ambitious plan to upgrade sports facilities across the country is already showing some early results with several projects completed or nearing completion. But while work is progressing at venues like Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Berger Field and Farber’s Road, there are still
Twenty-one students from communities near the Rio Bravo have received a meaningful push towards their academic goals today at the Programme for Belize's annual Book Scholarship Award Ceremony. Executive Director Edilberto Romero said the goal has always extended beyond tuition. "The idea is to give them
Belize Telemedia Limited (BTL) is closing the door on its proposed acquisition of Speednet. In an employee bulletin, BTL Chairman Markhelm Lizarraga told employees the company accepts Cabinet's decision not to support the $80 million acquisition of Speednet (SMART). “We respect Cabinet's decision and the process
Belizean and Salvadoran officials spent much of this week in San Salvador working through a packed regional agenda, from a leadership transition at the region's top integration body to a formal bilateral commission covering everything from trade to migration. The week began Tuesday with the installation
Two weeks after suffering a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, World Pediatric Project Country Director Milagro Garel is showing small but encouraging signs of progress. This is according to a series of updates shared by her husband, Joe Garel, with family, friends, and supporters following her recovery. Garel, a
Speednet Communications Ltd. issued its first public response after Cabinet announced it would not support BTL's proposed acquisition of the company. Speednet said BTL had approached the company with acquisition offers twice, once in 2022 and again in mid-2025. BTL walked away from the first round
France's Constitutional Council has blocked a proposed law that would have banned children under 15 from using social media platforms. The council ruled today that the bill was too broad and infringed upon freedom of expression and communication. The council stated that the draft bill failed
Police have formally charged a fisherman with the murder of Jose Luis Arteaga, a day after News Five reported conflicting accounts of what happened aboard a fishing vessel near Ranguana Caye. Police say thirty-three-year-old Mauri Julian Gomez fatally stabbed Arteaga on August 12th. Gomez was also
The Belize Department of Civil Aviation (BDCA) is tightening oversight of agricultural aviation after fatal accidents were recorded, including the July crash that killed veteran pilot Henry Plett in Spanish Lookout. Plett's fatal crash occurred during an aerial spraying mission. On Tuesday, the BDCA convened agricultural
Father Jeremy Zipple says his brain surgery was a success and the tumour has been removed, the St John's College priest confirmed on social media. Zipple, who has served in Belize for the past eight years, said he is now recovering in the Neuro ICU and
