Belize is taking its protest over the latest Sarstoon confrontation directly to Guatemala and the international community. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Guatemalan ambassador and formally objected to what it calls an increased Guatemalan presence in Belizean waters. That presence reportedly includes
The Michael Finnegan Market is more than a place to buy fresh produce or pick up the catch of the day. It is a lively community where vendors know their regular customers by name, prices are often open to negotiation and every sale counts. For
For generations, Belizeans have carried coins bearing the image of Queen Elizabeth the Second. Starting tomorrow, that familiar sight begins to change. The Central Bank of Belize is rolling out a new series of national coins that replaces the colonial-era portrait with images reflecting Belize’s
The government has finally answered organized labor, but the National Trade Union Congress of Belize says that response falls far short of what workers demanded. The NTUCB says the Prime Minister delivered his response eighteen days after the union’s August twenty-eighth deadline. But according to
Five years ago, BTL earned just over five million dollars in net profit. Today, that figure has climbed to a record thirty-six-point-nine million dollars. At its twentieth Annual General Meeting, Belize Telemedia Limited reported a five hundred and eighty-one percent surge in profits between 2020
One day after a court ordered Eugene Thompson out of his Belama home, fire destroyed everything he had spent five years building. Thompson says the blaze left him homeless, unemployed and battling the emotional toll of losing it all. Police now want to question his
Every person entering or leaving Belize passes through a system designed to verify their information, record their movement and flag potential security concerns. Now, about one hundred and twenty-five immigration officers are sharpening their ability to use MIDAS, the digital platform that manages traveler information
Belize’s Family Court has the power to order a person out of their home when a protection order is granted, even when that person is the owner or occupant of the property, attorney Richard “Dickie” Bradley says. That is what happened to Eugene Thompson, one day
Diesel prices remain above $15 a gallon, and Prime Minister John Briceño says the government is reviewing what additional relief it can provide as high fuel costs continue to put pressure on Belizeans. “As much as I don't like to admit it but successive governments have
Belizeans will get their first new coin series in over four decades starting tomorrow, and it comes without the Queen. The Central Bank of Belize rolls out its National Symbols Coin Series nationwide on 18th September, the first change to the country's coinage since the bank
