Belize knows what it needs to fight climate change, but paying for it is the real challenge. The country’s latest climate plan puts the financing gap at one point three billion dollars, money Belize cannot raise on its own. That is why the Ministry of
Two young students are using art, kindness, and conversation to help change how Belize talks about mental health. Thirteen-year-old Arianna Grant and fourteen-year-old Jahmia Lodge of Saint Catherine Academy brought their “Every Mind Matters” initiative to the Lake-I Welcome Resource Center today. They hosted a
Young people are often told they are the leaders of tomorrow, but today, they were making it clear that their voices matter right now. The Department of Youth Services marked International Youth Day 2026 with a Youth Fest that put Belizean youth at the center
For many small business owners, having a good product is only one part of the challenge. The harder part is often figuring out how to market it, manage the money, go digital and eventually grow beyond the local market. That is the gap BELTRAIDE says
KTV The Remix turned up the guitars on night six, and the contestants delivered. Alternative rock took over the stage with hits from Olivia Rodrigo, Barenaked Ladies, 3 Doors Down and Coldplay. By the end of the night, two singers walked away with perfect scores,
Belize's labour movement is escalating its campaign against the BTL-Speednet deal, with two separate actions now on the calendar just days apart. The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) is calling on workers and Belizeans across the country to wear black this Friday. The NTUCB
BELTRAIDE's National MSME Roadshow has reached Belize City, seven of ten planned stops into its 2026 run before it wraps in Belmopan. Today’s event is bootcamp-style training day, with hour-long sessions covering e-commerce, financial literacy, digital marketing and export basics. “These are very very strategic topics
A brief church service turned into a devastating loss for one Orange Walk family on Sunday, after fire tore through their wooden home near Sparrow Street and San Lorenzo Road while they were out. Blanca Estela Pena, sixty-three, and her daughter Elia Meza, twenty, stepped out
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is calling on governments across the Americas to protect and strengthen Indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination. The IACHR is an autonomous body of the OAS responsible for promoting and protecting human rights across the Americas. The call comes as
According to CNN, when a 7.4 magnitude earthquake tore through Colombia on Monday, Brian Osorio Zuluaga rushed home on his motorbike, only to be stopped by the sight of a collapsed five-story building in Cali. He began shouting into the wreckage, ignoring warnings of a
