Cabinet is opening the floor to the stakeholders at the centre of the BTL-Speednet controversy, inviting each side to make its case directly before deciding where government stands on the proposed acquisition. The first round of presentations is happening today, with the Belize Social Security Board,
The die-off along the Belize River may be slowing, but researchers say the damage already done could reshape the river's ecosystem for years to come, with critically endangered hicatee turtles and crocodiles now confirmed among the animals killed. Dr Donald McKnight, research director at the Savannah
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two disturbances in the Atlantic this week, with one system showing a strong likelihood of strengthening into a tropical depression in the coming days. According to the NHC's Tropical Weather Outlook, the first system is located in the central tropical
Fifteen scarlet macaws returned to the wild on Monday after being released by the Friends for Conservation and Development (FCD) alongside the Forest Department. The birds were rescued and spent an average of one hundred days in a specialised laboratory before their release. Each rescue decision
For the families of Allan Arnold, Darwin Monroy, and Theodore Swasso, Sunday morning brought news no loved one is ever prepared to hear. The three men died in a devastating motorcycle crash on Mahogany Street in Belize City. As relatives struggle with the shock and
Samuel Chi’s family now knows how he died, but they are still asking why. The thirty-two-year-old fisherman was found dead at sea last week after he and Albert Vaccaro went missing during a trip from Caye Caulker to the mainland. A post-mortem confirmed that Chi
The tragic death of Xue Liu has opened a painful conversation, not only about what happened along the Belize River, but about how little many people understand the challenges faced by families caring for children with special needs. Xue reportedly ran toward the river while
They are young men trained to save lives, but on Friday, the members of the 501 Lifeguard Rescue Team were called to do something even heavier: help a family face the unknown. A special needs teenager had vanished beneath the Belize River after reportedly fleeing
A Pomona farmer says he thought he was being robbed when three armed men in civilian clothing showed up on his farm with guns drawn. The forty-six-year-old was resting near a shed on Thursday when the men ordered him to put his hands up. He
Belize Telemedia Limited’s proposed acquisition of SMART is facing growing resistance from the very workers the company says it aims to benefit. According to the Belize Communications Workers Union, eighty-four percent of its membership now opposes the deal as it currently stands, marking a dramatic
