Driving Conservation Through Research and Education Belize is home to one of Central America's most iconic wildlife species—the Baird's tapir, the country's national animal. On today's episode of Open Your Eyes, Dr. Celso Poot, Managing Director and Founder of the Belize Tapir Project, highlighted the organization's ongoing efforts to
The Government of Belize conducted a three-phase hurricane preparedness simulation exercise for fisherfolk and fishing cooperatives in Dangriga Town last month. The Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Conservation (MBEMC) staged the one-day event in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Discussions on the future of Cuban medical professionals working in Belize are ongoing. This is according to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francis Fonseca. He says the Prime Minister raised the matter directly with a top U.S. official during a recent trip to Washington. "The Prime Minister
Minister of Education Francis Fonseca saying he wants an official Cabinet briefing before he weighs in publicly on the proposed BTL-Speednet deal. "What I know so far is just what has been reported in the media. I expect that at our next Cabinet meeting we will
Twenty-four-year-old Belize City labourer Lennox Linford Gentle was formally arrested and charged with the June murder of 29-year-old Kiffer McKenzie. McKenzie was gunned down in broad daylight on Albert Street in Belize City while his two young children sat inside the vehicle with him. According to
At just 13 and 14 years old, Arianna Grant and Jahmia Lodge are proving you're never too young to make a difference. The two Saint Catherine Academy students have launched 'Every Mind Matters’, an initiative they hope can raise bigger awareness on mental health and highlight
BTL says its proposed takeover of Speednet is a bold investment in Belize’s digital future. But before the deal can move forward, regulators and the public may want answers to a few important questions: Will this make telecom services better, cheaper, and more reliable, or
As BTL directors met to decide the future of one of the country's biggest telecommunications deals, union representatives stood outside demanding answers. They say a decision that could impact every Belizean customer shouldn't be made without public scrutiny. Now, amid reports that the acquisition received
As BTL pushes ahead with its proposed acquisition of Speednet, the National Trade Union Congress of Belize says one key voice has been sidelined: organized labor. NTUCB President Ella Waight says the union body has consistently placed its concerns on record, but those concerns have
The proposed BTL-Speednet buyout may still have to go before the Public Utilities Commission, but Public Service Union President Dean Flowers says Belizeans should not sit back and wait for regulators to decide the country’s future. Flowers is urging Belizeans to speak out against today’s
