Last Tuesday, the Belize Defense Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit determined that a crude object found onboard a Maya Island Air flight from San Pedro was an improvised explosive device, [...]
The U.S. Department of Labour has issued its 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, looking at children’s work and education in countries across the world. There is [...]
We’ve been reporting on the Laguna and Yemeri Grove issue over the Maya traditional land distribution system versus what the residents of Yemeri Grove say is encroachment. Based on the [...]
Girls and women are disproportionately affected by climate change. Gender disparities have resulted in threats to the safety, health, and livelihoods of these groups, all of which are amplified during [...]
Tacos have been a Belizean staple in every city, town, and village over the last three decades. Many vendors have raised their families by making and selling tacos. They have [...]
Prime Minister John Briceño delivered his annual Independence Day address last Thursday in Belmopan, where an official ceremony was held in commemoration of Belize’s forty second anniversary of self-rule. His [...]
And, Prime Minister Briceño was also asked about a recent television ad in which Gulab Sharma, one of the principal investors in Portico Enterprises Limited, is being heavily criticized. This [...]
A month has passed since Andre Perez, the Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation was granted a leave of absence from Cabinet. The investigation into allegations of predatory behavior [...]
Today, Minister of Education and Culture and fellow attorney, Francis Fonseca was asked to comment on the incident involving Matura and the Guatemalan flag, and he was candid in saying [...]
Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez remains on a leave of absence, as an investigation into a sex scandal involving the cabinet minister is being concluded. On August twenty-first, [...]
It was a process that began earlier this year and will now see the cost of sanitary pads and other feminine products reduced in stores nationwide. The Don’t Tax My [...]
Four men were brought before the court today where they were slapped with charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and loitering. Shemar Foreman, Leon Shane Vernon, Dexter Belisle [...]
And this morning, Corozal Junior College hosted the first Round Table Discussion in collaboration with the People’s Constitution Commission. The discussion is entitled, Young Minds Conferring- The Belizean Perspective. The [...]
September tenth is the annual Commemoration of the Battle of Saint George’s Caye. It is also World Suicide Prevention Day. In Belize City on Thursday night, a candlelight vigil was [...]
Earlier in the news we reported that World Suicide Prevention Day will be celebrated this weekend. Suicide is a sensitive issue that many families are grappling with when they realize [...]
Despite having rogue cop in the department, as well as incidents of police brutality and, in extreme cases, death, police officers are sworn to protect and serve. But they are [...]
According to Schulte’s attorney, they were fruitful in having the High Court declare that portion of the Families and Children’s Act unconstitutional. Magali Marin-Young, SC, Attorney-at-law “We were able [...]
B.N.T.U. President Ruth Shoman assumed office on July third, succeeding Senator Elena Smith in the leadership of the teachers union. Her tenure, in the first instance, was for a period [...]
Prime Minister Briceño also contended that what is done in a private setting should remain private, unless of course it is an illegal act. He further revealed that Minister Perez [...]
The murder of Belize City businessman, Ricardo Borja continues to be investigated by police. As we recently reported, a real estate agent from southern Belize, Frik de Meyere was detained [...]
Today marks one week since a young man left his home in Concepcion Village, messaged his mother informing her that he was going fishing with his father-in-law, as he normally [...]
Allegations of sexual misconduct made against Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation, Andre Perez, by attorney Wendy Auxillou, remain in the news tonight. On Monday, the embattled minister was [...]
The Leader of the Opposition, while on record, also publicized the so-called double standard at play. Barrow challenged the NGO community, as well as the various feminist groups, to come [...]
But what about a criminal investigation being launched by the Belize Police Department? While the Attorney General is assigned to look into the matter separately, Opposition Leader Shyne Barrow is [...]
Embattled Belize Rural South Area Representative Andre Perez has taken a leave of absence from his responsibilities as Minister of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation. The decision comes amid a [...]
