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Briceño Administration Resolves Onerous B.I.S.L. Debt at a Discount

The Belize International Services Limited, the parent company for the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, IMMARBE, and the International Business Companies Registry, I.B.C., was forcibly acquired by government under [...]

Government will Borrow From Itself to Cover B.I.S.L. Debt

The decision handed down by the C.C.J. two years ago disparaged the Barrow administration, describing the appropriation of the registries as, “constitutionally immoral and failing to meet the standards set [...]

O.A.S. Secretary General Luis Almagro Visits Belize

Secretary General Luis Almagro, of the Organization of American States, called on Prime Minister John Briceño during a visit to Belize today. The head of the O.A.S. last visited Belize [...]

Secretary General Almagro Encourages Belize and Guatemala to Strengthen Ties

The territorial dispute between Guatemala and Belize, despite the matter being taken to the World Court for settlement, is also an area of concern for the O.A.S.  Notwithstanding the pending [...]

E.U. Funding for O.A.S. Office at Adjacency Zone Continues

Notwithstanding the protracted nature of the age-old dispute and the funding that has gone into keeping the O.A.S. office at the Adjacency Zone open, Secretary General Almagro and Prime Minister [...]

Gales Point Villagers to Vulcan: “Go Away!”

It’s a quiet fishing community off the Coastal Road, fifty-three miles by land from Belize City and twenty-seven miles from Dangriga. But residents of Gales Point Manatee say they have [...]

Tour Guide Drowns in Lagoon in Gales Point Manatee Village

Ladyville tour guide and businessman, Benigno Betancourt, popularly known as Ben, met an untimely death on Saturday evening when he drowned while on an expedition in Gales Point Manatee Village. [...]

Police: Drowned Victim Jumped into Lagoon to Test Water Depth

Today, the Police Department’s Communications Director, Assistant Superintendent Fitzroy Yearwood, confirmed that it was Betancourt who took his family on the lagoon and that he jumped into the water to [...]

N.P.C. Attempts to Repair a Shattered Opposition

The United Democratic Party’s National Party Council met over the weekend, in another attempt at putting an end to the internal strife that threatens to destroy the U.D.P. at its [...]

A Fractured U.D.P. Set to Protest in Belize City

Despite the internal turmoil, the United Democratic Party is planning a protest for Tuesday in Belize City. On Thursday of last week, Assistant Commissioner of Police Howell Gillett, the Regional [...]

U.D.P. Chairman to ComPol Williams,”From Police to Politician”

Chairman Peyrefitte contends that his application to protest was denied on political grounds. He accuses the Commissioner of Police of attempting to muffle the U.D.P., asserting that ComPol Williams’ feelings [...]

Son Attacks Father before Burning Down House

A man is in police custody following a fire in Dangriga on Saturday night. A reportedly intoxicated Michael Flores visited his father’s house in the Wagierale area of the town. [...]

Still No Arrests in Murder of Leroy Cus

This afternoon, police released the official results of a post-mortem examination carried out on the body of Leroy Cus. The graphic designer of Belmopan died from multiple penetrating stab wounds [...]

Armed Robbery in Belize City

Three men were the victims of an armed robbery on Saturday night in Belize City. Darwin Henderson reported to police that around ten-thirty p.m., he was on Baracat Street with [...]

Drunk Driver Runs Over, Kills Minor in Ladyville R.T.A.

Orange Walk resident Elias Reynoso has been charged with Manslaughter by Negligence, following a fatal road traffic accident in Ladyville. Details are that Reynoso was behind the wheel of a [...]

Premier League of Belize Investigates Attack on Player in Independence Village

The Premier League of Belize (P.L.B.) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a brawl that took place at the end of a football match between Altitude FC and Verdes FC in [...]

Dr. Jose Moguel, “A Trail Blazer”, “A Corner Stone Pillar”, in the Public Health Sector

Tonight, health practitioners from across the country are mourning the loss of a devoted Belizean doctor. Senior Surgeon at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Doctor Jose Moguel passed away over [...]

Collectively Strengthening the National Response to HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS continues to be a priority in Belize and the National Health Insurance, in collaboration with the Social Security Board, has been able to secure an almost three million U.S.-dollar [...]

Back-to-School Supplies for St. Martin’s Kids

Over the weekend, the Saint Martin’s Community Hub distributed approximately one hundred and fifty school bags and stationeries to primary school children across the community. The hub is one of [...]

Belize’s Power-lifting Team Returns Home with Gold & Bronze Medals

They competed for the first time regionally in 2018, as power-lifters, and came back with medals. That set the stage for the Belize Power-lifting Association to once again prepare a [...]