As part of the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming, experts from regional institutions, governments, and civil society gathered to share experiences and reflections and to address the challenges of strengthening family farming in the region. The Food and
Chief Justice of Belize Louise Esther Blenman delivered a stirring keynote address at the Hugh Wooding Law School graduation ceremony on October 5, 2024, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Blenman called on the 213 graduates "to uphold the rule of law and contribute
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Brian A. Nichols continues his diplomatic visit to Belize. On Tuesday, Nichols engaged with Leader of the Opposition (LOO) Moses "Shyne" Barrow at the Sleeping Giant Resort. In a statement posted on Facebook, the LOO stated, “We discussed education and
Hurricane Milton is on track to become one of the most destructive hurricanes in west-central Florida's history, according to the National Hurricane Center. In NHC's latest reports, the storm's centre is moving northeast at 17 mph. It has maximum sustained winds of approximately 145 mph,
Police say that 53-year-old Gustavo Cardenas from Douglas Village caused the untimely death of 19-year-old Kristian Beaza. Baeza was killed on Sunday night near the San Roman junction on the Philip Goldson Highway in a road traffic accident. Investigators say that Cardenas was drunk and driving
Mexican authorities are urgently seeking the public's assistance in locating a Belizean father and son who were last seen on October 8, 2024, in Subteniente López, Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo. The missing individuals are identified as 19-year-old Johan Josué Cámara and his father, 48-year-old
On Monday, we shared a story about the effects of bullying on kids in Belize. One of the cases we focused on was Dominick Alvarado, a thirteen-year-old, second-form student at Saint John’s College, who was seriously hurt in what appears to be a bullying incident.
It’s been almost a year and a half since King Charles III’s grand coronation, and today, Prime Minister John Briceño had a chat with him over the phone. Belize was well-represented at the coronation by Governor General Dame Froyla Tzalam, Minister Francis Fonseca, and Cabinet
Thirty-nine-year-old Michael Zuniga, a legal assistant at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, was arraigned today on three charges, following a traffic accident in Ladyville on Monday. Police suspect that Zuniga might have been drinking, which is why he didn’t provide a blood
Tonight, Earl Baptist Junior, is serving his second night of his remaining twenty-three-year sentence after he was found guilty of murder in July and handed down a twenty-five-year jail term. Earlier this year, Baptist Junior was found guilty of the murder of thirty-two-year-old Leslie Norman
