President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for over 75 countries negotiating on trade and refraining from retaliation. This temporarily eased global trade tensions but kept pressure on key rivals like China. The decision caused a short-lived rally on Wall Street on Wednesday, with
One week after removing the carcass of a dead horse, a concerned Belize City resident is now dealing with a new, troubling situation—an injured horse found in their yard, accompanied by another healthy one. The resident says they have no idea how the animals ended
Residents of Maris Deena Street in Southside Belize City are facing costs they did not anticipate after their licence plates were stolen earlier this week. Early Tuesday morning, thieves targeted at least nine vehicles in the area, stealing license plates and two car batteries. Some plates
Belize took centre stage at a high-level CARICOM consultation today, warning of the economic fallout from the United States’ newly announced 10% reciprocal tariff under its “America First” trade policy. At the regional meeting, Director General of Foreign Trade Andy Sutherland presented Belize’s case, stating that
Three teenagers have been detained in connection with a video that surfaced showing a defenceless horse being viciously chopped in the head on Pitter Street in Belize City. The group of teenagers aged 19, 17, and 16, are also accused of stealing 15 horses from
Several concerned groups in San Pedro are rallying against the Cayo Rosario project and have devised a plan to halt its progress. At a public meeting on Tuesday night, the groups, united under the San Pedro Citizens for Sustainable Development, announced their intention to lawyer
Today, a family is heartbroken after twenty-four-year-old Luis Marin was tragically shot and killed in his home in Majestic Alley. According to the police, around ten p.m., Marin was hanging out with a family member in his apartment when a man approached and opened fire,
A government employee is in hot water, accused of stealing forty-three Chromebooks from the Government Bookstore on Saint Joseph Street back in February. A police investigation led to the discovery of nine of the devices all the way in Orange Walk. This morning, Ezbert Felix
Today, it was announced that Doctor Leroy Almendarez has been named the new Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, and Logistics. This news comes less than three months after Almendarez stepped down as C.E.O. of the Social Security Board, a position
This week, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) held a virtual hearing with the Government of Belize and the Maya Leaders Alliance to check in on the progress of the Maya Land Rights Consent Order. This order, agreed upon in 2015, aims to recognize the
