Twelve years ago, one non-profit organization began working on a project to rehabilitate the population of a critically endangered animal in Belize. Today, the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education, BFREE, is leading the charge across the region to prevent the Central American River
The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is strategizing ways to further improve its services to the public. Tuesday at the cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister John Briceño, K.H.M.H. C.E.O. Chandra Cansino made a presentation in which she provided an update on the status of the
The Placencia Polyclinic is finally open for business, and it is a welcome change for residents of the peninsula who, for years, have had to travel elsewhere to receive emergency medical attention. The clinic was built through the efforts of the Belize Tourism Board and
The fate of the University Hospital is still undecided as cabinet deliberates where the building will be constructed. Last year, the Government of Belize signed a forty-five-million-dollar loan to build a hospital that would be operated by the University of Belize. However, the key stakeholders
The roles public healthcare plays in tourism are not being overlooked by the Belize Tourism Board, nor the ministry of Tourism. That is the message shared by the members of the tourism sector as they bolster their efforts to enhance the quality of service provide
Vega’s Distributors Limited handed over the equivalent of four thousand dollars in cash and products to the Belize Red Cross. Fifteen days away from the start of the hurricane season, the Belize Red Cross is gathering resources for its 2024 disaster relief efforts. Today, they
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is in critical condition after being shot following a political event on Wednesday afternoon. "Three or four" shots were heard. Fico acquired wounds to his head and chest. Local reports say he was airlifted to a nearby hospital. A suspect has been detained by police. He was
The Belize Defence Force (BDF) confirmed a shooting that occurred at Fairweather Camp on the outskirts of Punta Gorda Town. No one was injured. Chief of Staff Colonel Ricardo Leal exclusively told News that "Yesterday at approximately 5:15 pm, a senior non-commissioned officer for unknown reason discharged
A Belize Defense Force soldier is wanted for questioning tonight after he reportedly discharged a personal firearm on Monday evening near Fairweather Camp in Toledo District. The B.D.F. has been tightlipped on the incident. Despite several attempts to confirm the shooting with senior command, we
An inspector of police finds himself on the opposite side of the law tonight as he faces a charge of Wounding. Christopher Martinez is accused of wounding Aaron Flowers while he was detained on June nineteenth of last year. Today Martinez asked the court for
