In January, instructors at the Belize City IT-VET complained that they were not receiving their salaries on time and that the faulty system that the Ministry of Education was using had the school meeting their salaries instead. One of the instructors told us that the
Belize has been experiencing some extremely hot days over the last few weeks. In fact, two all-time heat records were broken only last week. The National Meteorological Service of Belize warns that above seasonal temperatures are expected to continue across the county over the next
The National Meteorological Service of Belize may soon be faced with a shortage of personnel. With senior employees retiring, filling their positions presents a challenge as it requires studying abroad to meet the qualifications in the field. Chief Meteorologist Ronald Gordon addressed the issue on
The Farmers of the Year for 2024 have been announced. The National Agriculture and Trade Show Committee has named Nandy Aldana of the Corozal District as the Senior Farmer of the Year. The Female Farmer of the Year is Sarah Chub of the Belize District,
Investigators believe that twenty-nine-year-old Hugh Middleton and eighteen-year-old Marlon Gideon murdered police officer Dylan Anthony on Saturday, March 23rd. Police Commissioner Chester Williams told reporters on Monday that "from our investigation, it tells us that Gideon was the driver of the motorcycle and Milton was
Over the weekend, seven opposition leaders from the Caribbean region gathered in Saint Lucia to establish a platform titled the 'Leader of the Opposition Political Parties Forum'. The meeting saw the participation of Allen Chastanet from Saint Lucia, Dr. Keith Mitchell from Grenada, Dr. Godwin Friday
Officials of the Belize Cycling Federation, cyclists, and cycling enthusiasts were stunned Saturday morning to learn of the Friday night murder of thirty-eight-year-old Wilbert Banks Junior. The father of one was shot dead before midnight on Friday night on Lake Garden Road in Ladyville. Police
A man was murdered in Belize City in the wee hours of today and police say it has all the bearing of a domestic situation gone terribly bad. It happened on Caesar Ridge Road, and the victim is fifty-nine-year-old Linbert Flowers. The deceased apparently went
An American woman died following a brawl she was involved in on La Isla Bonita over the weekend. A postmortem examination is expected to determine whether she died from injuries received during the fight or the accident that led to the brawl. The victim, forty-six-year-old
A young woman died as a result of a road traffic accident over the weekend. It happened on Saturday morning between miles seventeen and eighteen on the Philip Goldson Highway. The victim is nineteen-year-old Denia Rowland. The Ford Ranger pickup truck was being driven at
