This year’s Wellness Week is bringing together individuals across the nation under the theme, "Greater social cohesion, better health." The initiative highlights the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean and SICA region. Karen Lewis Bell, representative of PAHO/WHO, discussed the theme on Open Your Eyes
At the 79th U.N. General Assembly, Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo announced that his country would deploy 150 military police officers to support Haiti in its fight against violent gangs. This decision comes as the UN-backed mission, currently led by Kenyan police officers, faces challenges related
A new digital tool has been activated to monitor and report outbreaks of diseases in wild animals in real-time, with the goal of protecting the health of animals, humans, and the environment. The governments of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize are running a pilot program using
By Daniela Godoy, Senior Policy Officer in Food Security and Nutrition at FAO’s Regional Office for Latina America and the Caribbean The United Nations General Assembly established September 29 as the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste to promote policies that reduce
Just days before her visit to Arizona, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign office in Arizona was targeted in a shooting incident on Monday, September 23, 2024. The incident occurred shortly after midnight on Monday, with police confirming multiple shots fired at the Democratic National Committee
Hurricane Helene has rapidly intensified to a Category 1 hurricane this morning as it makes its way toward the Gulf Coast of Florida. It is projected to strengthen further, potentially reaching Category 3 status when it hits Florida's Big Bend on Thursday. As of this morning,
The National Trade Union Congress of Belize (NTUCB) has written to Prime Minister John Briceño, raising concerns over the government’s recent decision to compulsorily acquire a 24-acre extension of Stake Bank Island under the Land Acquisition (Public Purposes) Act (LAPPA). The NTUCB questions the legality
Twenty-three-year-old Alwyn Arnold was stabbed to death on Saturday night after attending the annual Carnival Road March in Orange Walk Town. The Belize City resident got into an altercation with another individual during which he was fatally injured. But was the individual with whom he
On Monday, a Belizean American man who attended the Carnival Road March in Orange Walk Town was arrested and charged for assaulting the Commissioner of Police. ComPol Williams was on duty during the event when he encountered Jaron James McKay drinking beer out of a
The Belize Police Department was successful in keeping the peace in Belize City on Carnival Day. In fact, while the Commissioner of Police was out of the country for the Carnival Road March, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Richard Rosado ensured that spectators, like revelers, were safe
