The Belize Department of Transport, led by Deputy Chief Transport Officer Peter Williams, conducted a one-day traffic enforcement training for members of the newly established Highway Interdiction Team (HIT) on Tuesday. The training emphasised key procedures, including issuing traffic violation tickets and conducting vehicle checkpoints, equipping
In a statement made just days before leaving office, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Cuba's removal from the list. Initially added in 1982 under President Ronald Reagan, Cuba was taken off in 2015 during the Obama administration but reinstated on January 12, 2021, during Donald
It’s good news for Doctor Sutherland, as criminal charges against him were officially dropped in the Magistrates Court today. Last week, a police officer charged the Good Samaritan, formally known as Harrison Sutherland, for carrying a five-gallon bottle of water on his bicycle in a
If you're looking to invest your money in Belize City and support its infrastructural development while earning lucrative returns, municipal securities might be your best bet. Today, the Belize City Council hosted a public investment forum to pitch these securities to potential investors. While tax
The Belize City Council has wrapped up its audits for 2022 and 2023. Mayor Wagner announced that the council’s website will soon be updated with the audited financials. He also shared some insights into what the audits revealed. [caption id="attachment_32978" align="alignright" width="300"]
Back in November, the Belize City Council wrapped up a study on damaged streets across the country, estimating that repairs would cost approximately one point six million dollars. Now, more than two months later, most of those streets are still in disrepair. So, what's the
The Belize City Council is finally paying off the eight hundred-thousand-dollar debt owed to the Belize Waste Control, which caused a garbage crisis in the Old Capital late last year. Thankfully, garbage collection resumed before the end of 2024. Mayor Bernard Wagner credited Prime Minister
On Monday, we shared how the recent downpours have thrown a wrench in the works for delivering quality sugarcane to the Tower Hill Factory. The fields are waterlogged, and the roads are a muddy mess, making them nearly impossible to navigate. The relentless rain has
Cane farmers are facing significant financial losses. When the mill must shut down due to a lack of cane to process, it hits the factory hard too. Mac McLachlan, the General Manager of the A.S.R/B.S.I. sugar mill, agrees that diversifying with different types of sugarcane
In 2024, Belize's tourism industry hit a major milestone, welcoming an impressive five hundred, sixty-two thousand, four hundred and five overnight visitors. This not only matches the pre-pandemic record set in 2019 but surpasses it by a remarkable eleven point eight percent. After the severe
