The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent upsurge of Mpox, previously called monkeypox, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and several African nations a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The decision follows the detection of a more dangerous strain
The Briceño Administration has issued a release in an attempt to explain the acquisition of land for the new tertiary hospital in Belmopan. According to the release, in April 2023, Cabinet approved the construction of a modern national referral and university hospital for the University
Belize is taking steps to enhance its Blue Economy with the introduction of new industries. This weekend, Kennedy Carrillo, CEO of the Ministry of Blue Economy and Disaster Risk Management, and a team including Oscar Arnold, Belize’s Ambassador to Mexico, visited an oyster pearl farm
The University of Belize (UB) has announced improvements to its registration process following recent technical difficulties. At the start of the August semester registration, students faced slow access and frequent outages on the Xenegrade portal. “Despite these challenges, over 4,500 students have now registered successfully,”
The Caribbean Media Awards achieved new milestones on Tuesday night, announcing a record-breaking 484 submissions from 34 organisations across 13 Caribbean countries. This year’s 35th annual awards ceremony was held on August 13th at the Umaya Hotel in Placencia. The gala, celebrating top media talent
The National Hurricane Centre reported that Tropical Storm Ernesto has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm is currently located approximately 175 miles northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, after passing over the Virgin Islands on Tuesday. Ernesto is moving northwest at 16 mph
We begin tonight’s newscast with news from Belmopan. Today, almost a month after he was elected in a by-election, Doctor Osmond Martinez was sworn in by the Governor-General at Belize House as a Minister of state in the Briceno administration. Martinez soundly defeated his political
The newly-sworn-in minister was C.E.O. at the Ministry of Economic Development when the government negotiated the grant for the U.B. hospital. The land identified for that facility has become the subject of controversy because the government has announced that the hospital will be built on
The Toledo East constituency remains a P.U.P. stronghold and was presided over by late Area Representative Mike Espat, who was first elected in 1989. Espat served for six parliamentary terms and was the sitting area rep up to the time of his death earlier this
On Sunday, the People’s United Party held a convention to endorse a standard bearer for Queen’s Square. Retired educator, Doctor Lorna McKay was endorsed to do battle for the party in the next general elections. McKay will square off against Godwin Haylock, who defeated Shane
