Last week, a teenager was severely injured while scuba diving in Belize, resulting in the loss of her leg. Today, she turns to the public for support following the traumatic incident. According to reports, fifteen-year-old Annabelle Carlson had completed a dive between Halfmoon and Hat
The Belmopan Humane Society is warning Belizeans to avoid conducting business with people who pose a potential risk to the wellbeing of animals in the country. Recently, U.S. national Abigail O’keeffe was flagged by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for owning
Climate change and the environment are taking center stage at the Fifty-fifth Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s Annual General Meeting in Belize. In collaboration with the regional organization, the Caribbean Climate Change Community Center is hosting a group of journalists from across the region to discuss the
Doctor Young also spoke about the global impacts of climate change and the immediate actions that must be taken. He contends that Earth is on a trajectory to not only exceed the one point five degrees outlined in the Paris Agreement, but to potentially exceed
Five Cs has entered a strategic partnership with the Caribbean Broadcasting Union to sponsor C.B.U. awards and host regional journalists in climate change workshops. This week, the organization is engaging a group of journalists from across the Caribbean in climate change related topics, ahead of
The Benny’s Belize Hurricanes are your 2024 B.E.B.L. Champions. The organization secured its fourth chip on Friday night inside the Belize City Civic Center. They are now the organization with the most championships in Belize. The Hurricanes defeated the Belize City Defenders in a controversial
On Saturday, the body of 23-year-old Victor Bol was discovered floating in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Punta Gorda. Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero confirmed Bol's identity during a briefing today. Bol, a resident of Punta Gorda Town, had been reported missing by
The Belmopan branch of the furniture and appliance store, Courts, was burgled on Monday, August 12, 2024, at around 4:30 a.m. The building’s security guard reported that he was confronted by seven armed men while on duty. The suspects restrained him and then broke into the
During the sixteenth “Bat-a-thon”, a group of 80-some researchers converged at Belize’s Lamanai Archaeological Reserve in early May to study close to 80 species of winged mammals—bats. Gliselle Marin, a PhD biology student at York University in Toronto, is the only Belizean participant of the study
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has again partnered with the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, which is holding its 55th Annual General Assembly (AGA) and 35th CBU Caribbean Media Awards in Placencia, Belize. CCCCC is the sponsor of seven climate change categories in the media
