On Thursday, the Caribbean Court of Justice presided over a compliance hearing in respect of the 2015 consent order as it relates to Maya land rights. Represented during the virtual session was the Government of Belize and the Maya Leaders Alliance. Earlier today, the minister
The LGBT+ community in Belize continues to suffer discrimination and today being celebrated universally as a day to support the plight of this minority group, Minister of Human Development Dolores Balderamos-Garcia discussed a recent study that was conducted in the country. Minister Balderamos-Garcia spoke in
In honor of International Day for Women in Maritime, a ceremony was held this morning to mark the launch of the Belize chapter of the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean. WiMAC is a regional organization under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization that is
Today, sixteen, young, promising, Belizean athletes are making the trip to Costa Rica to participate in the annual Central American and Caribbean Athletic Championships. This prestigious event allows athletes across the region to showcase their talents and dedication in various sporting disciplines. In 2023, Belize
Saturday night is fight night inside the Belize City Civic Center as Belizean boxer Eduardo ‘Mecanico” Esquivel is set to take on Mexican Albino “Cobra” Meza. The championship match is being sanctioned by the World Boxing Council. Several fights are scheduled for the night, leading
March twenty-second was celebrated globally as World Water Day, but the conversation about protecting one of our most essential resources should extend beyond a single day. This year, the Public Utilities Commission invited schools across the country to participate in a poetry competition with the
Belizean Patricia Arana, former Registrar of the Magistrate’s Court of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), has been appointed as the new Resident Magistrate in Grand Turk, the nation’s capital. This is being reported by Turks and Caicos Weekly News Arana was officially sworn in on
A woman took to Facebook last night to say that her daughter was the victim of an attempted abduction. According to the mother, the incident happened at around 4 p.m. yesterday. She wrote, "I was about to take a bathe a little after 4pm while my daughter played in the
At the 38th Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) Annual General Meeting, held in Belize City, Belize, Commissioner of Police Chester C. Williams was elected as the 1st Vice President. In the previous executive, Commissioner Williams served as the 2nd Vice President. Commissioner of Police Atlee Rodney from Antigua and
It's a question that has stood the test of time—and one that sparked a legal battle in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the U.S.A. Are tacos sandwiches? According to Allen County Superior Court Judge Craig J. Bobay, the answer is yes, including burritos. In a ruling on
