The Social Security Board (SSB) announced its most substantial scholarship distribution to date, awarding 80 scholarships in its 23rd Annual Scholarship Award Ceremony. SSB says since the initiative launched in 2001, it has supported over 1,000 students across Belize. This year, the Board received 212
A 32-year-old man from Corozal Town, Aurelio Perez Jr., was killed in a tragic road accident on the Phillip Goldson Highway on Thursday, August 1st. The incident occurred between miles 81 and 82 around 9:27 p.m. Perez was riding a 24-inch Beach cruiser when an
A fire severely damaged a wooden and plycem house on Antelope Street Extension, Belize City, on Friday, August 2nd. The blaze was reported around 11:45 a.m. while the homeowner, Mary Meighan, 35, was at work. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. The cause of the fire
The Judiciary of Belize, led by Chief Justice Hon. Madam Louise Esther Blenman, has announced with profound sorrow the passing of Former Chief Justice Dr. the Hon. Abdulai O. Conteh, who served as the 28th Chief Justice of Belize from 2000 to 2010. Dr. Conteh’s tenure
The U.S. State Department has issued an updated travel warning for Jamaica, urging travellers to'reconsider’ visiting the popular Caribbean destination. The advisory, released on July 25, cites a high rate of violent crime and inadequate medical services as primary concerns. Originally issued in February, the alert
Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour, and Local Government, Valentino Shal, and his delegation engaged in high-level discussions on labour migration during a workshop held from July 30 to August 1 in Costa Rica. The workshop, organised by the International
For this year's World Breastfeeding Week, running from August 1 to August 7, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are calling for enhanced global support for breastfeeding. The appeal, voiced by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Tedros
The NOAA reports that a well-defined tropical wave is currently causing scattered showers and thunderstorms across eastern Cuba, Hispaniola, the southeastern Bahamas, and Jamaica, along with adjacent waters. The system is expected to continue moving over Cuba today and enter the Straits of Florida by
In June 2024, Belize experienced a significant economic shift as total imports surged by 18.4% while domestic exports plummeted by 37.7%, according to the Statistical Institute of Belize. Belize’s total imports for June 2024 were valued at $243.4 million, marking an 18.4% increase from June 2023’s
The Statistical Institute of Belize’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) survey revealed a national inflation rate of 3.7 percent for June 2024. The All-Items CPI, summarising price levels across all consumer goods and services, rose to 118.4 from 114.1 in June 2023. Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages: The
