This week, we’re shining a spotlight on resilience in small business—a quality every entrepreneur understands. It's the grit and determination to persevere when the odds seem insurmountable. Nahomy Usher embodies this spirit. As a single mother and seasoned entrepreneur with over a decade of experience,
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $10 million loan to support sustainable urban development in Belize's northern municipalities. The initiative includes improved access to urban services, better drainage infrastructure and bicycle lanes. The IDB’s Board of Executive Directors also approved a USD 2.5 million
Police have identified the man who was found with a gunshot wound last night. An official report from the Belize Police Department says the person has been identified as Alfredo Enrique Rodriguez David. David's body was discovered around 5:00 p.m. Police are investigating.
Next week, a group of Russian naval ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will visit Cuba as part of the "historically friendly relations" between the two nations, according to the Cuban government. The fleet will dock in Havana between June 12 and 17. The Cuban Revolutionary Armed
A man from Mullins River Village was found dead at sea earlier this weekend. He has been identified as sixty-one-year-old Gilbert Flowers. His body was retrieved near Deadman Caye near Turneffe Atoll. His nephew, Alberto Magdeleno of Ladyville Highlights said, " He was one of the original
Police in Belize City are investigating an apparent murder. The body of a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds near the Port of Belize in Belize City yesterday. The unidentified man is believed to have been fishing in the area when he was murdered. Investigators
The nation’s latest murder victim is an Asian businessman from Santa Elena Town. Sheng Wen Wu, the proprietor of Allan’s Restaurant, was gunned down a stone’s throw away from his place of business. Wu arrived home at three a.m. on Thursday, inside his grey Toyota
Two men are free tonight after the prosecution’s murder case against them collapsed in court. Camryn Lozano and Albert Gill, both of Ladyville, were given the benefit of the doubt after the court could find no other piece of evidence to support the victim’s dying
It’s been several weeks of continuous heat and widespread flames ripping through the country. Thousands of acres of land have been affected, as well as hundreds of families. With a dry season so uncharacteristically long, environmentalists are calling this one of the most severe heatwaves
Across the country, wildfires have been wreaking havoc across thousands of acres of farmland and forests, leading to a loss of millions of dollars in agriculture. Another significant loss is in the loss to the carbon credit market. Carbon credits are a mechanism used to reduce
