Trump deploys 10 F-35 fighter jets to region

Tensions continue to mount in the Caribbean Sea, after two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew near the USS Jason Dunham in international waters Thursday, an action the Pentagon described as “highly provocative.” The Dunham, an Aegis guided-missile...

Making Belize City More Resilient

Making Belize City More Resilient posted (August 26, 2025) The Belize City Council has organized a 3-day workshop to strengthen the city's resiliency. It's in collaboration with the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction, with help from NEMO. The...

From The Belize Zoo To The Wild - Virtually

From The Belize Zoo To The Wild - Virtually posted (August 26, 2025) Have you ever wanted to get up close and personal with a lion or a sloth, or a kangaroo? Well, now you can at the Belize Zoo - sort of. The zoo has launched its 360 experience,...

BELIZE-TOBACCO-Government to introduce legislation dealing with tobacco use

Belize Showcases Farming Expertise at Japan’s TICAD 9 Conference

Belize’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE) is representing the nation at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Japan. CEO Servulo Baeza and Chief Agriculture Officer Dr....

Man Hospitalized After Early Morning Stabbing in Belize City

Crime August 26, 2025 No Comment 74 A man is currently recovering at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital after being stabbed this morning on Raccoon Street Extension in Belize City. Police were alerted to the incident just before four o’clock this...

Clay Travis Says He Knows 'Perfect' Place To Send Kilmar Abrego Garcia

OutKick founder Clay Travis said Friday on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” that the “perfect” place for alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be deported would have been socialist Democrat NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s “compound”...

Caribbean Leaders Gather in Belize for Good Deeds Day Conference

Twenty delegates from countries across the Caribbean are gathered in Belize this week for the Good Deeds Day Caribbean Leadership Conference. The delegates are the heads of charitable and community organizations with areas of focus from the...

The heart of the problem — and the hope for Belize and other Caribbean countriesBy Ismael Perez

BELIZE CITY, Mon. Aug. 25, 2025 Recently, I shared a powerful video on my Facebook page featuring the prime ministers of Barbados, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines discussing the urgent issues of crime, gangs, and gang...

Man Shot on Gladden Street in Belize City, Police Investigating

Crime August 26, 2025 No Comment 90 A Belize City man was hospitalized following a shooting on Gladden Street. Just after ten o’clock, 33-year-old Randy August was at his home when a man approached and fired several shots, hitting him in the body....

City Administrator Albert Vaughan to Depart Belize City Council in October

The Belize City Council today announced that City Administrator Albert Vaughan will be departing the administration effective October 31, 2025. According to the Council, Vaughan’s decision to leave comes for personal reasons. His tenure, however,...

Belize Says Tren Maya Expansion Deal With Mexico Still A Long Way Off

Foreign Minister Francis Fonseca has cautioned that contrary to reports in the media, a definitive agreement for Mexico’s Tren Maya to extend into Belize is still a long way off. In a recent interview, Fonseca provided an update on the trilateral...

Belize City Woman Arrested for Possessing Jaguar Pelt

A Belize City woman has been arrested and charged after she was found in possession of a jaguar pelt, an offense that violates the country’s Forest Act. The arrest was the result of a joint enforcement operation by the Forest Department and the...

Belize City Man Shot While Walking on Hiccatee Street

A 33-year-old man was shot and injured in Belize City last night. Police responded to reports of shots fired at the corner of Bocotora and Hiccatee Streets around 10:30. Initial investigations revealed that Steven Smith, a resident of Euphrates...

Mopan Maya Artists Represent Belize at CARIFESTA XV

Two Mopan Maya textile artists from San Antonio, Cayo, are representing Belize’s Indigenous heritage at the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA XV) in Barbados. The Sarstoon-Temash Institute for Indigenous Management (SATIIM) announced that...

Belize Launches First Public Financial Management Certification Program

Belize has launched its first-ever Public Financial Management (PFM) Certification Programme to improve transparency and efficiency in the public service. The initiative, a collaboration between the Government of Belize and the University of...

Belize Kriol Dictionary Now Available on Google Play Store

Belize’s Kriol Dictionary has made its way on to the Google Play Store, and it is completely free to download. As of today, the App is only available on Android Devices, but the Kriol Council says that they are working to bring the application to...

Belize Meets Blue Bonds Goal With 25% of Ocean Territory Now Protected

Belize has successfully protected over 25% of its ocean territory, meeting a key conservation target under its Blue Bonds Program. The government announced that it has achieved Milestone 4 of the Conservation Funding Agreement, which required 25%...

Inside Belize’s Only Marriott

An aerial photo of the Alaia Belize property, which spans 20 acres of beach on Ambergris Caye. Alaia Belize Marriott manages more than 9,000 properties worldwide, so you might be surprised to learn that it has only one located in Belize, a Central...

Belize and Guatemala Hold High-Level Talks on Regional Security

Security and Defence Ministers from Belize and Guatemala attended a high-level meeting on Monday to discuss regional security cooperation. Minister of Defence and Border Security Oscar Mira and Minister of Home Affairs Kareem Musa led the Belize...