Belize Joins Global Soil Health Initiative With FAO Partnership

Belize has become the latest country to join a worldwide effort to combat soil degradation and promote sustainable farming, through a special training program hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security, and Enterprise. The “Soil Doctor...

Belize Moves to Strengthen Plastic Ban After Compliance Issues

Three years after enforcement began under the 2022 Environmental Protection (Pollution from Plastic) Regulations, the Government of Belize is looking to strengthen the legislation. The regulations made it an offense to possess single-use plastic...

Belizeans "Call To Action" In Support Of Palestine

Since October 2023, Israel has been bombing Palestine relentlessly. They have also blocked aid and food from entering the Gaza Strip. Most recently, the UN declared that there is a man-made famine in Gaza. Within the last two years, tens of...

Belize City Administrator Albert Vaughan to Step Down October 31

The Belize City Council announced today that City Administrator Albert Vaughan will be leaving his position on October 31, 2025. According to a press release from the council, Vaughan’s departure is for “personal reasons.” During his time as City...

Belize City Council Launches Climate Resilience Planning Initiative

The Belize City Council is working with various partner organizations to develop a set of plans that will improve the municipality’s ability to handle natural disasters and the effects of climate change. This morning, the Council launched the...

Belize City Plans for Stronger Defence Against Disasters

Belize City is stepping up efforts to prepare for climate-related disasters. The City Council, National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO), and the United Nations have partnered on a workshop focused on the impacts of hurricanes, floods,...

Speeding Vehicles Nearly Kill Belize City Woman

Tonight, a Belize City woman is counting her blessings after a terrifying brush with death on Wednesday evening. Kasheen Flowers and two of her co-workers were walking along Central American Boulevard just after 6:20 p.m., when out of nowhere, a...

Belize City Administrator Albert Vaughan Resigns

The Belize City Council has announced that City Administrator Albert Vaughan will be stepping down from his role effective October 31, 2025. Vaughan, who served with dedication and professionalism, is leaving for personal reasons. According to a...

Belize Tightens Rules for Moneylenders with New Bill

The Government of Belize has introduced the Moneylenders (Amendment) Bill 2025, which builds on the existing Moneylenders Regulations of 2017 to tighten oversight and protect borrowers. The bill requires anyone wishing to lend money to register as...

'HARD TO TAKE SERIOUSLY'

Alleged MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia was notified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Friday afternoon that he will be deported to Eswatini, Africa, a Department of Homeland Security staffer confirmed to the Daily Caller News...

Cabinet Brief: SSB to Cut Bank Fees, Belize Responds to U.S. Shipping Rule

Cabinet met on Tuesday, where several key national issues were discussed, ranging from financial reforms and climate change to trade and rural electrification. One major decision saw Cabinet endorsing a proposal to reduce costs at the Social...

Belize Airport Authority Opens New Bidding for Security Contracts

The Belize Airport Authority (BAA) has issued an invitation for bids for the provision of security services at the country’s local aerodromes. The move comes after the BAA announced the cancellation of two controversial contracts with Four Diamond...

Belize to Establish Office of Radiation Safety and Security

The Government of Belize says that the establishment of an Office of Radiation Safety and Security is as much about local safety as it is about meeting international obligations. In the most recent Cabinet briefing, the Briceno Administration...

Government Sets Clear Investment Rules

Investors bringing more than 250 million US dollars into Belize are looking at having defined incentives set in law. Speaking on day one of the Belize Investment Summit, Prime Minister John Briceño said the government has moved to establish clear...

Tres Lagunas impulsa conservación costera en Belize

El Programa de Sostenibilidad de las Tres Lagunas continúa liderando acciones comunitarias en el norte de Belize con proyectos de limpieza costera y restauración de manglares. Fundado hace siete años por Edgar De León y su familia, el programa se...

New initiatives to deal with sargassum in Belize

The Be­lize Fund for a Sus­tain­able Fu­ture is pro­vid­ing a grant of BDZ$250,000 (One Be­lize dol­lar =US$0.49 cents) to the Be­lize Ho­tel As­so­ci­a­tion (BHA) and the Be­lize Tourism and In­dus­tries As­so­ci­a­tion (BTIA) to help the...

Ciudad de Belize lista para gran carnaval

La cuenta regresiva ha comenzado y en pocos días las calles de la Ciudad de Belize se llenarán de color, música y la energía que caracteriza al carnaval. Reveladores y espectadores se preparan para la Marcha del 2025, uno de los eventos más...

Familia en Belize sobrevive tiroteo

Una familia de la Ciudad de Belize vivió momentos de terror la noche del lunes cuando un hombre armado abrió fuego contra su vivienda. Randy August, residente del área, recibió tres disparos, mientras que su novia y sus hijos lograron escapar...

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Man Arrested for 2024 Land-Dispute Murder

Police have arrested and charged 51-year-old Bernard Talbert for the murder of Stephen Henry Jorgenson, more than a year after the fatal shooting. Talbert, a businessman of a Belize District address, was formally charged today. Jorgenson was...