February 16, 2025

Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport receives aerodrome certificate

The Aerodrome Certificate is awarded following standards outlined by the Belize Civil Aviation Act and adheres to recommendations from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The [...]
November 6, 2024

One held in stabbing at International Airport

At approximately 3:57 p.m. responding police were informed of an altercation that occurred between two airport staff members, which resulted in one of them sustaining injuries. [...]
September 26, 2024

Services growth led by accommodation and food services despite cruise downturn

Strong performances across various service sector industries primarily drove the expansion. Despite a decrease in cruise ship calls, the accommodation and food services industry expanded by [...]
March 7, 2024

House meets Friday in the wake of redefining municipal elections for Budget reading

No Orders of the Day have been posted on the National Assembly website as per normal before a meeting. Expected to be at the top of [...]
January 10, 2024

Tourism is most of the way back – 2023 arrival numbers recovered 3/4s of pre-pandemic growth

Nonetheless, four ships - Carnival Dream, Carnival Magic, Sky Princess, and Regal Princess, with 16 thousand passengers between them – called on Belize, underlining Belize’s resilient [...]
December 6, 2023

Belize welcomes non-stop JetBlue service from New York City

“With an abundance of experiences that Belize has to offer, our guests flying in from JFK are bound to discover something new about our country around [...]
November 1, 2023

United Democratic Party pulls back “false statements and innuendo” about Maya Island Air after plane theft/crash

The party acknowledges that on its official Facebook page, while commenting about the theft, “defamatory statements were made which falsely suggested or imputed to Maya Island [...]
October 12, 2023

Ministry of Civil Aviation hosts International Civil Aviation Organization president Salvatore Sciacchitano

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Ministry of Blue Economy and Civil Aviation (MBECA) is hosting Salvatore Sciacchitano, the President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the [...]