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February 13, 2024

Belize City Council receives garbage compactor from Government of Japan

Mayor Bernard Wagner said that the City continues to move toward a cleaner city in cooperation with residents and private sector players.
January 31, 2024

Ministry of Health investigating potential case of meningitis in Belize City

This evening, the Ministry of Health and Wellness confirmed that it has been alerted to the potential case. Preliminary laboratory results suggest that it is not [...]
December 6, 2023

Ministry of Health on alert after serious case of bacterial meningitis identified in the capital city

A second child attending St Ann’s Anglican School is hospitalized in stable condition at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, having been admitted today after exhibiting [...]
December 1, 2023

Six-foot boa constrictor lured out by midweek rains found run over, then chopped to death

The snake was seen crawling onto Mosul Street headed for Orange Street around 7 p.m. Wednesday when a vehicle ran over it. It survived but was [...]
October 11, 2023

Tower Hill Village residents complain about poor water service; Minister Kevin Bernard says they are working to alleviate the problem ASAP

Minister of Health and Area Representative Kevin Bernard told BBN that two months is an exaggeration, but that he is working along with the Ministry of [...]
August 11, 2023

First GST, now import duty to be removed from female sanitary products

“In February of 2023, Cabinet approved the waiver of duties and taxes on such products. While Government was able to zero-rate GST on feminine sanitary products [...]
August 1, 2023

International News: Florida experiences new leprosy plague: What does it mean for Belize?

Central Florida in particular has seen a disproportionate share of cases, which specify that this just might be an endemic location for the disease.  According to [...]
July 20, 2023

Belize Agricultural Health Authority clamps down on importation of animals from Central America as screwworm identified in Panama, Costa Rica after 23 years

On Wednesday, BAHA issued a press release to inform the public about the New World screwworm outbreak in Central America.