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June 22, 2023

Tropical weather watch: Storm Bret currently affecting St Vincent and St Lucia; Storm Cindy not far behind

As of 9 p.m. Belize time, the center of Tropical Storm Bret was immediately east of St Vincent and immediately south of St Lucia, moving west [...]
June 13, 2023

Minister of Health Kevin Bernard attends Small Island Developing States Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health in Barbados

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belize's Minister of Health & Wellness Kevin Bernard and CEO Dr. Julio Sabido are attending the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Ministerial Conference on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and [...]
June 1, 2023

Dancehall icon Vybz Kartel battling life-threatening illness in prison

Fox 5 New York reports that Kartel is suffering from Graves disease, a thyroid condition as well as heart complications that have been made worse by [...]
May 12, 2023

Saint Lucia officially joins Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)

The amendment means that Saint Lucia now recognizes the CCJ as its final appellate court, and not the Privy Council in London.
May 10, 2023

Children should be eating better at school as Ministry of Food Security hands over Belize Resilient School Feeding Program to Ministry of Education

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Children at participating schools should be eating better at school as the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MAFSE) on Wednesday [...]
April 25, 2023

International News: Harry Belafonte, entertainer and campaigner, dies aged 96

He was one of the first and most successful African-American entertainers, winning hearts on Broadway, stage and screen, but as he himself noted, he was long [...]
April 19, 2023

Despite Haiti’s problems, regional governments must protect against smuggling scourge, says Minister of Foreign Affairs

“First of all, in relation to Haitians, the Revised Treaty does authorize a government to do what we have done, that’s the first point – so [...]
April 19, 2023

Foreign Affairs Minister reiterates Jamaicans can ‘pull up’ to Belize – but potential restrictions still on table

But, he added, in light of continuing concerns of human smuggling into and out of Belize of both nationals of Jamaica and Haiti, Belize is seriously [...]