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Ministry of Agriculture steps up prevention measures against banana disease...
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 12:41 pm CST. By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Minister of Agriculture Jose Abelardo Mai said Belize must be prepared for Fusarium Wilt TR4, a deadline soilborne banana...
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Carnival Road March 2024 confirmed to travel along Marine Parade for first time
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 1:48 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: For the first time ever, the September 7 Carnival Road March will not start on Southside – indeed it will be entirely confined to the...
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UEFA Euro 2024: All teams now qualified for Round of 16
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 6:03 pm CST. Georgia beat Portugal and advanced to the Round of 16 for the first time – Photo Credit: UEFA EURO 2024/Facebook By Rubén Morales Iglesias: With the final...
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Approves US$125 million Grant for...
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 7:39 pm CST. Press Release Today, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors approved a five-year US$125 million grant investment in energy and...
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Cabinet Grants Approval for Belize to Accede to Three International Conventions
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 7:41 pm CST. Press Release On June 25, 2024, Cabinet granted approval for Belize to accede to three international Conventions: The 2015 Inter-American Convention on...
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Police collar suspect in shooting attack at Commissioner of Police’s...
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 8:04 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: “If they think that I’m going to be perturbed or intimidated by their actions, then they have the wrong man.” So said Commissioner of...
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Kadeem Babb murder at Sadie Vernon Technical ‘not gang-related,’ Commissioner...
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 8:47 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Police investigating the shooting death of a Belize City man have so far ruled out gang involvement, saying they believe a personal issue...
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Randy Chambers and Selvin Linares sentenced for 2019 Victor L. Bryant gun heist
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 10:40 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: Five years after a major gun heist at Victor L. Bryant Co. on Chetumal Boulevard, two men, Randy Chambers and Selvin...
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Flamboyant Street resident out on bail for burglary and handling stolen goods
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024. 11:09 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: Joel Alexander Belgrave, a 40-year-old resident of Flamboyant Street, is out on bail after being charged with burglary and...
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Sugar and banana industries boom while marine sector struggles
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:35 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB)’s May report shows that the Sugar sales surged by $13.8 million during the month, more...
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Food prices continue to soar with inflation rate at 3.9% higher than last year
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:37 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Data from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) noted in their May, 2024 report that the year-to-date inflation rate for the...
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Belmopan and Corozal among most expensive municipalities; SIB May report
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:40 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Data from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) indicate that Belmopan recorded the highest rate of increase in consumer...
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Dining out costs more with inflation rate at 7.6%
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:40 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Data from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) demonstrates that dining out is costing Belizeans more. For the month of May,...
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Electricity generation surges by 31.4% in Belize
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:43 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Electricity generation in Belize experienced a substantial increase of 31.4% during the first quarter of 2024, rising from 61.9...
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Price of vegetables continue to soar particularly for tomotoes, cabbage and...
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:54 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Data from the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) showed that for the month of May, higher food prices were notable. The...
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National Community Oriented Policing Unit awards 11 scholarships to students...
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:56 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today the National Community Oriented Policing Unit of the Belize Police Department awarded 11 high school and sixth form students...
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Belize Economy shows strong growth in First Quarter of 2024
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 1:58 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Preliminary estimates released by the Statistical Institute of Belize indicate robust economic growth in the first quarter of...
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Unemployment remains low at 3%
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 2:59 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Preliminary results from the Statistical Institute of Belize’s latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) reveal that Belize’s unemployment...
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Anti-Trafficking in Persons Council launches new Anti-Trafficking strategy
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 4:17 pm CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Today, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Council, under the Ministry of Human Development, Families and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs,...
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Current State of Emergency to run for 90 days; to be approved in National...
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 6:19 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: This evening’s Cabinet Brief announced that “Cabinet gave its approval for a resolution to be introduced in the National Assembly for the...
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