Banana disease Fusarium TR4 Workshop and Simulation Exercise continues in...
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 6:33 pm CST. Fusarium TR4 Containment and Eradication Simulation at banana plantation in Central Farm – Photo Credit: Belize Agriculture Health Authority (BAHA) By...
View ArticleCabinet approves establishment of state-backed Seasonal Migrant Workers Program
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2024. 7:03 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Addressing the constant and chronic shortage of labour especially in agricultural industries, the Executive has approved the planning of a...
View ArticleHurricane Beryl now a Category 4 with 130 mph winds
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 10:34 am CST. By Horace Palacio: Hurricane Beryl has rapidly intensified into a major Category 4 hurricane, according to the latest update from hurricane hunters. With...
View ArticleBelize to work with Panama on air travel
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 11:47 am CST. By Aaron Humes: The Cabinet has approved a request by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to enter an Air Services Agreement with the fellow Central American...
View ArticleCARICOM postpones regular Heads of Government meeting as region prepares for...
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 11:50 am CST. By Aaron Humes: The 47th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government that was scheduled to begin this week in St. George’s, Grenada, has been postponed...
View ArticleCommissioner warns against ‘cyber-bullying’ through re-sharing ‘lewd content’...
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 1:53 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: According to Commissioner of Police Chester Williams, there has been a round of posting and re-sharing alleged lewd content on social media....
View ArticleJudiciary comes home – renovated High Court building to be officially...
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 2:47 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: The former Treasury Building, which for more than 20 years has served as the home of the Magistracy and Judiciary, will be re-opened on...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to establish seasonal non-stop route to Belize from San...
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 2:52 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: San Francisco, California will join Los Angeles and Seattle as U.S. West Coast destinations to Belize beginning in December through United...
View ArticleNational Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) hosting press conference on...
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 5:32 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: A wary region is keeping a close eye on Category 4 Hurricane Beryl as it bears down on the Eastern Caribbean. On Monday, the National...
View ArticlePrime Minister’s office warns of ‘price gouging’ ahead of Hurricane Beryl
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 6:00 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: The office of Prime Minister John Briceño has issued a warning, through the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) to shopkeepers...
View ArticleFiscal Incentives Act amendment to address larger investments
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 7:31 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: The Government seeks to amend the Fiscal Incentives Act to address larger investments in Belize – in this case, exemption on import duties...
View ArticleNational Security Council to be established by law
Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2024. 7:44 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Belize has had a National Security Council and Directorate since the mid-1990s but it was not established by law. The current Government will...
View ArticleCopa América 2024: Costa Rica beat Paraguay 2-1, miss out on Quarterfinals
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 8:43 am CST. Photo Credit: Confederación Costarricense de Fútbol By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Costa Rica secured a 2-1 victory in their final match of the CONMEBOL Copa...
View ArticleTropical Storm conditions are now spreading across Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl...
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 9:07 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Weather experts at the National Hurricane Center (NHC) informed that tropical storm conditions are now spreading across Jamaica...
View ArticlePhilip Goldson International Airport remains open as experts continue to...
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 9:09 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The Philip Goldson International Airport (PGIA) informed the public that it plans to remain open as they continue to monitor the...
View ArticleInternational News: Mexican Government deploys army to prepare for Hurricane...
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 9:13 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: The US National Hurricane Center has declared a hurricane watch for Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, dotted with beach resorts popular...
View ArticleChief Met Officer: Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Corozal to...
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 9:26 am CST. By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: During this morning’s press briefing, Chief Met Officer Ronald Gordon informed the country as powerful Category 4 Hurricane Beryl...
View ArticleBelize Water Services Limited advises customers to store water in light of...
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 2:28 pm CST. Photo Credit: BWS By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Belize Water Services Limited (BWS) on Wednesday issued a public notice advising consumers to fill storage...
View ArticleNew cheese factory opened in Shipyard, Orange Walk
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 2:46 pm CST. Photo Credit: MAFSE By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The inauguration of a cheese factory in Shipyard, Orange Walk District on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, marks an...
View ArticlePolice looking for suspects in Alan Slusher home invasion Tuesday night
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024. 3:42 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Four men are accused of an aggravated burglary at the home of Central Bank consultant Alan Slusher, 78, Tuesday evening in Burrell Boom,...
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