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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Teen Killed in Park Street Shooting

After nearly three years without gun violence in the Park Street area of southside Belize
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Police Prioritize Justice for Vulnerable Amid Recent Murders

Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP Smith has emphasized that protecting Belize’s most vulnerable citizens, particularly
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Officer Accused in Hattieville Double Murder Remanded to 2026

Twenty-five-year-old Police Officer Orvin Justin Williams, accused of the brutal killing of his ex-mother-in-law and
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Orange Walk Police Investigate Assault on Mother and Infant

Police in Orange Walk are investigating an alleged assault involving two adult women and a
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

BEL Seeks Nearly 14 Percent Electricity Rate Increase for 2026

Electricity customers could be facing higher power bills after Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) submitted an
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Lotteries Committee Warns Against Unauthorized Raffles

The Lotteries Committee has issued a public reminder that no person or organization is legally
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

CEMO Urges Continued Vigilance as Hurricane Season Closes

With the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season now officially closed, the Belize City Council’s City Emergency
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Belize Amplifies Efforts in 16 Days of Activism Campaign

The global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign has entered its second week,
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Jaguar Day Biocultural Fair Promotes Conservation and Culture

Orange Walk was the venue chosen by the Cayo Sustainable Futures Initiative (CSFI) for its
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

BWS Rejects E. Coli Claims and Opens Facilities to Media

Concerns about the safety of Belize’s drinking water resurfaced last month after the Statistical Institute
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Belize City Mayor to Attend Global Gateway Forum in Brussels

Belize City Mayor Bernard Wagner will travel to Brussels, Belgium, next week to represent Belize
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Mayor Wagner Highlights Value of Global Partnerships for City Development

As it relates to the relevance and benefits of these sessions, particularly for a municipality
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Ladyville Man Charged in Flashlight Theft Granted Bail

Twenty-eight-year-old Freddy Alberto Vasquez, a construction worker of Mile 13, Ladyville, Belize District, is facing
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December 3, 2025 No Comment

Poots “Titimán” Flores Appeals for Public Support in Medical Battle

Dangriga musician Poots “Titimán” Flores is making a heartfelt public appeal for financial assistance as
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Attorney Challenges Customs Authority After Highway Pursuit Sparks Debate

A Belize City attorney has sounded an alarm, advising residents not to stop at checkpoints
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Law Enforcement Launches Countrywide Joint Checkpoints and Safety Push

In related news, residents, drivers and commuters are advised to be prepared for an uptick
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Tracy Panton Makes History as First Woman to Lead a

For the first time in Belize’s history, the United Democratic Party is being led by
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Sheena Pitts Elected UDP Chair After Landslide Victory

Another woman who is celebrating victory is attorney, Sheena Pitts.  Pitts was elected by a
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Leaked UDP Group Chat Exposes Ongoing Internal Tensions

One of the issues that has arisen time and time again for the UDP is
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Faber Backs New UDP Leader After Being Barred From Convention

Patrick Faber was very much present at yesterday’s convention.  He no longer serves as an
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

John Saldivar Falls Short in Bid for UDP Chairmanship

John Saldivar – he ran for the seat of Chairman yesterday but only managed to
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Belize Ends 2025 Hurricane Season With No Direct Storm Impacts

Belize officially marked the end of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season this weekend, closing a
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Transport CEO Adjusts Rider Training Plan but Stands Firm on

Chief Executive Officer in the Ministry of Transportation, Chester Williams, has extended some flexibility in
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December 1, 2025 No Comment

Belize Commemorates World AIDS Day 2025

Belize joined the global community in commemorating World AIDS Day 2025 this morning with an
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

PSU Holds Off Industrial Action as Union Awaits Meeting With

Public Service Union (PSU) members are giving peace a chance as the union’s leadership awaits
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

BEL Seeks 5.55-Cent Rate Hike to Recover $87 Million in

Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) has applied to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for an increase
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

Belize Launches GDS Pilot to Move Workforce Into High-Tech Digital

Belize recently launched its Higher Tier Global Digital Services (GDS) Pilot Project, marking a major
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

Liberation 9/21 Petitions Government to Revoke Visa-Free Entry for Israelis

A newly formed Belizean solidarity group, Liberation 9/21, has formally petitioned the Government of Belize
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

UDP Set to Endorse Tracy Panton as Party Leader at

Tracy Panton is set to be endorsed as the Leader of the United Democratic Party
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

UDP Chairman Alberto August Signals Exit as Party Prepares for

With Panton making history as the first woman Party Leader for the UDP, and for
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

PSU President, Dean Flowers, Accuses Governments of Misusing Supplements

Public officers have been enjoying a slight increase in salaries since October 1 with a
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

PUC Proposes New 2026 Electricity Licensing Rules in Sector Overhaul

The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is proposing new electricity licensing regulations for 2026 that would
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

Fire Destroys Flowers Bank Home; Faulty Refrigerator Suspected

A mid-morning fire yesterday, completely destroyed a 20-by-20 wooden home in Flowers Bank Village, Belize
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

Repeat Offender Accused in New Online Scam Targeting Belize City

A Belize City caregiver has become the latest victim in a series of online deception
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

High Court Denies Bail Again for Guinea Grass Accused Murderer

For the third time, the High Court today denied bail to Nelson De Jesus Segovia,
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

San Pedro Man Gets Five Years for Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

The High Court today sentenced 23-year-old San Pedro resident Alejandro Choc to five years in
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

Government Advances Plan to Standardize Public Service Salary Scales

The discourse and consultative process continue into the standardizing of salary scales for public officers. 
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November 28, 2025 No Comment

Public Service Moves Toward Full Digitization of Allowances and Leave

Another project currently underway for the public service is the digitization of the system that
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Office of the Prime Minister threatens legal recourse against local

The Office of the Prime Minister has issued a sharply worded press release responding to
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Visiting Chinese national seeks help from government after being robbed 

A Chinese tourist whose passports were stolen in a daylight robbery in Belize City is
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Teen Granted Supreme Court Bail in Dangriga Stabbing Case

A 19-year-old high school student from western Belize has been granted Supreme Court bail after
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

E.Coli Found in Household Storage, Not Supply

This afternoon, three key national institutions moved quickly to clarify a wave of public concern
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Public Service Ministry Says Allowances Await Finance Processing

The Ministry of the Public Service has responded to fresh concerns raised by the Public
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

29 young entrepreneurs granted seed capital via BELTRAIDE’s BEEP initiative

BELTRAIDE, in partnership with the Office of the Prime Minister, today awarded 29 micro, small,
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Minister of Governance gives update on progress of 13th Amendment

Former Minister of Governance Henry Charles Usher has given an update on the long-awaited 13th
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Government Reaffirms Redistricting Before Next Elections

The government has once again underscored its commitment to delivering long-overdue electoral redistricting before Belizeans
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Manna Flour Mill Opens to Boost Local Wheat Production

A major stride toward national food security and agro-industrial expansion was marked yesterday with the
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

SIB Reports Mixed Economic Trends for October

Belize’s economic indicators for October 2025 show a mixed but overall steady performance, reflecting a
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Inflation Up Point Nine Percent on Butane and Food Prices

In related news, the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) has recorded an inflation of point
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Consumer Confidence Continues Decline Nationwide

As SIB reports an increase in exports and lower fuel prices, it has also reported
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

New Fire Service Headquarters Planned for Chetumal Boulevard

After years of setbacks, stalled plans, and logistical challenges, the Government is moving closer to
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

UB and Belize Fund Launch Major Ocean Conservation Partnership

The University of Belize and the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future have officially entered
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

DPP Withdraws Charges, Frees Woman After Two Months

Criminal charges against 26-year-old Erynn Alijah Bellezaire have been withdrawn on the instruction of the
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Police Launch Holiday Crime-Prevention Outreach in Punta Gorda

With the Christmas season approaching, a period traditionally marked by increased commercial activity and heightened
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November 27, 2025 No Comment

Belmopan Set for Biggest Christmas Tree Lighting Yet

The Christmas spirit is taking over the capital as Belmopan prepares to switch-on its biggest
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Government Moves to Create National Emergency Switchboard System

The Government of Belize is moving toward the creation of a centralized national switchboard system
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Minister Mira Meets Free Zone Officials Amid Crime and Corruption

In his new capacity overseeing enterprise matters, Minister Oscar Mira convened an initial high-level meeting
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Minister Mira Pressed for Answers on Mystery Authorization of Bulletproof

Having been the former Minister of State for Defence and the now Minister of Home
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

BWS Challenges MICS7 Water Findings and Assures Public of Safe

Belize Water Services (BWS) has issued a formal clarification following growing public concern over references
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Ministry of Health Rejects MICS7 Water Results

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has joined the Belize Water Services in rejecting
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Minister of Home Affairs Holds High-Level Review With Police Command

Police Minister Oscar Mira spent the afternoon in Belize City today, meeting for several hours
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Government Confirms Trade Dispute With PSU Over BTSD Transition

Minister of Public Service, Henry Usher, has confirmed that there is a current trade dispute
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Minister Henry Charles Uhser Comments on Guatemala’s Push to Intervene

As we reported, the oral hearings wrapped up this week at the International Court of
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

American Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing at PGIA After Engine

An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at the Philip Goldson
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Ix-Chel Poot Releases New Children’s Book Celebrating Family and Nighttime

Belize’s literary community is celebrating a new milestone this week with the release of “Baby
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Belize U-16 Girls Fall 12–0 to El Salvador in UNCAF

It was a tough afternoon for Belize’s U-16 Girls National Team in Managua, Nicaragua, where
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Tourism Sector Reports Strong Visitor Growth Exceeding Pre-Pandemic Levels

Top officials from Belize’s tourism sector convened today for a press briefing and lunch, offering
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

SSB Highlights Digital Reforms and Future Projects at Media Mixer

The Social Security Board (SSB) hosted a Media Mixer today at the Grand Resort and
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Government Breaks Ground on Police Station in San Narciso

The Government of Belize broke ground in rural Corozal for a police station.  The new
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Coast Guard Officer Charged in Attempted Murder of Estranged Police

A Coast Guard member from Big Falls, Toledo, is tonight behind bars at the Belize
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November 26, 2025 No Comment

Call for Taiwan’s substantive participation in INTERPOL—enhancing joint efforts to

Founded in 1923, INTERPOL currently has 196 member states, making it the world’s second-largest international
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Public Service Union members unhappy with new Labour Minister 

President of the Public Service Union (PSU), Dean Flowers, is not a happy camper after
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

PSU Slams Finance Ministry Over Delayed Allowances for Frontline Workers

The Public Service Union (PSU) is raising fresh concerns tonight over what it describes as
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Union Rallies Public Officers as Tensions Rise Ahead of Industrial

Adding to the pressure, the PSU today issued a strongly worded Facebook statement addressed to
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Family of Delecia Flowers Frustrated Over Stalled Murder Probe

Tonight, frustration continues to grow for the family of 26-year-old Delecia Flowers, the mother who
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Key Transportation Reform Bill Set for Review Amid Rising Road

The Government’s continued effort to modernize Belize’s transportation laws is taking another step forward next
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Belize Launches 16 Days of Activism as Domestic Violence Spike

Today marks the official start of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence,
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Guatemala Pushes to Join ICJ Battle Over Sapodilla Cayes

A fast round of oral arguments was heard yesterday and today by the International Court
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Guatemalan Gillnet Found Near Sapodilla Cayes

In a development that comes on the very day the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Belize Launches 16 Days of Activism With Major Push Against

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence launched countrywide today, and it was not
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Dangriga Opens 16 Days of Activism With Call for Stronger

Activities in Dangriga were officially launched in commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism which
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Belmopan Hosts Night March Calling for Safer Streets for Women

Following similar initiatives held today in Belize City and Dangriga, the nation’s capital is now
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Taxi Operator Accused of Assault Granted Bail

A Mahogany Street “dalla van” taxi operator accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was
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November 25, 2025 No Comment

Corozal Begins Holiday Season as Town Tree Rises at Chactemal

Corozal Town is already embracing the holiday spirit as preparations for the Christmas season quietly
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Survey data shows high level of e-coli presence in drinking

A concerning early finding from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 7 (MICS7) was released on
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Boat Heading to Roatan Runs Aground as Captain Faces Probe

Boat captain, Richard Hagen, is grounded in Belize pending an investigation into the running aground
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Belize Coast Guard prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary

The Belize Coast Guard is celebrating a major milestone this week, its 20th anniversary, officially
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Top Cop Turned Transport CEO Addresses Rumors of Return to

Chester Williams has been making strides in the Ministry of Transportation as he works at
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Elderly Woman Dies in Toledo House Fire, Police Launch Investigation

A tragic incident unfolded just before eleven o’clock last night in San Antonio Village, Toledo
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Belize City Plans Floating Boardwalk to Protect Seawall and Boost

The Belize City Council is looking to embark on the Southern Foreshore Boardwalk; a project
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Belize Secures CARICOM Backing to Build Regional Sugar Refinery in

Belize is poised to take center stage in the region’s sugar industry as CARICOM has
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Mexican Cane Farmers Renew Claims of Illicit Belizean Sugar Flooding

Cane farmers in southern Mexico are once again sounding the alarm over what they say
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Ministry of Agriculture Reviews Future of Sugar Sector During Santander

Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and New Growth Industries, Rodwell Ferguson, along with Minister of
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Transport CEO Outlines Training Standards and Curriculum for New Rider

Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Transportation, Chester Williams, says it is important to
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Former UDP Senator Macario Coy Charged With Sexual Assault in

A 39-year-old Belizean educator, Macario Coy, who also served as a former senator for the
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Coast Guard Member Detained After Police Officer Found Stabbed in

A Belize Coast Guard member is in police custody tonight after his police officer girlfriend
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Call Center Agent Gunned Down in Bold Belize City Ambush

A brazen early morning shooting has left a Belizean family mourning the loss of a
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Belize City Police Officer Granted Bail After Theft Charge Arraignment

Tonight, a Belize City police officer is out on bail after being formally arraigned this
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

IDB Reports Steady Rise in Remittances to Belize Driven by

Belize continues to benefit from rising remittance flows in 2025, according to the latest Inter-American
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November 24, 2025 No Comment

Senior Counsel Hubert Elrington Suspended Six Months for Professional Misconduct

Well-known attorney, Senior Counsel Hubert Elrington has been suspended from practicing law after the General
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