Caracol’s First King: A Tomb Reveals Ancient Maya Power and Trade

Archaeologists from the University of Houston, working under Belize’s Institute of Archaeology, have uncovered the tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the founding ruler of Caracol, Belize’s largest ancient Maya city. This marks the first time in over forty...

Belize Launches National Roadmap to Boost Creative and Cultural Sectors

The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH), through its Institute of Creative Arts (ICA), has officially launched the National Strategy and Roadmap for the Cultural and Creative Sector – Belize (NSAR-CCS). This initiative, funded by...

Belize and Mexico Team Up to Fight Sugarcane-Killing Fusarium Fungus

A high-level Belizean delegation, comprised of cane farmers, technical experts, and senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, along with other government representatives, yesterday traveled to the neighboring...

Belize Mourns Passing of Baby Emiliano After Brave Fight With Rare Illness

Baby Emiliano Flores died last night after touching the hearts of many across the country. The seven-month-old baby had been battling a rare and aggressive form of congenital disease known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy known as SMA. It is a condition...

80 More Megawatts of Energy Coming to Belize?

A major step toward energy independence was taken today as Belize Electricity Limited and Blair Athol Power Company signed a historic solar power agreement. The deal will bring an additional fifteen megawatts of locally sourced solar energy into...

Man Crushed While Working on Work Truck in Belize City

A tragic accident in Belize City has left a family grieving and a community in shock. This afternoon, what started as routine truck maintenance turned deadly for forty-one-year-old Nuridim Mariano. He was working on his vehicle outside a mechanic...

Belize Commits to Full CARICOM Free Movement by October 2025

Belize has joined three other Caribbean nations in committing to implement full free movement of people under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) by 1 October 2025. The announcement was made at the close of the CARICOM Heads of Government...

Air Canada to Launch New Non-Stop Service from Montreal to Belize

Belize City, Belize—July 9, 2025: The Belize Tourism Board (BTB), in partnership with Air Canada, is proud to announce the launch of a new, nonstop flight connecting Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) with Philip Goldson International...

“We Are Not Safe”: BAPDA Speaks Out on Killing of Disabled Belizeans

Following the murder of 38-year-old Luke Jones, who lived with a disability, and his mother, 64-year-old Evadnie Jones, disability advocates in Belize say the recent wave of killings targeting persons with disabilities reflects a bigger failure of...

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and SVG to implement Full Free Movement by Oct 2025

Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be implementing the full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025. Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be implementing the full free movement of...

In Belize, Maya ruler’s tomb unearthed with artifacts from his ancient world

It was the 1,700-year-old tomb of a Maya ruler — the first ever found at Caracol, the largest Maya site in Belize — and it held clues to a Mesoamerican world where cities contended with one another from hundreds of miles apart. “They’ve found a...

Belize, One Of Four Caricom Nations To Commit To Free Movement Of Persons By October 1st

Belize, One Of Four Caricom Nations To Commit To Free Movement Of Persons By October 1st posted (July 9, 2025) The CARICOM Single Market and Economy - one of its founding principles is the free movement of people across the region. This will also...

Maya King’s Tomb Discovered at Belize Reveals Early Royal Dynasty

Archaeologists have uncovered a Maya king’s tomb in Belize. Credit: Ishan Khosla / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Archaeologists have uncovered the tomb of a Maya king at Caracol, Belize’s largest ancient city, offering the first direct evidence of royal rule at...

U.S.A. shuts down Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade due to further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico

July 9, 2025: Tuesday (July 8, 2025), Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles...

Barbados, Belize, SVG, and Dominica to implement full CARICOM free movement

Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). According to the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, they...

Belize to release new banknotes from August 4

BELMOPAN – The Central Bank of Belize says a new series of banknotes which will include a host of new security features to prevent counterfeiting, officially goes into circulation on August 4, this year. The notes were designed by the British...

The Huthis' most dangerous Red Sea attacks on commercial ships.

Huthi-affiliated fighters carrying out an attack on the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas at sea.[AFP] Yemen's Huthis had paused their Red Sea attacks on commercial ships, carried out in solidarity with Gaza, for months, before claiming two...

BELIZE-CURRENCY-New Belizean bank notes going into circulation in August

Path clear for doing business with India

Business Newsday 4 Hrs Ago Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a special joint assembly of Parliament at the Red House on July 4. - Photo by Jeff K. Mayers NARENDRA MODI came bearing gifts. Secondary school students will get 2,000...

Belize to launch new banknotes on August 4

The Central Bank of Belize is set to usher in a new era of currency, officially confirming that the long-anticipated 2025 banknote series will enter circulation on August 4, 2025. This follows an earlier delay in the release, as previously...