CARICOM free movement expands Belize’s economic potential

Not everyone in Belize is fully on board with our country implementing full free-movement of CARICOM nationals from Barbados, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on October 1; and among those expressing some reservations is the main...

Belize’s Mangrove Secrets: How Invisible Maya Homes Are Rewriting Coastal History

Beneath the still, green surface of a Belizean lagoon lies a miracle of survival. The Classic Maya once built wooden homes, salt kitchens, and workshops here—structures so fragile they should have vanished centuries ago. Yet deep inside the...

Belize marks World Food Day with focus on sustainability and climate resilience

Views: 11 Views: 11 Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2025. 6:52 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Belize joined the global community in celebrating World Food Day 2025 under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Foods & a Better Future.” The...

Belize set to become a “Safe Third Country” under new US agreement

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2025. 8:52 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Belize is preparing to enter into an agreement with the United States to serve as a “Safe Third Country” for asylum seekers, a move that has...

Mother appeals for financial support to help daughter with upcoming surgery

Views: 57 Views: 57 Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2025. 7:08 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A Belizean mother is seeking the public’s assistance to help cover medical expenses for her young daughter, Anasophia, who continues to battle...

National Bus Company to start operations in 2026

Transport Minister Hon Louis Zabaneh PhD introduces new Digital bus fare payment card By William Ysaguirre (Freelance Writer) BELIZE CITY, Wed. Oct. 15, 2025 Minister of Constitutional, Religious Affairs and Transportation, Hon. Louis Zabaneh,...

Ambassador of Guatemala to Belize departs after two-year term

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Saturday, October 18, 2025. 11:02 pm CST. Photo Credit: LOVE FM By Aaron Humes: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade bid farewell to Carlos Alberto Reyes García, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of...

Belize Takes Over Chairmanship of World Bank’s Small States Forum

Belize has officially assumed the chairmanship of the World Bank’s Small States Forum (SSF) for the period January 2026 to December 2028, marking a major milestone in the country’s international leadership on development issues affecting small and...

Belize assumes Chairmanship of the World Bank’s small states forum

Views: 35 Views: 33 Posted: Saturday, October 18, 2025. 7:41 am CST. Press Release In the context of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group taking place in Washington, D.C., from October 13–17, 2025,...

Belize Embraces CARICOM Free Movement Pact to Boost Regional Unity and Jobs

The House of Representatives met today to consider several bills. In today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Francis Fonseca, shed light on Belize’s participation in the Free Movement of...

Belize to buy Fortis dams, BEL shares for $220 million

Views: 35 Views: 35 Posted: Friday, October 17, 2025. 2:15 pm CST. By Aaron Humes: Prime Minister John Briceño introduced the Electricity Acquisition (Belize Hydroelectric Assets) Bill, 2025, today in the House of Representatives, seeking a...

Government outlines financing plan for $256M Fortis acquisition

Views: 16 Views: 16 Posted: Saturday, October 18, 2025. 7:27 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Belize’s $256 million acquisition of Fortis Inc.’s hydro power plants and 33% stake in the Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) is being described...

BELIZE-FINANCE-Government to acquire shares in BEL and hydro power plants

Belize’s Paris Cawich Heads to Miss Earth 2025 in the Philippines

Miss Earth Belize 2025, Paris Cawich, is set to represent Belize at the 25th Miss Earth Pageant in Manila, Philippines, on November 5. She departs the country on Saturday with a farewell event planned at the Philip Goldson International Airport....

Belize Forest Department secured conviction of unlawful possession of forest produce

Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Friday, October 17, 2025. 10:36 am CST. Press Release The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Solid Waste Management, through the Forest Department, has successfully secured a conviction in a wildlife...

What Free Movement Will Look Like For CARICOM Nationals In Belize

What Free Movement Will Look Like For CARICOM Nationals In Belize posted (October 17, 2025) As of October 1st, Belize has implemented free movement among three other CARICOM states - Barbados, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. This...

GOB Will Finance Fortis Deal With Domestic Borrowing

So, 256 million Belize dollars - so where will the government find all that money? Well, they will borrow it using domestic sources: John Briceno, Prime Minister "So, in its first instance, government will issue charging notes or debt instruments....

Fiber Optics and the Hidden Politics of Connectivity

On February 18, 2024, Houthi forces in Yemen fired two ballistic missiles at the MV Rubymar, a Belize flagged, British owned, bulk carrier cargo ship. The Rubymar cargo ship sinking off the coast of Yemen, February 27, 2024. Photo by -/AFP via...

CARICOM Free Movement Sees Minimal Impact on Belize

Since CARICOM’s Full Free Movement kicked in on October 1st, only seven Barbadians have landed in Belize, and none of them came to settle down. So, if you’ve been worried about job competition or a strain on resources, the numbers might ease those...

Belize Credit Union League Celebrates 77 Years on International Credit Union Day

Belize marks International Credit Union Day…against that backdrop, the Belize Credit Union League is celebrating its 77th year of service to the Belizean populace. Jacqueline Taibo, Monitoring and Compliance Officer of the Belize Credit Union...