Belize Fisheries Department Intercepts and Seizes Suspected Illegally Imported Jumbo Shrimp and Other Seafood

GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE PRESS RELEASE: During an early morning fisheries enforcement operation on Thursday, September 3, 2026, Fisheries Officers, with assistance from the Belize Police Department, intercepted a pickup truck along the Hattieville-Boom Road …

The ghost of the age, the one thing Belize needs before any policy can work

By Horace Palacio: Today I want to give Belize a German word, because we need it more than any loan. Zeitgeist. Zeit means time. Geist means spirit, or ghost. The spirit of the age. The ghost of the times. Let me define it at the kitchen table. A zeitgeist …

Belize City mechanic charged in fatal Phillip Goldson Highway accident that killed 77-year-old Erleen Gillett

By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 58-year-old Belize City mechanic and supervisor has been arraigned on three traffic-related charges stemming from last week’s fatal road traffic accident that claimed the life of 77-year-old Erleen Elizabeth Gillett of …

Rain targets the south while most of Belize stays warm and mostly dry

By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Conditions are slightly moist and marginally unstable over Belize today, according to the National Meteorological Service. Skies will be cloudy with sunny breaks this morning, becoming partly cloudy this afternoon and …

Health Minister Kevin Bernard Supports Campaign Finance Reform Tailored to Belize

Is fixing campaign financing a sufficiently big problem? We've been asking PUP Cabinet members about it, and today we followed up with the Area Representative for Orange Walk East. Kevin Bernard told us that he would support it as long as the …

Bids Under Review for Construction of University of Belize Hospital Facility

The Minister also gave us an update on the University of Belize hospital, where no work on the ground has started. He says they are currently in the process of reviewing bids before they can move into signing a contract and starting construction: Kevin …

BELIZE-COURT-Court of Appeal rules states of emergency were unconstitutional

New U.S. Ambassador André Bauer Set to Arrive in Belize

Belize is preparing to welcome newly appointed United States Ambassador André Bauer, who is expected to arrive in the country tomorrow through the Philip Goldson International Airport.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the official reception …

Belize and Guatemala Plan for Post-ICJ Relations and Peaceful Transition

As Belize and Guatemala await the International Court of Justice’s ruling, both countries have begun discussing how they will navigate their relationship once the judgment is delivered. Recent high-level meetings at the OAS Adjacency Zone Office brought …

Belize City Driver Charged in Fatal Philip Goldson Highway Accident

A Belize City mechanic and supervisor has been charged in connection with last week’s fatal traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway. Fifty-eight-year-old Gregory Nicholas appeared unrepresented in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today, where he …