Belize Weather: Holiday weekend continues fair and mostly dry

Views: 21 Views: 21 Posted: Sunday, October 12, 2025. 6:40 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff: According to the National Meteorological Service, generally fair weather conditions are prevailing across the region, with little significant...

Reclaiming the Belizean mind abroad

By Nuri Muhammad BELIZE CITY, Mon. Oct. 5, 2025 This is not just another policy debate. This is a defining conversation about who we are and who we intend to become as a nation. It will decide how Belize uses its greatest natural resource over the...

World Mental Health Day Highlights Hidden Trauma After Natural Disasters

We’re still in the hurricane season and in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane or any natural disaster, it’s easy to count collapsed structures, flooded homes, damaged roads—but the invisible wounds carried in people’s hearts and minds often go...

Belize District Department of Agriculture hosts Bee-Friendly management training

Views: 7 Views: 7 Posted: Saturday, October 11, 2025. 9:31 am CST. By Zoila Palma: The Belize District Department of Agriculture held a “Bee-Friendly Management Systems” training on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at King’s College in Lucky Strike...

Dreading the cold weather? Here are 10 cruises for winter sun

When winter’s well and truly set in, the nights are long and your vitamin D — not to mention your mood — needs a boost, a cruise in the sunshine is the answer. Nip to the Canaries for a week of island-hopping or jump on a flight to Miami for a...

The economic moves that could make life cheaper in Belize

Belize Electricity Limited investigating nationwide power outage October 11, 2025 Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Saturday, October 11, 2025. 3:49 pm CST. By Horace Palacio: Belizeans are feeling the squeeze like never before. From the grocery store to...

Belize Joins Taiwan in Celebrating 114th National Day

The Republic of China (Taiwan) is marking a major milestone, its hundred and fourteenth National Day and Belize is right there celebrating alongside them. On Wednesday night, the Taiwan Embassy rolled out the red carpet at the Biltmore for a...

Belize City named finalist for 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies local leaders Awards ahead of COP30 Forum

Views: 37 Views: 37 Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025. 3:32 pm CST. By Zoila Palma: Belize City has been named one of 26 finalists for the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Awards, which honor bold and people-centered climate initiatives...

Belize Honours Friendship with Taiwan at National Day Event

Belize joined Taiwan in celebrating the 114th National Day with events both at home and abroad. On Wednesday night, the Taiwan Embassy in Belize hosted a vibrant event in Belize City, attended by government officials, business leaders, and...

Saturday weather: Fair morning, isolated showers expected this afternoon

Views: 23 Views: 22 Posted: Saturday, October 11, 2025. 6:36 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Belizeans can expect mostly fair weather today, but conditions are forecasted to become slightly moist and unstable later this afternoon,...

We Don’t Talk About It Enough: Mental Health in Belize

When disaster strikes, the focus is often on physical recovery, but what about the mind? Today is World Mental Health Day, observed by the World Health Organization under the theme “Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies”. Mental health in...

Moist and unstable weather brings showers across Belize

Views: 37 Views: 36 Posted: Friday, October 10, 2025. 7:10 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Moist and unstable conditions continue to dominate Belize’s weather pattern, bringing cloudy spells with scattered showers and isolated...

Guest post: How Caribbean states are shifting climate legislation

The Caribbean region is among the most vulnerable to climate change, despite historically contributing less than half of one percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Rising sea levels, extreme heat and more frequent and intense storms – such as...

Belize Earns Top Spots in 2025 Condé Nast Traveler Awards

Belize’s tourism industry has earned itself top spots in the Condé Nast Traveler 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, announced on Tuesday. The country secured six spots across several regional categories, cementing its status as one of the most...

Reimagining the European Union’s Engagement with the Global South

Introduction The Global South—understood as a region comprising developing countries with lower average incomes[a]—is home to over 80 percent of the world’s population[1],[2] and contributes close to 54 percent of global GDP in purchasing power...

My terrifying 10-minute bus ride from Belize City to Hattieville: Transport must act before more people die on the road!

Views: 838 Views: 973 Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2025. 10:11 pm CST. By Freelance Court Reporter, Anita Y. Nembhard: To whom ever will listen and do what’s necessary to preserve life and humanity in my country! If preserving life and humanity...

Belize tops global travel charts in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Awards

Views: 22 Views: 22 Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2025. 5:36 am CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): Belize’s star continues to rise on the global tourism map, as the country secured multiple top rankings in the Condé Nast Traveler 2025...

BDF Troops Flood Belize City to Stem Violence

On Monday, Minister of Home Affairs, Kareem Musa, confirmed that Belize City residents will witness an increase in Belize Defense Force personnel across the Old Capital. This is being done to quell the spate of violence that has affected citizens...

OP-ED: Savings alone can’t weather the storm – stronger climate protection for the Caribbean

Hurricane Irma’s destruction on Barbuda, 2017. Photo credit: Shannon Stapleton)Ask any farmer, fisher, or vendor across the Caribbean how they prepare for storms, and the answer may vary. It may be a call to a close family or friend, a community...

Protecting Belize’s Flats Fishing Is Protecting Our Future

Views: 45 Views: 44 Posted: Thursday, October 9, 2025. 8:17 am CST. Contributed: Belize is blessed with extensive backreef flats and shallows from Sarteneja to Punta Gorda that provide ideal habitat for bonefish, permit, and tarpon – the fish...